mongrel
English Thesaurus
1. an inferior dog or one of mixed breed (noun.animal)
hypernym | : | canis familiaris, dog, domestic dog, |
definition | : | a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds (noun.animal) |
hyponym | : | pariah dog, pie-dog, pye-dog, |
definition | : | ownerless half-wild mongrel dog common around Asian villages especially India (noun.animal) |
2. derogatory term for a variation that is not genuine; something irregular or inferior or of dubious origin (noun.artifact)
hypernym | : | variation, |
definition | : | an artifact that deviates from a norm or standard (noun.artifact) |
3. an inferior dog or one of mixed breed (noun.animal)
derivation | : | mongrelise, mongrelize, mongrelise, mongrelize, |
definition | : | cause to become a mongrel (verb.contact) |
4. derogatory term for a variation that is not genuine; something irregular or inferior or of dubious origin (noun.artifact)
derivation | : | bastardise, bastardize, |
definition | : | change something so that its value declines; for example, art forms (verb.social) |
5. an inferior dog or one of mixed breed (noun.animal)
derivation | : | mongrelise, mongrelize, mongrelise, mongrelize, |
definition | : | cause to become a mongrel (verb.contact) |
6. derogatory term for a variation that is not genuine; something irregular or inferior or of dubious origin (noun.artifact)
derivation | : | bastardise, bastardize, |
definition | : | change something so that its value declines; for example, art forms (verb.social) |
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