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LITTLE DOG
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A constellation to the east of Orion; contains Procyon
Synonyms:
Canis Minor; Little Dog
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Instance hypernyms:
constellation (a configuration of stars as seen from the earth)
Meronyms (members of "Little Dog"):
Procyon (the brightest star in Canis Minor)
Context examples:
But the Woodman promptly chopped off the branch and set the little dog free.
(The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum)
“Last evening after tea,” pursued Miss Murdstone, “I observed the little dog starting, rolling, and growling about the drawing-room, worrying something. I said to Miss Spenlow, “Dora, what is that the dog has in his mouth? It's paper.”
(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)
Bless the little dog! exclaimed my aunt, if he had as many lives as a cat, and was on the point of losing 'em all, he'd bark at me with his last breath, I believe!
(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)
The little dog was sitting on the table looking with blind eyes through the smoke and from time to time groaning faintly.
(The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald)
