canine
Plural: canines
Noun
- A dog or other animal of the dog family.
- one of the four pointed conical teeth (two in each jaw) located between the incisors and the premolars
- any of various fissiped mammals with nonretractile claws and typically long muzzles
- Any member of Caninae, the only living subfamily of Canidae.
- Any of certain extant canids regarded as similar to the dog or wolf (including coyotes, jackals, etc.) but distinguished from the vulpines, which are regarded as fox-like.
- In heterodont mammals, the pointy tooth between the incisors and the premolars; a cuspid.
- A king and a nine as a starting hand in Texas hold 'em due to phonetic similarity.
Adjective
- of or relating to a pointed conical tooth
- of or relating to or characteristic of members of the family Canidae
Adj
- Of, or pertaining to, a dog or dogs.
- Dog-like.
- Of or pertaining to mammalian teeth which are cuspids or fangs.
- Of an appetite: depraved or inordinate; used to describe eating disorders.
Examples
- His play of CANINE landed on a triple-letter score, fetching a lot of points.
Origin / Etymology
From Latin canīnus (“of dogs, dog-like”), from canis (“dog”). Compare French canin.
Synonyms
canid, canine tooth, cuspid, dogtooth, eye tooth, eyetooth, laniary, dog, doglike, dogly, houndly
Scrabble Score: 8
canine: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordcanine: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
canine: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary