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1. hound
noun. ['ˈhaʊnd'] any of several breeds of dog used for hunting typically having large drooping ears.
Synonyms
- beagle
- Afghan
- otter hound
- staghound
- redbone
- Norwegian elkhound
- Weimaraner
- boarhound
- Afghan hound
- gazelle hound
- Plott hound
- wolfhound
- pack
- hunting dog
- harrier
- sleuthhound
- Ibizan hound
- bloodhound
- elkhound
- basset hound
- otterhound
- basset
- coonhound
- deerhound
- Saluki
- hound dog
- Scottish deerhound
- Ibizan Podenco
- foxhound
- bluetick
Antonyms
- empty
- disarrange
- decompress
- lack
Etymology
- honde (Middle English (1100-1500))
- hund (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
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Rhymes with Hound
- ultrasound
- propound
- profound
- expound
- confound
- compound
- unwound
- unsound
- unbound
- resound
- renowned
- redound
- rebound
- newfound
- inbound
- impound
- astound
- aground
- surround
- ground
- frowned
- drowned
- crowned
- browned
- abound
- wound
- sound
- round
- 'round
- pound
How do you pronounce hound?
Pronounce hound as haʊnd.
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Sentences with hound
1. Noun, singular or mass
These include the Afghan hound, a sight rather than scent hound, and the Borzoi.
Quotes about hound
1. Possibility, infinity, beauty -- none of those words were right. [...] What he really wanted to say was: have you felt this? this phantom life streaking like a phosphorescent hound at the edges of your ruin?
- Haven Kimmel, The Solace Of Leaving Early
2. hound
noun. ['ˈhaʊnd'] someone who is morally reprehensible.
Synonyms
- villain
- perisher
- blackguard
- heel
- dog
- cad
- bounder
Antonyms
- stay in place
- natural object
- inactivity
- front
Etymology
- honde (Middle English (1100-1500))
- hund (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
3. hound
verb. ['ˈhaʊnd'] pursue or chase relentlessly.
Synonyms
- ferret
- give chase
- trail
- track
- hunt
- tail
- tag
- dog
- trace
- chase
- go after
Antonyms
- beginning
- head
- obverse
- detach
Etymology
- honde (Middle English (1100-1500))
- hund (Old English (ca. 450-1100))