dog days

Speech parts

1. dog days - Noun

3. dog days - Phrase

Meaning

A period of from four to six weeks, in the summer, variously placed by almanac makers between the early part of July and the early part of September; canicular days; -- so called in reference to the rising in ancient times of the Dog Star (Sirius) with the sun. Popularly, the sultry, close part of the summer.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Alternative names

dog-days

Synonyms

canicule canicular days sweltering weather midsummer august summer inactivity indolence summertime feebleness dilatoriness heat wave doziness hot spell hard times
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Antonyms

frost activity commitment freeze endeavor deliberation
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Hypernyms

period time period period of time

Examples

They carved your name into a stone and then they put it in the ground. I run my fingers through the grooves when no one's around, Drink till I'm sick and I talk to myself in the dog days of the summer. Then I feel you coming but I don't know how... Ryan Adams

The August heat and Dog Days may have slowed them down a little, but they are still showing off as we get ready for the arrival of September. Source: Internet

I knew that during the dog days of summer, snake bites are more frequent and the warm, dry air often sends snakes searching for water or a cool place to curl up.” Source: Internet

It would probably be safe to consider today part of the fabled “dog days of summer.” Source: Internet

In the week since, the Rockies have lost five straight games and come to the Dallas-Fort Worth area on Friday with as many questions as answers about themselves as the season heads into the dog days of summer. Source: Internet

The second dog tale we know is true and that is: dogs know how to stay cool on dog days — they jump in a creek or lay under an oak tree. Source: Internet

Words in the phrase

dog days

Close letter words and terms

dog cookie dog daisy dog day dog days of summer dog dirt dog do