canine

Meanings

Plural: canines

Noun

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.

Origin / Etymology

From Latin canīnus (“of dogs, dog-like”), from canis (“dog”). Compare French canin.

Synonyms

canid, canine tooth, cuspid, dog, doglike, dogly, dogtooth, eye tooth, eyetooth, houndly, laniary

Scrabble Score: 8

canine is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
canine is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
canine is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

canine is a valid Words With Friends word