TOP

Definition of greyhound noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

greyhound

noun
 
/ˈɡreɪhaʊnd/
 
/ˈɡreɪhaʊnd/
jump to other results
  1. a large thin dog with smooth hair and long thin legs, that can run very fast and is used in the sport of greyhound racingTopics Animalsc2
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryGreyhound is used before these nouns:
    • racing
    • stadium
    • track
    • …
    See full entry
    Word OriginOld English grīghund; the first element, related to Old Norse grey ‘bitch’, is of unknown origin.
See greyhound in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
Check pronunciation: greyhound

Nearby words

trait
noun
 
 
From the Word list
Oxford 5000
B2
Oxford Learner's Dictionaries Word of the Day