Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun dog_house

1 sense of dog house

Sense 1
kennel, doghouse, dog house -- (outbuilding that serves as a shelter for a dog)
       => outbuilding -- (a building that is subordinate to and separate from a main building)
       => shelter -- (protective covering that provides protection from the weather)


1 of 2 senses of doghouse

Sense 2
doghouse -- (an idiomatic term for being in disfavor; "in the doghouse")
       => disfavor, disfavour, dislike, disapproval -- (an inclination to withhold approval from some person or group)