kennel
AI In plain words
Writing a short explanation…
Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.
kennel¹
- /ˈkɛn.əl/
- [ˈkʰɛn.əl] ~ [ˈkʰɛn.l̩]
Rhymes with -ɛnəl
Where it comes from
PIE word
*ḱwṓ
From Middle English kenel, kenell, borrowed from Anglo-Norman *kenil, northern variant of Old French chenil, from Vulgar Latin *canīle, from Latin canis.
noun kennels
-
A house or shelter for a dog.
– We want to look at the dog kennels.
– That's the pet department, second floor.
Similar: doghouse
- A facility at which dogs are reared or boarded. The town dog-catcher operates the kennel for strays.
- The dogs kept at a dog-boarding facility; a pack of hounds. A little herd of England's timorous deer, / Mazed with a yelping kennel of French curs!
- The hole of a fox or other animal.
verb kennels · kenneling · kennelling · kenneled · kennelled
- To house or board a dog (or less commonly another animal). While we're away our friends will kennel our pet poodle.
- To lie or lodge; to dwell, as a dog or a fox. Truth's a dog must to kennel;
- To drive (a fox) to covert in its hole. This is the time that the horseman are flung out, not having the cry to lead them to the death. When quadruped animals of the venery or hunting kind are at rest, the stag is said to be harboured, the buck lodged, the fox kennelled, the badger earthed, the otter vented or watched, the hare formed, an
kennel²
- /ˈkɛn.əl/
- [ˈkʰɛn.əl] ~ [ˈkʰɛn.l̩]
Rhymes with -ɛnəl
Where it comes from
From Middle English canel, from Old French canel, from Latin canālis (“channel; canal”), from Latin canna (“reed, cane”), from Ancient Greek κάννα (kánna, “reed”), from Akkadian 𒄀 (qanû, “reed”), from Sumerian 𒄀𒈾 (gi.na). Cognate with English channel, canal.
noun kennels
-
The gutter at the edge of a street; a surface drain.
Ay, kennel, puddle, sink, whose filth and dirt / Troubles the silver spring where England drinks […].
Similar: trough
- A puddle.
Kennel³
proper noun Kennels
- A surname.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: dog house, doghouse, livestock, ranching, husbandry, canine, cage, crate, hanging, niche, breeding, rearing, birdcage, nest, suspension, recess
Translations
Every language
noun shelter
| Español | perrera, caseta, canil, cucha, transportín |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 개집 gaejip |
| 日本語 | 犬小屋 inugoya |
| 中文 | 狗屋 gǒuwū |
| Português | canil, casota, casinha de cachorro |
| Français | niche |
| Deutsch | Hundehütte, Zwinger, Hundezwinger |
| Italiano | canile, cuccia |
| Ελληνικά | σκυλόσπιτο skylóspito |
| Русский | конура́ konurá, бу́дка búdka |
| العربية | وِجَار wijār, بَيْت اَلْكَلْب bayt al-kalb |
| עברית | מְלוּנָה mluná |
noun facility
| Español | perrera, covacha |
|---|---|
| Português | canil |
| Français | chenil |
| Deutsch | Hundeasyl, Hundeheim, Hundezucht, Zwinger, Hundezwinger |
| Italiano | canile |
| Ελληνικά | κυνοτροφείο kynotrofeío |
| Русский | пса́рня psárnja |
noun A gutter at the edge of a street
| हिन्दी | नाली nālī |
|---|
Talk about this word "kennel." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/kennel. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. kennel. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/kennel "kennel." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/kennel.Cite this
@misc{kennel_2026,
title = {kennel},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/kennel},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
