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Envy, like the worm, never runs but to the fairest fruit; like a cunning bloodhound, it singles out the fattest deer in the flock.
Francis Beaumont

Meaning of "bloodhound" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BLOODHOUND

bloodhound  [ˈblʌdˌhaʊnd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BLOODHOUND

noun
adjective
verb
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Bloodhound is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BLOODHOUND MEAN IN ENGLISH?

bloodhound

Bloodhound

The Bloodhound is a large scent hound originally bred for hunting deer and wild boar, but also used from the Middle Ages onwards for tracking human beings, and now most often bred specifically for that purpose. Thought to be descended from hounds once kept at the Abbey of St Hubert in Belgium, it is known to French speakers as the Chien de Saint-Hubert. This dog is famed for its ability to discern human odors even days later, over great distances, even across water. Its extraordinarily keen sense of smell is combined with a strong and tenacious tracking instinct, producing the ideal scent hound, and it is used by police and law enforcement all over the world to track escaped prisoners, missing people, lost children and lost pets.

Definition of bloodhound in the English dictionary

The definition of bloodhound in the dictionary is a large breed of hound having a smooth glossy coat of red, tan, or black and loose wrinkled skin on its head: formerly much used in tracking and police work. Other definition of bloodhound is a detective.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BLOODHOUND


boarhound
ˈbɔːˌhaʊnd
chowhound
ˈtʃaʊˌhaʊnd
coonhound
ˈkuːnˌhaʊnd
deerhound
ˈdɪəˌhaʊnd
draghound
ˈdræɡˌhaʊnd
elkhound
ˈɛlkˌhaʊnd
foxhound
ˈfɒksˌhaʊnd
gazehound
ˈɡeɪzˌhaʊnd
gorehound
ˈɡɔːˌhaʊnd
grewhound
ˈɡruːˌhaʊnd
greyhound
ˈɡreɪˌhaʊnd
hellhound
ˈhɛlˌhaʊnd
hoarhound
ˈhɔːˌhaʊnd
horehound
ˈhɔːˌhaʊnd
nursehound
ˈnɜːsˌhaʊnd
rockhound
ˈrɒkˌhaʊnd
seahound
ˈsiːˌhaʊnd
sleuthhound
ˈsluːθˌhaʊnd
staghound
ˈstæɡˌhaʊnd
wolfhound
ˈwʊlfˌhaʊnd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BLOODHOUND

blood-guilty
blood-letting
blood-red
blood-test
blood, sweat and tears
bloodcurdling
bloodcurdlingly
blooded
bloodfin
bloodgate
bloodied
bloodied but unbowed
bloodier
bloodies
bloodiest
bloodily
bloodiness
bloodless
Bloodless Revolution
bloodlessly

WORDS THAT END LIKE BLOODHOUND

Afghan hound
basset hound
black horehound
buckhound
gazelle hound
hound
Ibizan hound
Irish wolfhound
Italian greyhound
Mahound
newshound
Norwegian elkhound
ocean greyhound
otter hound
Persian greyhound
Pharaoh hound
Russian wolfhound
smooth hound
to the ground
water horehound
white horehound

Synonyms and antonyms of bloodhound in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «bloodhound» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BLOODHOUND

Find out the translation of bloodhound to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of bloodhound from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «bloodhound» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

猎犬
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sabueso
570 millions of speakers

English

bloodhound
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

खोजी कुत्ता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الكلب البوليسي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ищейка
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Bloodhound
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

গোয়েন্দা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

limier
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Gempa bumi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Bluthund
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ブラッドハウンド
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

블러드 하운드
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bloodhound
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chó săn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ப்ளூட்ஹண்ட்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

रक्तस्राव
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tazı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

segugio
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Bloodhound
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

шукач
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

copoi
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

λαγωνικό
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

bloedhond
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

bloodhound
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sporhund
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of bloodhound

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BLOODHOUND»

The term «bloodhound» is quite widely used and occupies the 40.043 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BLOODHOUND» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about bloodhound

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QUOTES WITH «BLOODHOUND»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word bloodhound.
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Francis Beaumont
Envy, like the worm, never runs but to the fairest fruit; like a cunning bloodhound, it singles out the fattest deer in the flock.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BLOODHOUND»

Discover the use of bloodhound in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to bloodhound and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Bloodhound: The Legend of Beka Cooper #2
As she heads north to an abandoned silver mine, it won’t be enough for Beka be her usual “terrier” self. She’ll have to learn from Achoo to sniff out the criminals—to be a Bloodhound. . . . From the Hardcover edition.
Tamora Pierce, 2009
2
In the Belly of the Bloodhound: Being an Account of a ...
The British crown has placed a price on Jacky's head, so she returns to the Lawson Peabody School for Young Girls in Boston to lay low.
L. A. Meyer, 2008
3
Better Off Undead: The Bloodhound Files
Stopping a bloody gangland war won't be easy when Jace is feeling some new, and very inhuman, desires … In Better Off Undead, Book 4 in The Bloodhound Files, DD Barant takes Jace farther than ever before ... and the result is "A stellar ...
DD Barant, 2011
4
Bloodhound
Psychic Charlotte Vickers is used to helping the police locate missing persons, but when a woman hires her to find a fiance+a7 who vanished a year earlier, she finds her extrasensory powers strained to the limits. Original.
Jay Bonansinga, 1999
5
Undead to the World: The Bloodhound Files
Undead to the World DD Barant Jace’s return to Kansas is an instant reminder that there really is no place like home.
DD Barant, 2012
6
Howard the Flying Bloodhound
Howard is a dog that spends time in his fenced yard.
Jim Parker, 2011
7
The Bloodhound
Discusses the history, habits, and care of the bloodhound.
Charlotte Wilcox, 2001
8
Back from the Undead: The Bloodhound Files
Back from the Undead DD Barant Another work day, another case for the Bloodhound Files.
DD Barant, 2012
9
Death Blows: The Bloodhound Files
These are The Bloodhound Files… DEATH BLOWS FBI profiler Jace Valchek was pulled into this parallel realm to hunt for Aristotle Stoker, a human serial killer who preys on vampires and werewolves.
DD Barant, 2010
10
Blind Bloodhound Justice
Bloodhound trainer-turned-sleuth Beth Sidden is hot on the trail of a convicted kidnapper and murderer, sniffing out ghosts of the past to find the truth behind a set-up and deceitful secrets. Reprint.
Virginia Lanier, 1999

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BLOODHOUND»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term bloodhound is used in the context of the following news items.
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Kalorama: With Bloodhound, Roche Closes in on High-Growth …
NEW YORK, July 2, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Roche's Bloodhound technology is on the trail of a conspicuously high-growth market segment in ... «SYS-CON Media, Jul 15»
2
Bloodhound for the markets
I was interested to read recently that exchange traded fund assets have passed the $3trn (£1.8trn) mark for the first time and continue to win ... «FT Adviser, Jul 15»
3
J Auto Trading Strategies Joins Shark Indicators' BloodHound
J Auto Trading Strategies (“JATS”) today announced it has joined Shark Indicator's BloodHound Community to offer services to BloodHound ... «Digital Journal, Jul 15»
4
Jaguar Bloodhound Parachute Test: Video
Making the actual record-setting run will be the rocket- and jet-powered 2014 Bloodhound SuperSonic Car (SSC), which is currently under ... «Top Speed, Jun 15»
5
NY prison escape: Were tracking dogs really fooled by pepper?
“A bloodhound's olfactory sense is said to be about 1,000 times better than a human's, which is why the canine is so good at sniffing out our ... «Washington Post, Jun 15»
6
Andy Green crashes Jaguar XJ Bloodhound SSC at Goodwood
With the Daily Mail's Transport editor Ray Massey riding shotgun as a passenger, Green tore up the famous hill climb and topped 100mph ... «Daily Mail, Jun 15»
7
Brevard County Sheriff's Office Corrections K-9 Bloodhound Units …
Brevard County Sheriff's Office Corrections Deputy FTO Jared Conaway and Corporal Chris Spencer assisted the Rockledge Police ... «SpaceCoastDaily.com, Jun 15»
8
Supersonic car Bloodhound gears up for land speed record attempt
The Bloodhound project is costing roughly £40m to design, manufacture and test a supersonic car to smash the record, travelling faster than a ... «Financial Times, Jun 15»
9
BINDT Backs Bloodhound SSC Project in Land-Speed Record Attempt
The Bloodhound SSC Project is a global education initiative focused on a 1000 mph land-speed record attempt. It aims to inspire young people ... «Quality Magazine, Jun 15»
10
Software startup to create 191 jobs in Hickory
Blue Bloodhound, a developer of software for the trucking industry, will establish an operation in Hickory that will grow to 191 jobs over the next ... «Charlotte Business Journal, Jun 15»

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