hellhound
English
/hɛl.haʊnd/
noun
Definitions
- (mythology) A demonic dog of hell, typically of unnatural size, strength or speed, with black fur, glowing eyes, and ghostly or phantom characteristics.
Etymology
Compound from English hell + English hound (hunting dog).
Origin
English
hound
Gloss
hunting dog
Concept
Semantic Field
Warfare and hunting
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Otterhound English
- bearhound English
- behell English
- bitch hound English
- bloodhound English
- boarhound English
- bookhound English
- boozehound English
- buckhound English
- chowhound English
- coonhound English
- deerhound English
- draghound English
- elkhound English
- foxhound English
- gazehound English
- gorehound English
- grayhound English
- harehound English
- heckhound English
- hell English
- hell gate English
- hell's bells English
- hell-born English
- hellacious English
- hellbender English
- hellbound English
- hellbox English
- hellbroth English
- hellburner English
- hellcat English
- hellfare English
- hellfire English
- hellhouse English
- hellify English
- hellish English
- hellkite English
- hellman English
- hellproof English
- hellraiser English
- hellraising English
- hellride English
- hellscape English
- hellsite English
- hellsome English
- hellspawn English
- hellwards English
- helly English
- hound English
- hounder English
- houndest English
- houndeth English
- houndfish English
- hounding English
- houndish English
- houndlike English
- houndling English
- houndly English
- houndsberry English
- houndsman English
- houndstooth English
- houndy English
- lenshound English
- lyam-hound English
- minkhound English
- newshound English
- nursehound English
- powderhound English
- scenthound English
- sighthound English
- sinhound English
- smuthound English
- staghound English
- swinehound English
- whorehound English
- wolfhound English
- helle Middle English
- hound Middle English
- hell
- helly
- hound
- behell
- houndy
- hellbox
- hellcat
- hounder
- hellman
- hellish
- houndly
- hellify
- hellfire
- elkhound
- hellfare
- foxhound
- hellsite
- hellride
- houndest
- houndish
- sinhound
- houndeth
- hounding
- hellsome
- hellkite
- draghound
- bearhound
- minkhound
- coonhound
- chowhound
- houndling
- hellspawn
- wolfhound
- bookhound
- staghound
- hellwards
- heckhound
- newshound
- boarhound
- smuthound
- houndsman
- hellhouse
- hellscape
- hellbound
- harehound
- buckhound
- houndlike
- hell-born
- houndfish
- hellproof
- deerhound
- gazehound
- gorehound
- hell gate
- grayhound
- lenshound
- hellbroth
- lyam-hound
- Otterhound
- hellbender
- hellraiser
- sighthound
- whorehound
- swinehound
- boozehound
- hellacious
- nursehound
- scenthound
- bloodhound
- hellburner
- bitch hound
- hellraising
- houndsberry
- powderhound
- houndstooth
- hell's bells