- a hutlike shelter for a dogUS name: doghouse
- (usually plural) an establishment where dogs are bred, trained, boarded, etc
- a ramshackle house; hovel
- a pack of hounds
- to put or go into a kennel; keep or stay in a kennel
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
ken•nel1 /ˈkɛnəl/USA pronunciation
n., v., -neled, -nel•ing or (esp. Brit.) -nelled, -nel•ling.
n. [countable]
v. [~ + object]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026n. [countable]
- a small house for a dog.
- Often, kennels. [plural] a business or establishment where dogs or cats are bred, trained, or kept for a fee.
v. [~ + object]
- to put or keep in or as if in a kennel.
ken•nel1
(ken′l),USA pronunciation n., v., -neled, -nel•ing or (esp. Brit.) -nelled, -nel•ling.
n.
v.t.
v.i.
ken•nel2 (ken′l),USA pronunciation n.
n.
- a house or shelter for a dog or a cat.
- Often, kennels. an establishment where dogs or cats are bred, raised, trained, or boarded.
- the hole or lair of an animal, esp. a fox.
- a wretched abode likened to a doghouse.
- a pack of dogs.
v.t.
- to put into or keep in a kennel:to kennel a dog for a week.
v.i.
- to take shelter or lodge in a kennel.
- Vulgar Latin *canīle (Latin can(is) dog + -īle suffix of place)
- Anglo-French *kenil (French chenil)
- Middle English kenel 1300–50
ken•nel2 (ken′l),USA pronunciation n.
- an open drain or sewer;
gutter.
- variant of cannel, Middle English canel channel1 1575–85
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kennel /ˈkɛnəl/ n
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