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Synonyms for kennel

Most common

shelter den burrow dog house kennelry

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Shelter — A facility at which dogs are reared or boarded. The dogs kept at a dog-boarding facility; a pack of hounds

shelter, pack, pac US, pound

2. Den — the hole of a fox or other animal

den, burrow

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A facility at which dogs are reared or boarded. The dogs kept at a dog-boarding facility; a pack of hounds.

  2. n. 2

    The hole of a fox or other animal.

Related words

Word family
ken
Phrases
kennel club kennel council
Is a kind of
conduit

Forms

Plural
kennels → shelters, packs, pounds, dens…

Example sentences

  • shelter Tom volunteers at a homeless shelter twice a week.
  • den Sami's home became a den of yelling and arguments.
  • burrow This is where the dung beetle’s burrow is located.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
kennelrising
sheltersteady
denrising
burrowsteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
den1, pac1
4 letters
pack1
5 letters
pound1
6 letters
gutter2, trough1, burrow2
7 letters
shelter2
8 letters
kennelry

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (gutter2 = 2 syllables).