Converse of object

• evade: Two-thirds of the mink located by the hounds successfully evaded capture.

• hunt: Whoever was hunting the hounds then had to keep asking the foot followers to keep well back.

• breed: A long dog is originally produced from a cross mating between two pure bred sight hounds, ie; a greyhound x saluki.

Converse of subject

• hunt: Having survived an earlier shooting it was hunted by the hounds then savaged below ground by the terrier.

• kill: The hunted fox is either killed immediately by the leading hound or he gets clean away.

• pursue: I do hope I am not to be pursued by hounds.

• catch: What happens when foxes are caught by the hounds above ground?

Adjective modifier

• Afghan: Actually, I was going to bring your attention to our range of Afghan hounds.

• phantom: You wait ages for a phantom hound, and then two come along!

• faithful: Madame Souza and her faithful hound Bruno leave to track them down.

• spectral: Can it really be possible that a spectral, supernatural hound lurks on the barren moor?

Modifies a noun

• stake: Meetings or ` stakes ` , whether driven or walked-up are usually for 32 or 16 hounds with the occasional 24 hound stake organized.

• dog: Exposure TV have just released a video of the band it was recorded at the hound dog rock n roll club in Essex.

Noun used with modifier

• basset: She lives with her partner and their basset hound in North Essex.

• mink: I am also told that if mink hounds should chance upon an otter, they can be called off.

• scent: Most scent hounds were used in packs - making a loud, deep baying noise alerting hunters to their location.

• fox: Despite exhaustive enquiries the groom could find no reports of any of the local fox hound being out that late the previous evening.

• Pharaoh: Introduction to the Pharaoh Hound The Kennel Club describes the dog as ' medium sized, of noble bearing with clean cut lines.

• stag: The comparison between the fox hounds and their kill, against stag hounds standing off their edible quarry, also supports this view.

Preposition: of

• hell: You run like the Hounds of Hell are on your trail.