doze

Definitions


[dəʊz], (Verb)

Definitions:
- sleep lightly
(e.g: he found his mother dozing by the fire)


Phrases:

Origin:
mid 17th century (in the sense ‘stupefy, bewilder, or make drowsy’): perhaps related to Danish døse ‘make drowsy’


[dəʊz], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a short, light sleep
(e.g: ‘I think I'll have a doze,’ he said, closing his eyes)


Phrases:

Origin:
mid 17th century (in the sense ‘stupefy, bewilder, or make drowsy’): perhaps related to Danish døse ‘make drowsy’




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