doze

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/doʊz/

verb 3noun 1det 1

Collocations

(noun.)

VERB + DOZE

have

My grandfather likes to have a doze in his armchair every afternoon.

drift into, fall into

After lunch, he drifted into a doze on the sofa while watching the afternoon news.

(verb.)

ADV

fitfully

He dozed fitfully on the long train journey, waking up whenever the brakes squealed.

Definitions

verb

To sleep lightly or briefly; to nap, snooze.

I didn’t sleep very well, but I think I may have dozed a bit.

If he Happen'd to Doze a little no and then in a Morning, the Jolly Cobbler Wak'd him.

To make dull; to stupefy.

I was an hour […] in casting up about twenty sums, being dozed with much work.

October 29, 1693, Robert South, a sermon preached at Christ-church in Oxford before the university They left for a long time (as it were) dozed and benumbed.

noun

A light, short sleep or nap.

I felt much better after a short doze.

Others who conscientiously attended the Technical College at night often drooped over their desks in a doze, and one does not wonder at it.

verb

To bulldoze.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a light fitful sleep

drowse

verb — sleep lightly or for a short period of time

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

I didn’t sleep very well, but I think I may have dozed a bit.

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If he Happen'd to Doze a little no and then in a Morning, the Jolly Cobbler Wak'd him.

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She dozes, too. Lies there for a minute or two, all these thoughts going through her head.

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I felt much better after a short doze.

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Others who conscientiously attended the Technical College at night often drooped over their desks in a doze, and one does not wonder at it.

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At the mention of money Mrs Dibble was overcome with great debility, and wheezed, "I don't feel up to talking about money, matters just now, dearie. I think I better have a bit of a doze."

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Usage Notes

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