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Word: Doze
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
mid 17th century (in the sense ‘stupefy, bewilder, or make drowsy’): perhaps related to Danish døse ‘make drowsy’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
dəʊz
Dialects: British English
Definition:
sleep lightly
Short Definition:sleep lightly
Examples:- he found his mother dozing by the fire
Word: Doze
Speech Type: Noun
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
dəʊz
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a short, light sleep
Short Definition:short, light sleep
Examples:- ‘I think I'll have a doze,’ he said, closing his eyes
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