# doze

Pronunciation: say "DOHZ" US /doʊz/, UK /dəʊz/

## Verb

1. To sleep lightly or briefly.
   - Simple: To sleep lightly for a short time.
   - _Travelers often doze on long flights to pass the time._
   - _He dozed by the fire until the phone rang._
3. To dull the mind or senses; to stupefy.
   - Simple: To make someone's mind dull and slow.
   - _The drug dozed his reflexes until he could barely lift a hand._
   - _Long hours of monotony doze the brightest minds into lethargy._
4. To clear, level, or shift earth by operating a bulldozer. *(slang)*
   - Simple: To clear or flatten ground using a bulldozer.
   - _The operators dozed all day on the new subdivision._
   - _Contractors doze along the riverbank every dry season._

## Noun

2. A light, short period of sleep.
   - Simple: A short, light sleep.
   - _A pleasant doze on the porch ended when the dog barked._
   - _Short dozes during the day disrupted his nighttime sleep._

## Determiner

5. Pronunciation spelling of those. — Pronunciation spelling of those.
   - Simple: Pronunciation spelling of those. It shows how some people say the word in casual speech.
   - _Doze are the ones I told you about._
   - _He kept staring at doze old photos for hours._

## Origin

**Meanings 1–3** — From Middle English dosen, from Old Norse dúsa ("to doze, rest, remain quiet"), from Proto-Germanic *dusāną ("to be dizzy") and ultimately a Proto-Indo-European root meaning to fly or whirl. It is related to German dösen, Danish døse, and the word dizzy.
**Meaning 4** — A clipping of bulldoze.

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