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doze
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- pronunciation:
- doz
- parts of speech:
- intransitive verb, transitive verb, noun
- phrases:
- doze off
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun)
| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
dozes, dozing, dozed |
| definition: |
to sleep lightly, for a short time or fitfully.
After that big meal, we dozed on the couch in front of the TV.I woke up at seven o'clock, but since it was Saturday, I dozed until eight.- synonyms:
- catnap, nap, snooze
- similar words:
- sleep, slumber
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| definition: |
to spend (a period of time) dozing or in drowsiness (often fol. by "away").
I need to get a good night's sleep so I won't doze the day away tomorrow.- synonyms:
- drowse away, slumber
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
a short, light, sometimes fitful sleep.
I had a lovely doze in the hammock this afternoon.- synonyms:
- catnap, forty winks, nap, snooze
- similar words:
- drowse, nod, siesta, sleep, slumber
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| related words: |
nap |
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| phrase: |
doze off |
| derivation: |
dozer (n.) |
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