doze

see definition of doze

nounlight sleep

verbtake a nap

Word Origin & History

1640s, probably from a Scandinavian source (cf. Old Norse dusa "to doze," Danish døse "to make dull," Swedish dialectal dusa "to sleep"); related to Old English dysig "foolish" (see dizzy). May have existed in dialect earlier than attested date. Related: Dozed; dozing. As a noun, from 1731.

Example Sentences for doze

I doze for a little, and when I waken there are people in the room.

A doze in the coach is the flower of dozes, when you are alone.

Then he wakened out of his doze, and began questioning me who the gentlemen were.

And so, after a while, exhausted from her efforts, she fell into a doze.

Pardon my appearance, but I was startled out of a doze when you knocked.

She has deposited the old man in that easy-chair for a doze, I fancy.

I had come on deck when Tomas Castro had started out of his doze.

The latter lay in his chair, with half-closed eyes, pretending to doze.

The very flowers seemed to doze on their stalks set with sleepy leaves.

Oh, I can sit round in a chair and doze a little when I am not wanted!

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Synonyms for doze

noun light sleep

Antonyms for doze

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