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Doze vs Doz - What's the difference?

doze | doz |

As a verb doze

is to sleep lightly or briefly; to nap.

As a noun doze

is (countable) a light, short sleep or nap.

doze

English

Verb

(doz)
  • To sleep lightly or briefly; to nap.
  • I didn’t sleep very well, but I think I may have dozed a bit.
  • * L'Estrange
  • If he happened to doze a little, the jolly cobbler waked him.
  • To make dull; to stupefy.
  • * Samuel Pepys
  • I was an hour in casting up about twenty sums, being dozed with much work.
  • * South
  • They left for a long time dozed and benumbed.
  • (slang) To bulldoze.
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (countable) a light, short sleep or nap
  • I felt much better after a short doze .

    Synonyms

    * See

    Derived terms

    * dozer * doze off * dozy

    See also

    * catnap * nap * shuteye * sleep * slumber ----

    doz

    English

    Alternative forms

    * ===(en)=== (en-abbr)
  • dozen (twelve)
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