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• doze — doze1 [dōz] vi. dozed, dozing [prob. < Scand, as in Ice (& Swed dial.) dusa: for IE base, see DIZZY] to sleep lightly or fitfully; nap; be half asleep vt. to spend (time) in dozing: usually with away n. a light sleep; nap doze off to fall into …   English World dictionary

• doze — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ light VERB + DOZE ▪ have ▪ She had a little doze after lunch. ▪ drift into, fall into …   Collocations dictionary

• doze — I [[t]doʊz[/t]] v. dozed, doz•ing, n. 1) to sleep lightly and briefly; nap 2) to fall into a light sleep unintentionally (often fol. by off): to doze off during a lecture[/ex] 3) to be dull or half asleep 4) to pass (time) in napping (often fol.… …   From formal English to slang

• doze — I. verb (dozed; dozing) Etymology: perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse dūsa to doze Date: 1677 intransitive verb 1. a. to sleep lightly b. to fall into a light sleep usually used with off 2. to be in a dull or stupefied condition …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• doze — /doʊz / (say dohz) verb (i) (dozed, dozing) 1. to sleep lightly or fitfully. 2. to be dull or half asleep. –noun 3. a light or fitful sleep. –phrase 4. doze away, to pass or spend (time) in drowsiness. 5. doze off, to fall into a light sleep… …  

• doze — doze1 /dohz/, v., dozed, dozing, n. v.i. 1. to sleep lightly or fitfully. 2. to fall into a light sleep unintentionally (often fol. by off): He dozed off during the sermon. 3. to sleep for a short time; nap. 4. to be dull or half asleep. v.t. 5.… …   Universalium

• doze off — PHRASAL VERB If you doze off you fall into a light sleep, especially during the daytime. [V P] I closed my eyes for a minute and must have dozed off …   English dictionary

• Decline and fall of Pedro II of Brazil — Emperor Pedro II in 1887 This article is part of a series related to Pedro II of Brazil …   Wikipedia

• charadriiform — ▪ bird order Introduction    any member of the large group of birds (bird) that includes the sandpipers (sandpiper), plovers (plover), gulls (gull), auks (auk), and their relatives. These birds form an important and familiar segment of the… …   Universalium

• catch — catch1 [ kætʃ ] (past tense and past participle caught [ kɔt ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 stop and hold something/someone ▸ 2 stop someone escaping ▸ 3 find and arrest ▸ 4 (hunt and) stop animal ▸ 5 get on public vehicle ▸ 6 discover someone doing something… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• drowse — I. verb (drowsed; drowsing) Etymology: probably akin to Gothic driusan to fall more at dreary Date: 1573 intransitive verb 1. to be inactive 2. to fall into a light slumber transitive verb 1. to make drowsy or inactive …   New Collegiate Dictionary