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  • 31doze — 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 …

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  • 32doze — 1. verb she was dozing at her desk when the supervisor walked by Syn: catnap, nap, drowse, sleep lightly, rest; informal snooze, catch forty winks, get some shut eye, catch some Zs; literary slumber 2. noun a little doze before dinner might be… …

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  • 33doze — bull·doze; doze; …

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  • 34doze — /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… …

  • 35doze — 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.… …

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  • 36doze — 1. verb to sleep lightly or briefly; to nap I didn’t sleep very well, but I think I may have dozed a bit. 2. noun a light, short sleep or nap I felt much better after a short doze …

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  • 37doze — Synonyms and related words: beauty sleep, beddy bye, bedtime, blanket drill, bye bye, catnap, dorm, doze off, dozy, dreamland, drop off, drowse, drowsy, fitful sleep, forty winks, hibernation, kip, land of Nod, light sleep, nap, nod off, nodding …

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  • 38doze — [dəʊz] verb [I] to sleep for a short time, especially during the day • doze off …

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  • 39doze — v. & n. v.intr. sleep lightly; be half asleep. n. a short light sleep. Phrases and idioms: doze off fall lightly asleep. Derivatives: dozer n. Etymology: 17th c.: cf. Da. dYacutese make drowsy …

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  • 40Doze Niu — Born Niu Chen Zer 鈕承澤 June 22, 1966 (1966 06 22) (age 45) Taiwan Occupation Film director, producer, screenwriter, actor, show host Doze Niu Chen Zer (Chinese: 鈕承澤; pinyin: Niǔ Chéngzé; Wade–Giles …

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