Doze
[dəʊz] or [doz]
Definition
(v. i.) To slumber; to sleep lightly; to be in a dull or stupefied condition, as if half asleep; to be drowsy.
(v. t.) To pass or spend in drowsiness; as, to doze away one's time.
(v. t.) To make dull; to stupefy.
(n.) A light sleep; a drowse.
Checker: Sondra
Synonyms and Synonymous
v. n. Slumber, drowse, nap, sleep lightly, be half asleep, be drowsy.
Typed by Ethan
Definition
v.i. to sleep lightly or to be half-asleep: to be in a dull or stupefied state.—v.i. to spend in drowsiness (with away).—n. a short light sleep.—adj. Dozed drowsy.—v.t. Dō′zen (Scot.) to stupefy.—v.i. to become stupefied.—ns. Dō′zer; Dō′ziness; Dō′zing.—adj. Dō′zy drowsy.
Typed by Keller
Examples
- Cassy busied herself with a French book; Emmeline, overcome with the exhaustion, fell into a doze, and slept some time. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- That Tuesday afternoon the transient doze--more like lethargy than sleep--which sometimes abridged the long days, had stolen over her. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- As he stood thus, with his brother on the other side, he fell into a heavy doze, of not a minute's duration, and awoke with a start. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- Fifth, that Penelope would do well to cool down, and leave me, her father, to doze off again in the sun. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- Now that he began to doze in exhaustion, he heard them again; and voices seemed to address him, and he answered, and started. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- When I half awoke from this uncomfortable doze, I found Peggotty and my mother both in tears, and both talking. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- It was a light night, and a barge coming down summoned him out of a long doze. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Good Mrs. Vesey (always the first of the party to sit down) took possession of an arm-chair in a corner, and dozed off comfortably to sleep. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- It made us all lethargic before we had gone far, and when we had left the Half-way House behind, we habitually dozed and shivered and were silent. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- Again he dozed off to sleep, and again a mule fell down the chimney. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- The tired company had broken up, and all the rest were gone to bed except the young lady's father, who dozed in his chair by the fire. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- Oliver dozed off again, soon after this; when he awoke, it was nearly twelve o'clock. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- He dozed often, and whenever he awoke without seeing him, said first of all, Where is Woodcourt? Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- When at last I dozed, in sheer exhaustion of mind and body, it became a vast shadowy verb which I had to conjugate. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- Soon after, Mrs. Reed grew more composed, and sank into a dozing state. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- I have not been in town half-a-dozen hours, and those I have been dozing and grumbling away at the play. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- I seemed to have been dozing a whole night when the clocks struck six. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- Oliver had been dozing; but looked worse, and was more feverish than he had appeared yet. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- Is she dozing, old lady? Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- Your servant, gentlemen; I've been dozing. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Sir John was dozing, when I entered the room. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- Sir Leicester dozes, starts up suddenly, and cries, Eh? Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
Typed by Konrad