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Grammar : Noun
Spell : daws, dos
Phonetic Transcription : dɔs, dɒs



Definition of dos

Origin :
  • Middle English do, first person singular of Old English don "make, act, perform, cause; to put, to place," from West Germanic *don (cf. Old Saxon duan, Old Frisian dua, Dutch doen, Old High German tuon, German tun), from PIE root *dhe- "to put, place, do, make" (see factitious).
  • Use as an auxiliary began in Middle English. Periphrastic form in negative sentences ("They did not think") replaced the Old English negative particles ("Hie ne wendon"). Slang meaning "to do the sex act with or to" is from 1913. Expression do or die is attested from 1620s. Cf. does, did, done.
  • As in occupation : noun profession, business
  • As in party : noun social gathering
  • As in position : noun responsibility in business or other enterprise
  • As in prosperity : noun affluence, good fortune
  • As in pursuit : noun occupation, interest of person
  • As in reception : noun celebratory party
  • As in vocation : noun life's work
  • As in work : noun business, occupation
  • As in hairdo : noun coiffure
  • As in operating system : noun computer software for basic operation
  • As in bustle : noun quick and busy activity
  • As in disk operating system : noun computer operating system
  • As in calling : noun chosen profession
  • As in two : noun two of something
  • As in prosperousness : noun prosperity
  • As in soiree : noun party
  • As in affair : noun party or celebration
  • As in deed : noun achievement
  • As in enterprise : noun adventure, undertaking
  • As in exploit : noun achievement
  • As in festivity : noun celebration, revelry
  • As in fete : noun celebration, party
  • As in function : noun social occasion
  • As in gala : noun festival
  • As in hairstyle : noun cut, style of a head of hair
Example sentences :
  • The "Dos Estrellas" Mine is yet another example of this successful district.
  • Extract from : « Mexico » by Charles Reginald Enock
  • They gave this island the name of Thieves' Island (dos Ladroes).
  • Extract from : « The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 9 » by Various
  • And these principally occur on Lombardic slabs and Dos d'Anes.
  • Extract from : « Churches and Church Ornaments » by William Durandus
  • The blockade began in 1808, soon after the heroic Dos de Mayo in Madrid.
  • Extract from : « Heroic Spain » by Elizabeth Boyle O'Reilly
  • Put it at worst, do not you know that every man must have his Dos of Iniquity?
  • Extract from : « Citt and Bumpkin (1680) » by Sir Roger L'Estrange
  • "Dos cartos," he replied in Spanish to the dealer's inquiry.
  • Extract from : « Port O' Gold » by Louis John Stellman
  • The 15th of June, we had sight of the isle dos Banhos, in lat.
  • Extract from : « A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Vol. VIII. » by Robert Kerr
  • Dos't think I'm goin' to sit wi' my arms danglin', cos tha's got a parson for tea wi' thee?
  • Extract from : « Sons and Lovers » by David Herbert Lawrence
  • Calling males from Copuyo and Dos Aguas were pale yellowish tan.
  • Extract from : « The Amphibians and Reptiles of Michoacn, Mxico » by William E. Duellman
  • This king ranks with the deity; in fact, 'the Caffres acknowledge no other gods than their monarch,' says Dos Santos.
  • Extract from : « Magic and Religion » by Andrew Lang

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