Antonyms for doze


Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : dohz
Phonetic Transcription : doÊŠz


Definition of doze

Origin :
  • 1640s, probably from a Scandinavian source (cf. Old Norse dusa "to doze," Danish døse "to make dull," Swedish dialectal dusa "to sleep"); related to Old English dysig "foolish" (see dizzy). May have existed in dialect earlier than attested date. Related: Dozed; dozing. As a noun, from 1731.
  • noun light sleep
  • verb take a nap
Example sentences :
  • I doze for a little, and when I waken there are people in the room.
  • Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
  • A doze in the coach is the flower of dozes, when you are alone.
  • Extract from : « The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction, Vol. 10, Issue 266, July 28, 1827 » by Various
  • Then he wakened out of his doze, and began questioning me who the gentlemen were.
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 4 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • And so, after a while, exhausted from her efforts, she fell into a doze.
  • Extract from : « The Vagrant Duke » by George Gibbs
  • Pardon my appearance, but I was startled out of a doze when you knocked.
  • Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science April 1930 » by Various
  • She has deposited the old man in that easy-chair for a doze, I fancy.
  • Extract from : « Luttrell Of Arran » by Charles James Lever
  • I had come on deck when Tomas Castro had started out of his doze.
  • Extract from : « Romance » by Joseph Conrad and F.M. Hueffer
  • The latter lay in his chair, with half-closed eyes, pretending to doze.
  • Extract from : « The Ivory Snuff Box » by Arnold Fredericks
  • The very flowers seemed to doze on their stalks set with sleepy leaves.
  • Extract from : « Victory » by Joseph Conrad
  • Oh, I can sit round in a chair and doze a little when I am not wanted!
  • Extract from : « The Adventurous Seven » by Bessie Marchant

Synonyms for doze

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