doze

Verb

1. (intransitive) To sleep lightly or briefly; to nap, snooze.
2. (transitive) To make dull; to stupefy.

Noun

A light, short sleep or nap.

Det

Pronunciation spelling of those.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/doʊz/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: *dosen

Cognate with Old Frisian: dusia

Cognate with German: dösen

Cognate with Danish: døse

Cognate with Swedish: dusa

Cognate with Icelandic: dúsa

Cognate with Old English: dysiġ

Cognate with Scots: dosnit

Cognate with Icelandic: dúra

Cognate with Dutch: doezelen

In summary

From Middle English *dosen, from Old Norse dúsa (“to doze, rest, remain quiet”), from Proto-Germanic *dusāną (“to be dizzy”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰews- (“to fly, whirl”), from *dʰew- (“to fly, shake, reek, steam, smolder”).
Cognate with Old Frisian dusia (“to be dizzy”), German Low German dösen (“to doze”), German dösen (“to doze”), Danish døse (“to doze”), dialectal Swedish dusa (“to doze, slumber”), Icelandic dúsa (“to doze”), Old English dysiġ (“foolish, stupid”), Scots dosnit (“stunned, stupefied”), Icelandic dúra (“to nap, slumber”), also compare Dutch doezelen (“to doze”). More at dizzy.

Synonyms

nap

slumber

snooze

drowse

sleep

😴

nod

sleep lightly

drowsiness

catnap

siesta

be drowsy

have a nap

nod off

drowsy

somnolence

rest

have a wink

doze off

dozing

short sleep

be sluggish

zizz

be dull

half-asleep

nod in sleep

nod sleepily

cat nap

to doze off

bulldoze

fall asleep

forty winks

kip

lie down

nutate

sleepiness

daydream

be half asleep

drop asleep

feel drowsy

half asleep