dozer

Variant of doze

doze definition

doze (dōz)

intransitive verb dozed, dozing doz′·ing

to sleep lightly or fitfully; nap; be half asleep

Etymology: prob. < Scand, as in Ice (& Swed dial.) dusa: for IE base, see dizzy

transitive verb

to spend (time) in dozing: usually with away

noun

a light sleep; nap

Related Forms:

doze Idioms

doze off

to fall into a light sleep

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