does1

[dohz] /doʊz/
noun
1.
a plural of doe.

does2

[duhz] /dʌz/
verb
1.
a 3rd person singular present indicative of do1 .

do1

[doo; unstressed doo, duh] /du; unstressed dʊ, də/
verb (used with object), present singular 1st person do, 2nd do or (Archaic) doest or dost, 3rd does or (Archaic) doeth or doth, present plural do; past singular 1st person did, 2nd did or (Archaic) didst, 3rd did, past plural did; past participle done; present participle doing.
1.
to perform (an act, duty, role, etc.):
Do nothing until you hear the bell.
2.
to execute (a piece or amount of work):
to do a hauling job.
3.
to accomplish; finish; complete:
He has already done his homework.
4.
to put forth; exert:
Do your best.
5.
to be the cause of (good, harm, credit, etc.); bring about; effect.
6.
to render, give, or pay (homage, justice, etc.).
7.
to deal with, fix, clean, arrange, move, etc., (anything) as the case may require:
to do the dishes.
8.
to travel; traverse:
We did 30 miles today.
9.
to serve; suffice for:
This will do us for the present.
10.
to condone or approve, as by custom or practice:
That sort of thing simply isn't done.
11.
to travel at the rate of (a specified speed):
He was doing 80 when they arrested him.
12.
to make or prepare:
I'll do the salad.
13.
to serve (a term of time) in prison, or, sometimes, in office.
14.
to create, form, or bring into being:
She does wonderful oil portraits.
15.
to translate into or change the form or language of:
MGM did the book into a movie.
16.
to study or work at or in the field of:
I have to do my math tonight.
17.
to explore or travel through as a sightseer:
They did Greece in three weeks.
18.
(used with a pronoun, as it or that, or with a general noun, as thing, that refers to a previously mentioned action):
You were supposed to write thank-you letters; do it before tomorrow, please.
19.
Informal. to wear out; exhaust; tire:
That last set of tennis did me.
20.
Informal. to cheat, trick, or take advantage of:
That crooked dealer did him for $500 at poker.
21.
Informal. to attend or participate in:
Let's do lunch next week.
22.
Slang. to use (a drug or drugs), especially habitually:
The police report said he was doing cocaine.
23.
Slang. to rob; steal from:
The law got him for doing a lot of banks.
24.
Slang: Vulgar. to have sex with.
25.
Informal. (usually in the negative) to act in accordance with expectations associated with (something specified):
Just ignore her insults—she doesn’t do polite.
verb (used without object), present singular 1st person do, 2nd do or (Archaic) doest or dost, 3rd does or (Archaic) doeth or doth, present plural do; past singular 1st person did, 2nd did or (Archaic) didst, 3rd did, past plural did; past participle done; present participle doing.
26.
to act or conduct oneself; be in action; behave.
27.
to proceed:
to do wisely.
28.
to get along; fare; manage:
to do without an automobile.
29.
to be in health, as specified:
Mother and child are doing fine.
30.
to serve or be satisfactory, as for the purpose; be enough; suffice:
Will this do?
31.
to finish or be finished.
32.
to happen; take place; transpire:
What's doing at the office?
33.
(used as a substitute to avoid repetition of a verb or full verb expression):
I think as you do.
auxiliary verb, present singular 1st person do, 2nd do or (Archaic) doest or dost, 3rd does or (Archaic) doeth or doth, present plural do; past singular 1st person did, 2nd did or (Archaic) didst, 3rd did, past plural did; past participle done; present participle doing.
34.
(used in interrogative, negative, and inverted constructions):
Do you like music? I don't care. Seldom do we witness such catastrophes.
35.
Archaic. (used in imperatives with you or thou expressed; and occasionally as a metric filler in verse):
Do thou hasten to the king's side. The wind did blow, the rain did fall.
36.
(used to lend emphasis to a principal verb):
Do visit us!
noun, plural dos, do's.
37.
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
38.
Informal. a hairdo or hair styling.
39.
British Slang. a swindle; hoax.
40.
Chiefly British. a festive social gathering; party.
Verb phrases
41.
do by, to deal with; treat:
He had always done well by his family.
42.
do for,
  1. to cause the defeat, ruin, or death of.
  2. Chiefly British. to cook and keep house for; manage or provide for.
43.
do in, Informal.
  1. to kill, especially to murder.
  2. to injure gravely or exhaust; wear out; ruin:
    The tropical climate did them in.
  3. to cheat or swindle:
    He was done in by an unscrupulous broker.
44.
do over, to redecorate.
45.
do up, Informal.
  1. to wrap and tie up.
  2. to pin up or arrange (the hair).
  3. to renovate; launder; clean.
  4. to wear out; tire.
  5. to fasten:
    Do up your coat.
  6. to dress:
    The children were all done up in funny costumes.
46.
do with, to gain advantage or benefit from; make use of:
I could do with more leisure time.
47.
do without,
  1. to forgo; dispense with.
  2. to dispense with the thing mentioned:
    The store doesn't have any, so you'll have to do without.
Idioms
48.
do a number on (someone). number (def 39).
49.
do away with,
  1. to put an end to; abolish.
  2. to kill.
50.
do one proud. proud (def 11).
51.
do one's number. number (def 40).
52.
do one's (own) thing. thing1 (def 19).
53.
do or die, to make a supreme effort.
54.
do out of, Informal. to swindle; cheat:
A furniture store did me out of several hundred dollars.
55.
dos and don'ts, customs, rules, or regulations:
The dos and don'ts of polite manners are easy to learn.
56.
do time, Informal. to serve a term in prison:
It's hard to get a decent job once you've done time.
57.
do to death. death (def 15).
58.
have to do with. have (def 37).
59.
make do, to get along with what is at hand, despite its inadequacy:
I can't afford a new coat so I have to make do with this one.
Origin
before 900; Middle English, Old English dōn; cognate with Dutch doen, German tun; akin to Latin -dere to put, facere to make, do, Greek tithénai to set, put, Sanskrit dadhāti (he) puts
Synonyms
1, 27. act. 3. Do, accomplish, achieve mean to bring some action to a conclusion. Do is the general word: He did a great deal of hard work. Accomplish and achieve both connote successful completion of an undertaking. Accomplish emphasizes attaining a desired goal through effort, skill, and perseverance: to accomplish what one has hoped for. Achieve emphasizes accomplishing something important, excellent, or great: to achieve a major breakthrough.

doe

[doh] /doʊ/
noun, plural does (especially collectively) doe.
1.
the female of the deer, antelope, goat, rabbit, and certain other animals.
Origin
before 1000; Middle English do, Old English dā; cognate with Danish daa; akin to Old English dēon to suck
Can be confused
doe, dough.
Examples from the web for does
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  • He does not believe it is the missing factor in the models.
  • As your power usage increases, so does your environmental impact.
  • Learning the truth of your nation's origins does not make you unpatriotic.
  • Is hardy to extreme cold and does not grow more add to my plant list.
  • Also, a video camera to the screen seems to work better with a computer screen than it does with the iPod.
  • Strength does not come from physical capacity,but from an indomitable will.
  • It's what he does for a living, the way he makes some of his money and much of his name.
  • All of that does not help to bring crime rates down to similar levels as in countries with similar societies.
  • The season follows the jet stream-as it swings farther north, so does tornado activity.
British Dictionary definitions for does

does1

/dʌz/
verb
1.
used with a singular noun or the pronouns he, she, or it a form of the present tense (indicative mood) of do1

does2

/dʊəs/
noun
1.
(South African, taboo, slang) a foolish or despicable person
Word Origin
Afrikaans

do1

/duː; unstressed dʊ; də/
verb does, doing, did, done
1.
to perform or complete (a deed or action): to do a portrait, the work is done
2.
often intr; foll by for. to serve the needs of; be suitable for (a person, situation, etc); suffice: there isn't much food, but it'll do for the two of us
3.
(transitive) to arrange or fix: you should do the garden now
4.
(transitive) to prepare or provide; serve: this restaurant doesn't do lunch on Sundays
5.
(transitive) to make tidy, elegant, ready, etc, as by arranging or adorning: to do one's hair
6.
(transitive) to improve (esp in the phrase do something to or for)
7.
(transitive) to find an answer to (a problem or puzzle)
8.
(transitive) to translate or adapt the form or language of: the book was done into a play
9.
(intransitive) to conduct oneself: do as you please
10.
(intransitive) to fare or manage: how are you doing these days?
11.
(transitive) to cause or produce: complaints do nothing to help
12.
(transitive) to give or render: your portrait doesn't do you justice, do me a favour
13.
(transitive) to work at, esp as a course of study or a profession: he is doing chemistry, what do you do for a living?
14.
(transitive) to perform (a play, etc); act: they are doing ``Hamlet'' next week
15.
(transitive) to travel at a specified speed, esp as a maximum: this car will do 120 mph
16.
(transitive) to travel or traverse (a distance): we did 15 miles on our walk
17.
(takes an infinitive without to) used as an auxiliary before the subject of an interrogative sentence as a way of forming a question: do you agree?, when did John go out?
18.
(takes an infinitive without to) used as an auxiliary to intensify positive statements and commands: I do like your new house, do hurry!
19.
(takes an infinitive without to) used as an auxiliary before a negative adverb to form negative statements or commands: he does not like cheese, do not leave me here alone!
20.
(takes an infinitive without to) used as an auxiliary in inverted constructions: little did he realize that, only rarely does he come in before ten o'clock
21.
used as an auxiliary to replace an earlier verb or verb phrase to avoid repetition: he likes you as much as I do
22.
(transitive) (informal) to visit or explore as a sightseer or tourist: to do Westminster Abbey
23.
(transitive) to wear out; exhaust
24.
(intransitive) to happen (esp in the phrase nothing doing)
25.
(transitive) (slang) to serve (a period of time) as a prison sentence: he's doing three years for burglary, he's doing time
26.
(transitive) (informal) to cheat or swindle
27.
(transitive) (slang) to rob: they did three shops last night
28.
(transitive) (slang)
  1. to arrest
  2. to convict of a crime
29.
(transitive) (Austral, informal) to lose or spend (money) completely
30.
(transitive) (slang, mainly Brit) to treat violently; assault
31.
(transitive) (slang) to take or use (a drug)
32.
(transitive) (taboo, slang) (of a male) to have sexual intercourse with
33.
(transitive) to partake in (a meal): let's do lunch
34.
(informal) do, do a, to act like; imitate: he's a good mimic – he can do all his friends well
35.
do or die, to make a final or supreme effort
36.
how do you do?, a conventional formula when being introduced
37.
make do, to manage with whatever is available
noun (pl) dos, do's
38.
(slang) an act or instance of cheating or swindling
39.
(informal, mainly Brit & NZ) a formal or festive gathering; party
40.
(informal) do's and don'ts, those things that should or should not be done; rules
See also do away with, do by, do down, do for, do in, done, do out, do over, do up, do with, do without
Word Origin
Old English dōn; related to Old Frisian duān, Old High German tuon, Latin abdere to put away, Greek tithenai to place; see deed, doom

do2

/dəʊ/
noun (pl) dos
1.
a variant spelling of doh1

do3

abbreviation
1.
Dominican Republic

DO

abbreviation
1.
Doctor of Optometry
2.
Doctor of Osteopathy

doe

/dəʊ/
noun (pl) does, doe
1.
the female of the deer, hare, rabbit, and certain other animals
Word Origin
Old English dā; related to Old English dēon to suck, Sanskrit dhēnā cow

Doe

/dəʊ/
noun
1.
(law) (formerly) the plaintiff in a fictitious action, Doe versus Roe, to test a point of law See also Roe
2.
(US) John Doe, Jane Doe, an unknown or unidentified male or female person

DOE

abbreviation
1.
(in Canada and, formerly, in Britain) Department of the Environment
2.
(in the US) Department of Energy
Word Origin and History for does

third person singular present of do (v.), originally a Northumbrian variant in Old English that displaced doth, doeth 16c.-17c.

do

v.

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.

n.

first (and last) note of the diatonic scale, by 1754, from do, used as a substitution for ut (see gamut) for sonority's sake, first in Italy and Germany. U.S. slang do-re-mi "money" is from 1920s, probably a pun on dough in its slang sense of "cash."

doe

n.

Old English da "a female deer," of unknown origin, perhaps a Celtic loan-word (cf. Cornish da "fallow deer," Old Irish dam "ox," Welsh dafad "sheep").

Slang definitions & phrases for does

do

noun
  1. A party or other gathering; affair; shindig: a few of the other main do's/ The Tweed do was held early last December (1824+)
  2. (also doo) A haircut or styling: Your hair, your doo/ Yuppie bikers favor short fashionboy dos or neat ponytails (1960s + Black)
  3. Excrement; feces: I stepped in doggy-do: A children's term, perhaps first used in dog-do or doggy-do (1920s+)
  4. Something one should do or must do: Always in the phrase dos and don'ts: Being friendly is a do, but being possessive is a don't
verb
  1. To cheat; swindle: He is hated by all the beggars above him, and they do him every chance they get (1641+)
  2. To eat or drink; partake of: The dated sense has to do mainly with drinks; the revived sense is usually in the phrase do lunch: That was where I'd be ''doing lunch'' with Mark Bradley/ The expressions ''doing lunch'' and ''fun'' lead the llth annual list of ''banished words'' (1853+)
  3. To use or take narcotics: Hell, half the people doing blow are reacting to the cut/ I'd wonder why and do another line. But I never looked at it as if I were some big drug addict (1960s + Narcotics)
  4. To serve a prison sentence: He did six years up at San Quentin (1860s+)
  5. To visit; make the rounds of: Shall we do Provence this summer? (1888+)
  6. To kill; do to death; rub out: The guy she's having cocktails with is the one who done her?/ I'm the guy doing these colored girls (1350+)
  7. To do the sex with or to; boff, fuck: Heidi Does Hollywood (1913+)
Related Terms

do someone dirt, do-gooder, do it all, do one's number, doodad, do-rag, do one's stuff, do time, do up, do something up brown, whoop-de-do


Related Abbreviations for does

DO

  1. defense order
  2. dissolved oxygen
  3. Doctor of Optometry
  4. Doctor of Osteopathy

DOE

  1. Department of Education
  2. Department of Energy
  3. dyspnea on exertion