doss
[dos]
/dɒs/
noun
1.
a place to
sleep
, especially in a cheap lodging house.
2.
sleep
.
verb (used without object)
3.
to
sleep
or lie down in any convenient place.
Origin
1775-85;
origin obscure
DOS
[daws, dos]
/dɔs, dɒs/
noun
,
Computers.
1.
any of several single-user, command-driven operating systems for personal computers, especially
MS DOS
.
Origin
d(isk)
o(perating)
s(ystem)
Examples from the web for
doss
doss
was subsequently charged with driving while intoxicated and pleaded guilty to the charge.
doss
believes the yew insecticide synergists may work the same way.
British Dictionary definitions for
doss
doss
/
dɒs
/
verb
1.
(
intransitive
)
often foll by
down.
to sleep, esp in a dosshouse
2.
(
intransitive
)
often foll by
around.
to pass time aimlessly
noun
3.
a bed, esp in a dosshouse
4.
a slang word for
sleep
5.
short for
dosshouse
6.
a task or pastime requiring little effort:
making a film is a bit of a doss
Word Origin
C18: of uncertain origin
DOS
/
dɒs
/
noun acronym
trademark (
computing
)
1.
disk-operating system, often prefixed, as in MS-DOS and PC-DOS; a computer operating system
Slang definitions & phrases for
doss
doss
noun
Sleep
: find good barns for a doss at night
(1890s+ Hoboes)
(also doss house) A cheap lodging house;
flophouse
(1888+)
A bed;
kip
(1789+)
[ultimately fr Latin dorsum, ''back'']
Related Abbreviations for
doss
DOS
denial of service
Department of State
disk operating system