Definitions for does
does
does
Spelling: [dohz]
IPA: /doʊz/
Does is a 4 letter English word.
It's valid Scrabble word worth 5 points.
It's valid Words with friends word worth 5 points.
You can make 34 anagrams from letters in does (deos).
Definitions for does
noun
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a plural of doe.
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Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
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Informal. a hairdo or hair styling.
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British Slang. a swindle; hoax.
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Chiefly British. a festive social gathering; party.
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the female of the deer, antelope, goat, rabbit, and certain other animals.
verb
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a 3rd person singular present indicative of do1 .
Idioms
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do a number on (someone). number (def 39).
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do away with,
to put an end to; abolish.
to kill.
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do one proud. proud (def 11).
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do one's number. number (def 40).
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do one's (own) thing. thing1 (def 22).
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do or die, to make a supreme effort.
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do out of, Informal. to swindle; cheat:
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dos and don'ts, customs, rules, or regulations:
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do time, Informal. to serve a term in prison:
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do to death. death (def 15).
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have to do with. have (def 37).
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make do, to get along with what is at hand, despite its inadequacy:
Verb phrases
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do by, to deal with; treat:
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do for,
to cause the defeat, ruin, or death of.
Chiefly British. to cook and keep house for; manage or provide for.
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do in, Informal.
to kill, especially to murder.
to injure gravely or exhaust; wear out; ruin:
to cheat or swindle:
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do over, to redecorate.
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do up, Informal.
to wrap and tie up.
to pin up or arrange (the hair).
to renovate; launder; clean.
to wear out; tire.
to fasten:
to dress:
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do with, to gain advantage or benefit from; make use of:
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do without,
to forgo; dispense with.
to dispense with the thing mentioned:
auxiliary verb
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(used in interrogative, negative, and inverted constructions):
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Archaic. (used in imperatives with you or thou expressed; and occasionally as a metric filler in verse):
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(used to lend emphasis to a principal verb):
verb (used with object)
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to perform (an act, duty, role, etc.):
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to execute (a piece or amount of work):
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to accomplish; finish; complete:
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to put forth; exert:
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to be the cause of (good, harm, credit, etc.); bring about; effect.
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to render, give, or pay (homage, justice, etc.).
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to deal with, fix, clean, arrange, move, etc., (anything) as the case may require:
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to travel; traverse:
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to serve; suffice for:
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to condone or approve, as by custom or practice:
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to travel at the rate of (a specified speed):
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to make or prepare:
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to serve (a term of time) in prison, or, sometimes, in office.
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to create, form, or bring into being:
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to translate into or change the form or language of:
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to study or work at or in the field of:
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to explore or travel through as a sightseer:
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(used with a pronoun, as it or that, or with a general noun, as thing, that refers to a previously mentioned action):
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Informal. to wear out; exhaust; tire:
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Informal. to cheat, trick, or take advantage of:
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Informal. to attend or participate in:
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Slang. to use (a drug or drugs), especially habitually:
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Slang. to rob; steal from:
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Slang: Vulgar. to have sex with.
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Informal. (usually in the negative) to act in accordance with expectations associated with (something specified):
verb (used without object)
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to act or conduct oneself; be in action; behave.
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to proceed:
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to get along; fare; manage:
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to be in health, as specified:
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to serve or be satisfactory, as for the purpose; be enough; suffice:
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to finish or be finished.
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to happen; take place; transpire:
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(used as a substitute to avoid repetition of a verb or full verb expression):
Origin of does
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