English

Proper noun

Does

1. plural of Doe

English

Pronunciation

• (stressed) enPR: dŭz, IPA^(key): /ˈdʌz/
• (unstressed) IPA^(key): /dəz/
• Rhymes: -ʌz

Verb

does

1. third-person singular simple present indicative form of do

Statistics

Etymology 2

From the noun doe ‎(“female deer”).

Pronunciation

• (General American) enPR: dōz, IPA^(key): /doʊz/
• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: dōz, IPA^(key): /dəʊz/
• Rhymes: -əʊz
• Homophones: dohs, doughs, doze, dos (in music)

Noun

does

1. plural of doe

Anagrams

• dose, odes, SOED

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dus/

Etymology

Borrowing from West Frisian dûs.

Adjective

does ‎(comparative doezer, superlative meest does or doest)

1. sleepy, dozy, not fully awake or to one's senses

Inflection

Derived terms

• doezen

Portuguese

Verb

does

1. Second-person singular (tu) present subjunctive of doar

Welsh

Verb

does

1. (colloquial) third-person singular existential negative of bod

   Does dim llaeth yn y tŷ.‎

   There’s no milk in the house.