dossing

doss

D d

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [dos]
- /dɒs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [dos]
- /dɒs/

Definitions of dossing word

noun dossing a place to sleep, especially in a cheap lodging house. 1
noun dossing sleep. 1
verb without object dossing to sleep or lie down in any convenient place. 1
noun dossing Present participle of doss. 1

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Origin of dossing

First appearance:

before 1775

One of the 45% newest English words

First recorded in 1775-85; origin obscure

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Parts of speech for Dossing

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Dossing

dossing popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

dossing usage trend in Literature

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