doze has definitions from the field of biology
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[ verb ] sleep lightly or for a short period of time

Synonyms

drowse snooze

Used in print

(Frances and Richard Lockridge, Murder Has...)

Pam realized , to her surprise , that she had been almost dozing .

(Peter Field, Rattlesnake Ridge....)

A man knocked the roulette_ball about idly in its track , and another dozed at one of the card_tables .

Related terms

nap fall_asleep nap

2
[ noun ] (biology) a light fitful sleep

Synonyms

drowse

Related terms

sleeping drowse

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