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dosses

dosses is the third-person singular simple present indicative of doss.

Meaning of doss

Verb

doss (third-person singular simple present dosses, present participle dossing, simple past and past participle dossed)

  1. (Ireland, UK, intransitive) To avoid work, shirk, etc.
    • I am going to doss tomorrow when the match is on.
  2. (Australia, UK, intransitive, slang) To sleep, especially in the open or in a makeshift bed, commonly in a derelict building because one is homeless.
    • I normally have to doss in shop doorways or on park benches.

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Proper noun capitalized: Dosses

Dosses

  1. (plural) plural of Doss

Phrases with dosses

Questions about dosses

What is dosses the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Dosses is the third-person singular simple present indicative of doss.
What part of speech is dosses?
Dosses is a proper noun.

Words near dosses in the dictionary

  1. dossels
  2. dosser
  3. dosseret
  4. dosserets
  5. dossers
  6. dosses
  7. dosses about
  8. dosses around
  9. dosses down
  10. dosses off
  11. dosses out

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