Overview of noun dos

The noun dos has 2 senses

• Department of State, United States Department of State, State Department, State, DoS -- (the federal department in the United States that sets and maintains foreign policies; "the Department of State was created in 1789")


• DOS, disk operating system -- (an operating system that is on a disk)

Overview of noun do

The noun do has 3 senses

• bash, do, brawl -- (an uproarious party)


• do, doh, ut -- (the syllable naming the first (tonic) note of any major scale in solmization)


• Doctor of Osteopathy, DO -- (doctor's degree in osteopathy)

Overview of verb do

The verb do has 13 senses

• make, do -- (engage in; "make love, not war"; "make an effort"; "do research"; "do nothing"; "make revolution")


• perform, execute, do -- (carry out or perform an action; "John did the painting, the weeding, and he cleaned out the gutters"; "the skater executed a triple pirouette"; "she did a little dance")


• do, perform -- (get (something) done; "I did my job")


• do, fare, make out, come, get along -- (proceed or get along; "How is she doing in her new job?"; "How are you making out in graduate school?"; "He's come a long way")


• cause, do, make -- (give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally; "cause a commotion"; "make a stir"; "cause an accident")


• practice, practise, exercise, do -- (carry out or practice; as of jobs and professions; "practice law")


• suffice, do, answer, serve -- (be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity; "A few words would answer"; "This car suits my purpose well"; "Will $100 do?"; "A 'B' grade doesn't suffice to get me into medical school"; "Nothing else will serve")


• do, make -- (create or design, often in a certain way; "Do my room in blue"; "I did this piece in wood to express my love for the forest")


• act, behave, do -- (behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself; "You should act like an adult"; "Don't behave like a fool"; "What makes her do this way?"; "The dog acts ferocious, but he is really afraid of people")


• serve, do -- (spend time in prison or in a labor camp; "He did six years for embezzlement")


• do, manage -- (carry on or function; "We could do with a little more help around here")


• dress, arrange, set, do, coif, coiffe, coiffure -- (arrange attractively; "dress my hair for the wedding")


• do -- (travel or traverse (a distance); "This car does 150 miles per hour"; "We did 6 miles on our hike every day")