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adoze

American  
[uh-dohz] / əˈdoʊz /

adverb

  1. dozing; napping.

    a cat adoze by the fireside.

Etymology

Origin of adoze

First recorded in 1845–50; a- 1 + doze 1

Example Sentences

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Cricket was about the one thing he really cared for; as a chemistry specialist he spent most of his day adoze in the laboratory.

From Project Gutenberg

So, hitching my chair up to the oaken table, I made a pillow of my fettered wrists and presently fell adoze.

From Project Gutenberg

Wasn't it just a storybook over which I had fallen adoze and adream?

From Project Gutenberg

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