DOS

[ daws, dos ]

/ dɔs, dɒs /

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noun Computers.

any of several single-user, command-driven operating systems for personal computers, especially MS DOS.

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Origin of DOS

d(isk) o(perating) s(ystem)

Definition for dos (2 of 5)

DOS

Department of State.

Definition for dos (3 of 5)

DoS

[ daws, dos, dee-oh-es ]

/ dɔs, dɒs, ˈdiˌoʊˈɛs /

Computers. denial-of-service: DoS protection for web servers.

Definition for dos (4 of 5)

do¹

[ doo; unstressed doo, duh ]

/ du; unstressed dʊ, də /

verb (used with object), present singular 1st person do, 2nd do or (Archaic) do·est or dost, 3rd does or (Archaic) do·eth or doth, present plural do; past singular 1st person did, 2nd did or (Archaic) didst, 3rd did, past plural did; past participle done; present participle do·ing.

to perform (an act, duty, role, etc.): Do nothing until you hear the bell.

to execute (a piece or amount of work): to do a hauling job.

to accomplish; finish; complete: He has already done his homework.

to put forth; exert: Do your best.

to be the cause of (good, harm, credit, etc.); bring about; effect.

to render, give, or pay (homage, justice, etc.).

to deal with, fix, clean, arrange, move, etc., (anything) as the case may require: to do the dishes.

to travel; traverse: We did 30 miles today.

to serve; suffice for: This will do us for the present.

to condone or approve, as by custom or practice: That sort of thing simply isn't done.

to travel at the rate of (a specified speed): He was doing 80 when they arrested him.

to make or prepare: I'll do the salad.

to serve (a term of time) in prison, or, sometimes, in office.

to create, form, or bring into being: She does wonderful oil portraits.

to translate into or change the form or language of: MGM did the book into a movie.

to study or work at or in the field of: I have to do my math tonight.

to explore or travel through as a sightseer: They did Greece in three weeks.

(used with a pronoun, as it or that, or with a general noun, as thing, that refers to a previously mentioned action): You were supposed to write thank-you letters; do it before tomorrow, please.

Informal. to wear out; exhaust; tire: That last set of tennis did me.

Informal. to cheat, trick, or take advantage of: That crooked dealer did him for $500 at poker.

Informal. to attend or participate in: Let's do lunch next week.

Slang. to use (a drug or drugs), especially habitually: The police report said he was doing cocaine.

Slang. to rob; steal from: The law got him for doing a lot of banks.

Slang: Vulgar. to have sex with.

Informal. (usually in the negative) to act in accordance with expectations associated with (something specified): Just ignore her insults—she doesn’t do polite.

verb (used without object), present singular 1st person do, 2nd do or (Archaic) do·est or dost, 3rd does or (Archaic) do·eth or doth, present plural do; past singular 1st person did, 2nd did or (Archaic) didst, 3rd did, past plural did; past participle done; present participle do·ing.

to act or conduct oneself; be in action; behave.

to proceed: to do wisely.

to get along; fare; manage: to do without an automobile.

to be in health, as specified: Mother and child are doing fine.

to serve or be satisfactory, as for the purpose; be enough; suffice: Will this do?

to finish or be finished.

to happen; take place; transpire: What's doing at the office?

(used as a substitute to avoid repetition of a verb or full verb expression): I think as you do.

auxiliary verb, present singular 1st person do, 2nd do or (Archaic) do·est or dost, 3rd does or (Archaic) do·eth or doth, present plural do; past singular 1st person did, 2nd did or (Archaic) didst, 3rd did, past plural did; past participle done; present participle do·ing.

(used in interrogative, negative, and inverted constructions): Do you like music? I don't care. Seldom do we witness such catastrophes.

Archaic. (used in imperatives with you or thou expressed; and occasionally as a metric filler in verse): Do thou hasten to the king's side. The wind did blow, the rain did fall.

(used to lend emphasis to a principal verb): Do visit us!

noun, plural dos, do's.

Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.

Informal. a hairdo or hair styling.

British Slang. a swindle; hoax.

Chiefly British. a festive social gathering; party.

Verb Phrases

do by, to deal with; treat: He had always done well by his family.

do for,

to cause the defeat, ruin, or death of.
Chiefly British. to cook and keep house for; manage or provide for.

do in, Informal.

to kill, especially to murder.
to injure gravely or exhaust; wear out; ruin: The tropical climate did them in.
to cheat or swindle: He was done in by an unscrupulous broker.

do over, to redecorate.

do up, Informal.

to wrap and tie up.
to pin up or arrange (the hair).
to renovate; launder; clean.
to wear out; tire.
to fasten: Do up your coat.
to dress: The children were all done up in funny costumes.

do with, to gain advantage or benefit from; make use of: I could do with more leisure time.

do without,

to forgo; dispense with.
to dispense with the thing mentioned: The store doesn't have any, so you'll have to do without.

Origin of do

before 900; Middle English, Old English dōn; cognate with Dutch doen, German tun; akin to Latin -dere to put, facere to make, do, Greek tithénai to set, put, Sanskrit dadhāti (he) puts

SYNONYMS FOR do

1, 27 act.

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3. Do, accomplish, achieve mean to bring some action to a conclusion. Do is the general word: He did a great deal of hard work. Accomplish and achieve both connote successful completion of an undertaking. Accomplish emphasizes attaining a desired goal through effort, skill, and perseverance: to accomplish what one has hoped for. Achieve emphasizes accomplishing something important, excellent, or great: to achieve a major breakthrough.

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH do

dew do dew

Definition for dos (5 of 5)

do²

[ doh ]

/ doʊ /

noun, plural dos. Music.

the syllable used for the first tone or keynote of a diatonic scale.

(in the fixed system of solmization) the tone C.Compare sol-fa(def 1), ut.

Origin of do

1745–55; < Italian, inverted variant of ut; see gamut

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Example sentences from the Web for dos

Despite signing paperwork and a checklist of dos and don'ts, I was in way over my head.
My ‘Kink’ Nightmare: James Franco’s BDSM Porn Documentary ‘Kink’ Only Tells Part of the Story|Aurora Snow|August 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Dos Passos interweaved the stories of his more proletarian subjects with biographies of some well-known Americans.
Individual Lives in an Unforgiving America|Michael Tomasky|May 22, 2013|DAILY BEAST
They are a congressional odd couple, dos amigos with a powerful third working in the wings.
Immigration’s Odd Couple: Two Puerto Rican Congressmen Forge a Deal|Sandra McElwaine|May 11, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The technology was still slow-ish, and I had to dictate into DOS and subsequently convert documents into Windows.
‘Miracle Boy Grows Up’: Ben Mattlin Speaks to Jay McInerney|Jay McInerney|December 22, 2012|DAILY BEAST

Dos conservative is in denial of the evidence by comparison with other civilised, developed countries.
Accomplices to Murder|Harold Evans|April 5, 2009|DAILY BEAST
The men silently exchanged glances, all remembering their fruitless attempts to make a trail over the Dos Hermanas.
The Adventures of Piang the Moro Jungle Boy|Florence Partello Stuart
This, with a number of similar specimens, was obtained from an ancient grave at Dos Pueblos, Cal.
Art in Shell of the Ancient Americans|William H. Holmes
Pueblos de candon Dos leguas adelante estan los Pueblos de candon tienen como mil y oçhoçientos hombres.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803, Volume V., 1582-1583|Various
Further left is the steeple of the church dos Clerigos, said to be the loftiest in Portugal after that of Mafra.
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction, Vol. 20, Issue 559, July 28, 1832|Various
Our party, three in number, reached Dos Rios in the morning and began work at the station with the women who were selling there.
In Indian Mexico (1908)|Frederick Starr

British Dictionary definitions for dos (1 of 5)

DOS

/ (dɒs) /

n acronym for trademark computing

disk-operating system, often prefixed, as in MS-DOS and PC-DOS; a computer operating system

British Dictionary definitions for dos (2 of 5)

abbreviation for

Doctor of Optometry

Doctor of Osteopathy

British Dictionary definitions for dos (3 of 5)

do¹

/ (duː, unstressed dʊ, də) /

verb does, doing, did or done

to perform or complete (a deed or action)to do a portrait; the work is done

(often intr; foll by for) to serve the needs of; be suitable for (a person, situation, etc); sufficethere isn't much food, but it'll do for the two of us

(tr) to arrange or fixyou should do the garden now

(tr) to prepare or provide; servethis restaurant doesn't do lunch on Sundays

(tr) to make tidy, elegant, ready, etc, as by arranging or adorningto do one's hair

(tr) to improve (esp in the phrase do something to or for)

(tr) to find an answer to (a problem or puzzle)

(tr) to translate or adapt the form or language ofthe book was done into a play

(intr) to conduct oneselfdo as you please

(intr) to fare or managehow are you doing these days?

(tr) to cause or producecomplaints do nothing to help

(tr) to give or renderyour portrait doesn't do you justice; do me a favour

(tr) to work at, esp as a course of study or a professionhe is doing chemistry; what do you do for a living?

(tr) to perform (a play, etc); actthey are doing ``Hamlet'' next week

(tr) to travel at a specified speed, esp as a maximumthis car will do 120 mph

(tr) to travel or traverse (a distance)we did 15 miles on our walk

(takes an infinitive without to) used as an auxiliary before the subject of an interrogative sentence as a way of forming a questiondo you agree?; when did John go out?

(takes an infinitive without to) used as an auxiliary to intensify positive statements and commandsI do like your new house; do hurry!

(takes an infinitive without to) used as an auxiliary before a negative adverb to form negative statements or commandshe does not like cheese; do not leave me here alone!

(takes an infinitive without to) used as an auxiliary in inverted constructionslittle did he realize that; only rarely does he come in before ten o'clock

used as an auxiliary to replace an earlier verb or verb phrase to avoid repetitionhe likes you as much as I do

(tr) informal to visit or explore as a sightseer or touristto do Westminster Abbey

(tr) to wear out; exhaust

(intr) to happen (esp in the phrase nothing doing)

(tr) slang to serve (a period of time) as a prison sentencehe's doing three years for burglary; he's doing time

(tr) informal to cheat or swindle

(tr) slang to robthey did three shops last night

(tr) slang

to arrest
to convict of a crime

(tr) Australian informal to lose or spend (money) completely

(tr) slang, mainly British to treat violently; assault

(tr) slang to take or use (a drug)

(tr) taboo, slang (of a male) to have sexual intercourse with

(tr) to partake in (a meal)let's do lunch

do or do a informal to act like; imitatehe's a good mimic – he can do all his friends well

do or die to make a final or supreme effort

how do you do? a conventional formula when being introduced

make do to manage with whatever is available

noun plural dos or do's

slang an act or instance of cheating or swindling

informal, mainly British and NZ a formal or festive gathering; party

do's and don'ts informal those things that should or should not be done; rules

Word Origin for do

Old English dōn; related to Old Frisian duān, Old High German tuon, Latin abdere to put away, Greek tithenai to place; see deed, doom

British Dictionary definitions for dos (4 of 5)

do²

/ (dəʊ) /

noun plural dos

a variant spelling of doh 1

British Dictionary definitions for dos (5 of 5)

do³

the internet domain name for

Dominican Republic

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DOS

noun Computers.

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verb (used with object), present singular 1st person do, 2nd do or (Archaic) do·est or dost, 3rd does or (Archaic) do·eth or doth, present plural do; past singular 1st person did, 2nd did or (Archaic) didst, 3rd did, past plural did; past participle done; present participle do·ing.

verb (used without object), present singular 1st person do, 2nd do or (Archaic) do·est or dost, 3rd does or (Archaic) do·eth or doth, present plural do; past singular 1st person did, 2nd did or (Archaic) didst, 3rd did, past plural did; past participle done; present participle do·ing.

auxiliary verb, present singular 1st person do, 2nd do or (Archaic) do·est or dost, 3rd does or (Archaic) do·eth or doth, present plural do; past singular 1st person did, 2nd did or (Archaic) didst, 3rd did, past plural did; past participle done; present participle do·ing.

noun, plural dos, do's.

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Origin of do

SYNONYMS FOR do

synonym study for do

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH do

Definition for dos (5 of 5)

noun, plural dos. Music.

Origin of do

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Example sentences from the Web for dos

British Dictionary definitions for dos (1 of 5)

n acronym for trademark computing

British Dictionary definitions for dos (2 of 5)

abbreviation for

British Dictionary definitions for dos (3 of 5)

verb does, doing, did or done

noun plural dos or do's

Word Origin for do

British Dictionary definitions for dos (4 of 5)

noun plural dos

British Dictionary definitions for dos (5 of 5)

the internet domain name for