Background for dos

dos

/duːz/ /doʊz/

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noun noun

A party, celebration, social function.

Examples :

"We’re having a bit of a do on Saturday to celebrate my birthday."

"We’re having a bit of a do on Saturday to celebrate my birthday."

entertainment event culture holiday tradition

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noun noun

Examples :

"Nice do!"

"Nice do!"

appearance style

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noun noun

Something that can or should be done (usually in the phrase dos and don'ts).

Examples :

"The employee handbook clearly outlines the dos and don'ts for using company equipment. "

moral value attitude way

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noun noun

A deed; an act.

Examples :

"Helping the elderly cross the street is a kind dos that makes a big difference. "

action achievement

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noun noun

Ado; bustle; stir; to-do; A period of confusion or argument.

Examples :

"There was a lot of dos about whether to have the office party at a restaurant or a bowling alley. "

situation event action period

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noun noun

A cheat; a swindler.

Examples :

"He turned out to be a dos, selling fake concert tickets to unsuspecting fans. "

character person negative moral business

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noun noun

An act of swindling; a fraud or deception.

Examples :

"The "free vacation" offer turned out to be a complete dos; we lost all our money. "

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noun noun

A syllable used in solfège to represent the first and eighth tonic of a major scale.

Examples :

"In music class, we learned that "do" is the first note of the scale, and singing all the way up, you end on another "do." "

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A party, celebration, social function.

Examples :

""My grandparents are having a big dos for their 50th wedding anniversary." "

entertainment culture event society

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Examples :

""I love your new dos; it really suits you!" "

appearance style

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Something that can or should be done (usually in the phrase dos and don'ts).

Examples :

"Before you start the exam, please read the list of dos and don'ts carefully. "

moral value way action

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A deed; an act.

Examples :

"Her dos of kindness, like helping the elderly neighbor carry groceries, were always appreciated. "

action achievement

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Ado; bustle; stir; to-do; A period of confusion or argument.

Examples :

"There was a lot of dos in the office after the new project was announced. "

situation event action period

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A cheat; a swindler.

Examples :

"The car salesman turned out to be a dos; he sold me a broken car without telling me about the damage. "

character person moral negative

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An act of swindling; a fraud or deception.

Examples :

"The student's elaborate story about winning a scholarship was a blatant dos; he'd made it all up. "

action business economy finance moral value

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A syllable used in solfège to represent the first and eighth tonic of a major scale.

Examples :

"In music class, we learned that "do" represents the first note of the scale, and then after seven other notes, we reach "do" again, an octave higher. "

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