doss

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the federal department in the United States that sets and maintains foreign policies
  2. noun an operating system that is on a disk
  3. verb sleep in a convenient place

Etymology

Perhaps from Latin dorsum (“the back”), i.e. what one lies on when sleeping; perhaps from English dialect doss (“a hassock”).

Synonyms

Department of State, United States Department of State, State Department, State, DoS

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