Showing posts with label doe's. Show all posts
Showing posts with label doe's. Show all posts

Tuesday, November 24, 2015

doze, does

Doze or doze means to sleep or nap, in a light or fitful way--
He begins to doze whenever he sits still; it's embarrassing.
Don't doze in class; pay attention!

Does or does ( rhymes with doze ) is the plural ( more than one ) of "doe", a female deer--
Look, two does with their fauns.
You may see three or four does at the back of the field.

Doe's or doe's ( rhymes with doze ) is the possessive form of "doe", used to describe something that belongs to a doe--
I can still see the white of the doe's tail, even in the woods.
We could hear the doe's ears flapping as she ran past.

Doe's might also be a contraction ( a short, informal form ) of "doe is"--
The doe's eating the bread we left for her.

Dough's or dough's  is a possessive form of "dough", the batter used to make bread or some baked goods--
The dough's temperature is important.
I can't seem to get the dough's consistency right.

Dough's might also be a contraction of "dough is", meaning bread batter, or money--
The dough's ready when it is twice the size it was before.
This cookie dough's tasty even when it's raw.
People say the dough's not the issue, but I think it is.

Now that you know that, you can say--
"He began to doze, and woke to find that two does had nibbled at the dough's edge."

Note--"does" ( rhymes with "buzz" ) is the third person singular ( he, she, it ) form of "do", meaning  to perform, execute, practice, or make--
She does yoga every morning.