| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Verb | 1. Of Drowse.[Websters]
2. To be tired. [Eve - graph theoretic] 3. To have nodded, dozed, catnapped or napped. [Eve - graph theoretic] 4. To have wandered, lazed, loitered or roamed.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Verb Past Tense | 1. Past tense conjugation of the verb drowse.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Verb Base (drowse) | 1. Sleep lightly or for a short period of time.[Wordnet]. 2. Be on the verge of sleeping.[Wordnet]. 3. To sleep imperfectly or unsoundly; to slumber; to be heavy with sleepiness; to doze.[Websters]. 4. To make heavy with sleepiness or imperfect sleep; to make dull or stupid.[Websters]. 5. Base verb from the following inflections: drowsing, drowsed, drowses, drowser, drowsers, drowsingly and drowsedly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
"DROWSED" is a common misspelling or typo for: drowses. |
Date "DROWSED" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1824. (references) |
Specialty Definition: drowse
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | 1: [Verb] drowz.. | 2: [Verb] To sleep imperfectly or unsoundly; to slumber; to be heavy with sleepiness.. | 3: [Verb] To look heavy; to be heavy or dull.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. |
| Wiktionary | 1: [Noun] the state of being sleepy and inactive. (references) | 2: [Verb] (intransitive) to be sleepy and inactive. (references) | 3: [Verb] (intransitive) to nod off; to fall asleep. (references) |
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Common Expressions: drowse
| Expressions | Definition | ||
| Drowse off | Change from a waking to a sleeping state. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
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