doss
British vagrant's rest
Doss is British slang meaning to sleep rough or in makeshift accommodation: He dossed in doorways when he couldn't afford the hostel.
A doss is an easy task requiring little effort: The exam was a complete doss.
To doss about or doss around is to idle or waste time.
A dosser is someone who sleeps rough or, more loosely, a lazy person.
1000 pounds, engineering unit
- snoozeLight brief sleep
- crashSudden violent impact
- napBrief daytime rest
- slumberLight, restful unconsciousness
doze · siesta · shuteye · rest · repose · flop · catnap · lie-down
Pass time idly
- idleWithout activity or purpose
- loungeComfortable waiting room
- slackAbsence of tautness
- bumIdle vagrant
skive · loiter · dawdle · vegetate · mooch · goof-off · kill-time · do-nothing
kip
1000 pounds, engineering unit
slumber · doze · siesta · shuteye · rest · repose · flop · catnap · lie-down · turn-in
laze
Pass time idly
bum · skive · loiter · dawdle · vegetate · mooch · goof-off · kill-time · do-nothing · shirk
dosshouse
Cheap lodging for vagrants
streets
Public urban ways
vagrant · homeless · destitute · exposure · elements · survival · hardship · pavement · underpass · bench
- second doseSubsequent administration of medicine
- dose of one's own medicineReciprocal mistreatment experienced
- double doseTwo servings of medication
- booster doseFollow-up vaccination shot
- daily doseScheduled regular intake amount
- lethal doseAmount causing death