doe

Speech parts

1. doe - Noun

2. doe - Verb

3. doe - Adverb

4. Doe - Proper noun

Meaning

A female deer or antelope; specifically, the female of the fallow deer, of which the male is called a buck. Also applied to the female of other animals, as the rabbit. See the Note under Buck.

A feat. [Obs.] See Do, n.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

hind energy Department of Energy Energy Department female deer greyhound hare coney bunny roe billy hart roebuck biddy chinchilla
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Antonyms

wolf man sire fella billy goat male deer

Hypernyms

placental eutherian executive department placental mammal eutherian mammal

Related terms

John Doe Jane Doe Juanita Doe Juan Doe

Phrases with the word

John Doe johnny doe stag and doe party janie doe baby doe stag and doe

Examples

The will for deed I doe accept. Guillaume de Salluste Du Bartas

In this world of lies, Truth is forced to fly like a scared white doe in the woodlands; and only by cunning glimpses will she reveal herself, as in Shakespeare and other masters of the great Art of Telling the Truth, even though it be covertly, and by snatches. Herman Melville

How doe we create the world we want, rather than a world that just happens to us? Mark Kingwell

Ye would doe little for God, and the Devil were dead. Scottish Proverb

A man may spit on his hand, and doe full ill. Scottish Proverb

Non doe seguir amor chi non ha valore. Italian Proverb

Close letter words and terms

Dodwell Dodwellian Dodworth doe eyes Doe Lea doe party