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daze
daze / dāz/ • v. [tr.] (usu. be dazed) make (someone) unable to think or react properly; stupefy; bewilder. • n. [in sing.] a state of stunned confusion or bewilderment: he was walking around in a daze. DERIVATIVES: daz·ed·ly / ˈdāzidlē/ adv. |
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"daze." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "daze." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-daze.html "daze." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-daze.html |
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daze benumb the senses of. XIV. First in pp. dased — ON. pp. dasaðr weary or exhausted from cold or exertion (cf. Icel. dasask refl. become exhausted, dasi lazy fellow, Sw. dasa lie idle).
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T. F. HOAD. "daze." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "daze." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-daze.html T. F. HOAD. "daze." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-daze.html |
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daze
•ablaze, amaze, appraise, baize, Blaise, blaze, braise, broderie anglaise, chaise, craze, daze, écossaise, erase, faze, gaze, glaze, graze, Hayes, Hays, haze, laze, liaise, lyonnaise, maize, malaise, Marseillaise, mayonnaise, Mays, maze, phase, phrase, polonaise, praise, prase, raise, raze, upraise
•nowadays • polyphase • multiphase
•stargaze • amylase • periclase
•underglaze • manes • lipase
•catchphrase
•conquistadores, mores, señores
•polymerase • paraphrase
•chrysoprase • lactase • equites
•Gervaise • endways • edgeways
•eques • breadthways • lengthways
•leastways • widthways • anyways
•sideways • longways • crossways
•always
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"daze." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "daze." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-daze.html "daze." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-daze.html |
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