English words starting with do

Meanings of Do:

verb

Perform (an action, the precise nature of which is often unspecified).

Usage examples:

Very little work has been done in this field

noun

Used before a verb (except be, can, may, ought, shall, will ) in questions and negative statements.

Usage examples:

Do you have any pets?

abbreviation

Ditto.

auxiliary verb

Used before a verb (except be, can, may, ought, shall, will) in questions and negative statements.

Usage examples:

Do you have any pets?

Meanings of Do away with:

phrasal verb

Terminate, end, or take out

Meanings of Do in:

phrasal verb

Get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing

Meanings of Do justice:

idiom

Bring out fully or to advantage

Meanings of Do one's best:

idiom

Perform a task as well as possible

phrase

Do all one can.

Usage examples:

Ruth did her best to reassure her

Meanings of Do out of:

phrasal verb

Deprive someone of something in an underhand or unfair way.

Usage examples:

She was always chasing him about money, as if he was trying to do her out of her share

Meanings of Do time:

idiom

To spend a certain period in prison

Usage examples:

He did time in a california prison.

Meanings of Do up:

phrasal verb

Wrap for decorative purposes

noun

A woman's hairstyle in which the hair is arranged on top of the head, especially for a special occasion such as a wedding

Meanings of Do-an:

collocation

To say or do something that shows a complete change of opinion or behaviour

Usage examples:

He has done an about-face on both issues., after her stint in jail for drug possession, she's done …

Meanings of Do-badly:

auxiliary verb

Used with another verb to form questions and negative sentences

Usage examples:

Where do you work?, why don’t we have lunch together on friday?, "didn’t you know sophie was coming…

Meanings of Do-battle:

idiom

To fight or argue in a serious way

Usage examples:

No agreement was reached and both sides prepared to do battle.

Meanings of Do-better-than:

idiom

To be wise enough to behave in a more responsible or acceptable way

Usage examples:

You know better than to interrupt when someone else is talking.

Meanings of Do-business:

idiom

To do what is wanted or needed in a situation

Usage examples:

As long as he does the business on the football field, the club is happy with him.

collocation

To buy or sell goods or services from or to a person or organization

Usage examples:

Our firm does a lot of business with overseas customers., he cautions against doing business with c…

Meanings of Do-business-with:

noun

The activity of buying and selling goods and services, or a particular company that does this, or work in general rather than pleasure

Usage examples:

[ c ] he runs a dry cleaning business., [ u ] i’m in baltimore on business., [ u ] our firm does a …

Meanings of Do-for:

phrasal verb

To seriously damage something, or to seriously hurt or kill someone

Usage examples:

Driving on those rough roads has really done for my car.

Meanings of Do-gooder:

noun

Someone who does things that they think will help other people, although the other people might not find their actions helpful

Meanings of Do-it:

idiom

To have sex

Meanings of Do-nothing:

idiom

To not involve someone or something

Usage examples:

This argument has nothing to do with me., much of the bill has nothing to do with civil rights.

Meanings of Do-out:

phrasal verb

To decorate something

Usage examples:

They did the room out with balloons and streamers ready for the party., we've had the bathroom done…

Meanings of Do-over:

phrasal verb

To decorate a room or part of a house in a new way

Usage examples:

We plan to do over the kitchen next year.

Meanings of Do-so:

phrase

To act in the way mentioned

Usage examples:

Parents must take responsibility for their children. failure to do so could mean a fine or a jail s…

Meanings of Do-someone:

phrasal verb

To seriously damage something, or to seriously hurt or kill someone

Usage examples:

Driving on those rough roads has really done for my car.

Meanings of Do-someone-a-service:

idiom

To do something to help someone

Usage examples:

You've done me a great service - thank you.

Meanings of Do-something:

collocation

Very eager to do something

Usage examples:

They were very keen to start work as soon as possible., i was keen to see how exactly he'd managed …

Meanings of Do-something-for:

phrasal verb

To seriously damage something, or to seriously hurt or kill someone

Usage examples:

Driving on those rough roads has really done for my car.