dos
1 of 2 variants or do's
plural of do entry 2
DOS
2 of 2noun
ˈdäs 
: the operating system of a computer that can be stored on and run off of a computer disk drive
Word History
Etymology
Noun
disk operating system
First Known Use
Noun
1967, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
dos
abbreviation
dosage
dos
noun
variants or do's
1
as in functions
a social gathering it's supposed to be some sort of fancy do Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- functions
- dances
- parties
- blasts
- binges
- fetes
- celebrations
- bashes
- events
- shindigs
- benefits
- blowouts
- fêtes
- affairs
- receptions
- balls
- formals
- socials
- get-togethers
- galas
- proms
- bakes
- soirees
- masquerades
- stags
- mixers
- suppers
- salons
- clambakes
- orgies
- keggers
- fund-raisers
- klatches
- bacchanals
- housewarmings
- soirées
- occasions
- showers
- cocktail parties
- saturnalias
- tea parties
- teas
- bacchanalia
- house parties
- hen parties
- icebreakers
- keg parties
- symposia
- klatsches
- symposiums
- kaffeeklatsches
- meet and greets
2
as in rules
a statement of what to do that must be obeyed by those concerned issued a long list of dos and don'ts before we even started the project Synonyms & Similar Words
- rules
- commands
- commandments
- instructions
- imperatives
- requirements
- injunctions
- dictates
- words
- directives
- decrees
- edicts
- laws
- directions
- behests
- orders
- charges
- mandates
- precepts
- regulations
- prescripts
- demands
- prescriptions
- counter-orders
- ordinances
- statutes
- countermands
- counterorders
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- appeals
- pleas
- recommendations
- petitions
- proposals
- entreaties
- suggestions
- urgings
3
as in cuts
a style or arrangement of hair you can tell that the picture was taken in the 1980s from my permed do Synonyms & Similar Words
- cuts
- hairdos
- hairstyles
- coiffures
- haircuts
- bobs
- trims
- ponytails
- buns
- perms
- braids
- fades
- updos
- chignons
- Mohawks
- conks
- queues
- crops
- plaits
- permanents
- Mohawk
- pugs
- shingles
- pompadours
- crew cuts
- pageboys
- buzz cuts
- shags
- pigtails
- roaches
- beehives
- ducktails
- big hairs
- French twists
- upsweeps
- comb-overs
4
as in duties
archaic something one must do because of prior agreement in this hour of national crisis everyone must do their do Synonyms & Similar Words
- duties
- obligations
- responsibilities
- needs
- commitments
- imperatives
- offices
- musts
- devoirs
- burdens
- words
- vows
- contracts
- incumbencies
- charges
- promises
- setups
- payments
- pacts
- requirements
- arrangements
- appointments
- oaths
- constraints
- restraints
- engagements
- debts
- trusts
- pledges
- compacts
- tributes
- compulsions
- pre-arrangements
- prearrangements
- covenants
- reservations
- forces
- troths
- onuses
- coercions
- duresses
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- graces
- exemptions
- options
- releases
- stays
- alternatives
- discharges
- waivers
- reliefs
- preferences
- loopholes
- postponements
- choices
- selections
- picks
- eases
5
as in commotions
chiefly dialect a state of noisy, confused activity in that small town a great deal of do could come from very little indeed Synonyms & Similar Words
- commotions
- fun
- clutters
- disturbances
- ados
- fusses
- bothers
- noises
- turmoils
- clatters
- hurricanes
- rows
- bustles
- furores
- dins
- ballyhoos
- blathers
- williwaws
- corroborees
- stews
- zoos
- moils
- furors
- pandemoniums
- ructions
- alarums and excursions
- hoo-hahs
- hullabaloos
- welters
- to-dos
- hubbubs
- storms
- hooplas
- stirs
- ruckuses
- coils
- shindies
- tumults
- rumpuses
- splores
- shindys
- kerfuffles
- bluster
- roars
- pothers
- squalls
- foofaraws
- bobberies
- rackets
- upheavals
- whirls
- uproars
- hurlies
- hurry-scurries
- hurry-skurries
- hurly-burlies
- helter-skelters
- hoo-has
- cacophonies
- disorders
- hubble-bubbles
- clamors
- outcries
- howls
- fevers
- outbreaks
- outbursts
- eruptions
- hue and cries
- scuffles
- fracas
- brawls
- tizzies
- melees
- fracases
- frets
- mêlées
- flutters
- flurries
- hassles
- lathers
- dithers
- frays
- flare-ups
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- peaces
- tranquillities
- tranquilities
- hushes
- calms
- quiets
- rests
- quietudes
- orders