does
present tense third-person singular of do
plural of doe
Kids Definition
does
present tense third person singular of do
does
verb
1
as in suffices
to be fitting or proper that outfit just won't do for the opera Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- suffices
- serves
- goes
- works
- befits
- fits
- suits
- fits the bill
- beseems
- satisfies
- fills the bill
- functions
2
as in serves
to be enough even half of that amount of sugar will do Synonyms & Similar Words
- suffices
- serves
- satisfies
- suits
- answers
- contents
- sates
- satiates
- quenches
- assuages
3
as in performs
to carry through (as a process) to completion do as much as you can and leave the rest Synonyms & Similar Words
- performs
- accomplishes
- makes
- achieves
- fulfills
- executes
- fulfils
- implements
- prosecutes
- negotiates
- perpetrates
- commits
- completes
- realizes
- carries out
- goes through
- pulls off
- finishes
- carries off
- effects
- brings off
- puts through
- practices
- brings about
- compasses
- follows through (with)
- effectuates
- attains
- repeats
- ends
- aces
- actualizes
- nails
- reenacts
- practises
- works (at)
- reduplicates
- winds up
- engages (in)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- fails
- slurs
- slights
- skimps
4
as in decorates
to make more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming did the living room in French provincial style Synonyms & Similar Words
- decorates
- adorns
- enriches
- drapes
- beautifies
- graces
- paints
- embellishes
- decks
- embosses
- ornaments
- trims
- dresses
- garnishes
- does up
- festoons
- brightens
- fancifies
- bedecks
- arrays
- caparisons
- emblazes
- freshens
- blazons
- dolls up
- gussies up
- bedizens
- pretties (up)
- traps
- embroiders
- smartens
- fancies up
- chases
- accessorizes
- glitzes (up)
- frills
- hangs
- figures
- redoes
- gilds
- ribbons
- feathers
- diamonds
- furbelows
- tricks (out)
- gems
- braids
- swags
- flounces
- garlands
- fringes
- bosses
- jewels
- dresses up
- fillets
- redecorates
- filigrees
- pearls
- impearls
- appliqués
- wreathes
- laces
- spruces (up)
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- disfigures
- simplifies
- reveals
- scars
- spoils
- defaces
- streamlines
- displays
- mars
- exposes
- bares
- dismantles
- uncovers
- denudes
- divests
- strips
- blemishes
- uglifies
5
as in copes
to meet one's day-to-day needs I'm doing just fine Synonyms & Similar Words
- copes
- manages
- survives
- affords
- fares
- makes shift
- gets on
- shifts
- makes do
- gets by
- makes out
- gets along
- makes ends meet
- contrives
- lasts
- fends for oneself
- scrounges
- carries on
- ekes out
- wrings
- squeezes
- wrests
- scrapes (by or through)
- swings
- scrapes (out)
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- fails
- falls short
- collapses
- flounders
- fizzles
- declines
- wanes
- slumps
- peters (out)
- gives up
6
as in causes
to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind) this neighborhood cleanup effort might just do some good Synonyms & Similar Words
- causes
- creates
- brings
- generates
- works
- prompts
- produces
- makes
- spawns
- induces
- invokes
- effects
- yields
- catalyzes
- begets
- brings about
- engenders
- encourages
- draws on
- occasions
- effectuates
- brings on
- promotes
- introduces
- breeds
- brings forth
- decides
- begins
- determines
- initiates
- starts
- inaugurates
- establishes
- launches
- founds
- develops
- gives rise to
- translates (into)
- results (in)
- enacts
- furthers
- institutes
- renders
- innovates
- cultivates
- pioneers
- fosters
- fathers
- nurtures
- contributes (to)
- nourishes
- sets up
- sets
- turns out
- conduces (to)
- forwards
- advances
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- restricts
- impedes
- limits
- suppresses
- controls
- inhibits
- dampens
- represses
- stifles
- smothers
- subdues
- checks
- restrains
- quells
- kills
- crushes
- squashes
- retards
- destroys
- curbs
- arrests
- squelches
- reins (in)
- abolishes
- quashes
- stills
- quenches
- extinguishes
- clamps down (on)
- puts down
- liquidates
- cracks down (on)
- cans
- demolishes
- snuffs (out)
7
as in imitates
to copy or exaggerate (someone or something) in order to make fun of the laughing partygoers begged their host to do Marlon Brando again Synonyms & Similar Words
- imitates
- parodies
- mocks
- mimics
- spoofs
- caricatures
- pretends
- emulates
- simulates
- travesties
- sends up
- performs
- ridicules
- burlesques
- plays
- reproduces
- derides
- satirizes
- enhances
- replicates
- feigns
- elaborates
- jibes
- gibes
- pasquinades
- exaggerates
- lampoons
- monkeys
- parrots
- overstates
- apes
- personates
- pads
- dissembles
- embellishes
- embroiders
- acts
- amplifies
- expands
- stretches
- shams
- duplicates
- plays up
- mimes
- overdraws
- pantomimes
- copycats
- impersonates
- counterfeits
- magnifies
- puts on
- fakes
- enlarges (on or upon)
- fleshes (out)
8
as in progresses
to move forward along a course how are you doing with the house restoration? Synonyms & Similar Words
- progresses
- goes
- proceeds
- comes
- marches
- forges
- advances
- fares
- goes off
- gets on
- paces
- goes along
- gains ground
- speeds
- comes along
- accelerates
- approaches
- gets along
- pushes
- drives
- travels
- runs
- passes
- impels
- repairs
- nears
- propels
- wends
- journeys
- fast-forwards
- actuates
- takes out
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- stands
- remains
- stays
- stops
- hinders
- impedes
- blocks
- checks
- obstructs
- halts
- ceases
- stems
- interrupts
- suppresses
- arrests
- holds back
- slows (down or up)
- represses
- retards
- inhibits
- pauses
- balks
- delays
- detains
- hampers
- waits
- stalls
- stunts
- nips
- regresses
- lets up
- cramps
9
as in plays
to present a portrayal or performance of she's done Eliza Doolittle on the stage so many times that she can probably play the flower girl in her sleep Synonyms & Similar Words
- performs
- plays
- interprets
- portrays
- depicts
- represents
- impersonates
- acts
- enacts
- dramatizes
- acts out
- renders
- mimics
- imitates
- underplays
- overplays
- masquerades
- pantomimes
- overacts
- takes on
- playacts
- mimes
- apes
- hams
- clowns
- coacts
- costars
- role-plays
- poses (as)
- stars (in)
10
as in squeezes
to rob by the use of trickery or threats did them out of their savings with surprising ease Synonyms & Similar Words
- squeezes
- stings
- plucks
- hustles
- sticks
- cheats
- beats
- screws
- deceives
- tricks
- bleeds
- does in
- diddles
- shortchanges
- victimizes
- shakes down
- cons
- defrauds
- betrays
- fiddles
- rips off
- cozens
- exploits
- shorts
- suckers
- stiffs
- fools
- reams
- skins
- bilks
- swindles
- sells a bill of goods to
- chouses
- flimflams
- chisels
- mulcts
- gaffs
- soaks
- takes to the cleaners
- extorts
- rooks
- fleeces
- euchres
- hoses
- wrenches
- skunks
- nobbles
- takes for a ride
- wrings
- clips
- thimblerigs
- milks
- overcharges
- gouges
- nicks
- wrests
- dupes
- bitches
- gulls
- fast-talks
- bamboozles
- double-crosses
- ropes (in)
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as in hides
to strike repeatedly no one is sure who did them in that alley Synonyms & Similar Words
- hides
- licks
- pounds
- beats
- whips
- knocks
- slaps
- lashes
- hits
- attacks
- thumps
- pelts
- spanks
- slams
- smashes
- punches
- assaults
- chops
- batters
- works over
- lathers
- bashes
- mauls
- bats
- smacks
- switches
- bastes
- pummels
- bludgeons
- lambastes
- thrashes
- punches out
- slates
- threshes
- hammers
- flogs
- wallops
- boxes
- belabors
- clubs
- storms
- whacks
- slogs
- raids
- curries
- belts
- tans
- swipes
- lambasts
- paddles
- whales
- buffets
- wounds
- whaps
- rushes
- fibs
- beats up on
- laces
- whops
- whups
- clobbers
- birches
- tromps
- drubs
- cracks
- assails
- besets
- bungs up
- pommels
- lays on
- pastes
- swats
- whams
- roughs (up)
- socks
- straps
- thwacks
- clouts
- lams
- cudgels
- cuffs
- mangles
- messes (up)
- whomps
- mutilates
- maims
- busts
- fustigates
- flagellates
- lacerates
- descends (on or upon)
- canes
- leathers
- scourges
- gores
- blackjacks
- jumps (on)
- rawhides
- pistol-whips
- cowhides
- horsewhips
- pounces (on or upon)
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as in happens
to take place nothing's ever doing in this boring little town Synonyms & Similar Words
- happens
- is
- comes
- occurs
- transpires
- cooks
- chances
- comes about
- comes down
- passes
- goes down
- befalls
- goes on
- comes off
- haps
- betides
- develops
- rises
- comes to pass
- intervenes
- proceeds
- materializes
- arises
- follows
- results
- turns out
- breaks
- falls out
- comes up
- goes off
- shapes (up)
- springs (up)
- crops (up)