doe

UK: 'DOE': /ˌdiːəʊˈiː/; 'doe': /ˈdəʊ/ US: /doʊ/ ,(dō)

Inflections of 'doe' (n):

does

npl

doe

npl (Can be used as a collective plural—e.g. "We saw a stag and several doe.")

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

doe /doʊ/   n. [countable] , pl. does, (esp. when thought of as a group) doe. 

1. Mammals the female of the deer, antelope, goat, rabbit, and certain other animals.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

doe  (dō), n., pl. does, (esp. collectively) doe. 

1. Mammals the female of the deer, antelope, goat, rabbit, and certain other animals.

• bef. 1000; Middle English do, Old English dā; cognate with Danish daa; akin to Old English dēon to suck

DOE, 

1. Government, See Department of Energy. 
2. Also, d.o.e. depends on experience;
   depending on experience: used in stating a salary range in help-wanted ads.

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doe / dəʊ/ noun (does, doe)

1. the female of the deer, hare, rabbit, and certain other animals

Etymology: Old English dā; related to Old English dēon to suck, Sanskrit dhēnā cow

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DOE, DoE abbreviation

1. (in Canada and, formerly, in Britain) Department of the Environment
2. (in the US) Department of Energy

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Doe / dəʊ/ noun

1. (formerly) the plaintiff in a fictitious action, Doe versus Roe, to test a point of law
   See also Roe
2. John Doe, Jane Doe ⇒ an unknown or unidentified male or female person