doss

noun

Definition of dossnext
chiefly British
as in bed
a place set aside for sleeping the living room couch was my doss for the weekend I spent at my friend's Lake District cottage

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  1. bed
  2. bunk
  3. couch
Noun
  • As for obstacles, experts nodded to persistent bottlenecks in shelter beds reserved for domestic violence survivors and legal support options, financial limitations, especially as pandemic-era federal funding dries up, and widespread access to guns.
    — Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 8 Nov. 2026
  • The unnamed truck has a flat five-foot steel bed and an open-sided cab unburdened by creature comforts.
    — Stephen Edelstein, The Drive, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of bed
Noun
  • After lights-out, those young soldiers came to his bunk to ask what war is like.
    — Matthew Marcellus, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Nov. 2026
  • The well-size main bedroom has leafy views and another decorative fireplace, although the person doing the listing’s photos has oddly chosen to hide it behind a bed; the second bedroom can easily handle a bunk-bed situation plus a sideboard.
    — Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of bunk
Noun
  • Even in the most testosterone sense setting (US active duty men with unspent per diem money), Hooters wasn't enough to get them off their couch.
    — Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 11 Nov. 2026
  • Walking even a few feet left him out of breath, and he was soon confined to the couch.
    — Noelle Crombie, ProPublica, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of couch
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“Doss.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doss. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026.

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