"DO" meaning in English

See DO in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: DOs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} DO (countable and uncountable, plural DOs)
  1. (grammar) Initialism of direct object. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: direct object
    Sense id: en-DO-en-noun-eSR18Ovt Categories (other): Grammar Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
  2. (US) a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine Tags: US, countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-DO-en-noun-Y8ak2LRN Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 45 6 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 11 54 6 29 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 54 4 36
  3. (sciences) Initialism of dissolved oxygen. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: dissolved oxygen
    Sense id: en-DO-en-noun-9N76I6~M Categories (other): English links with redundant alt parameters, English links with redundant wikilinks, Sciences Topics: sciences
  4. (dentistry) Initialism of disto-occlusal. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: disto-occlusal
    Sense id: en-DO-en-noun-6oe1B7NZ Categories (other): Dentistry Topics: dentistry, medicine, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: PhD (english: Doctor of Philosophy), LLD (english: Doctor of Laws), D.Eng. (english: Doctor of Engineering), DASc (english: Doctor of Applied Science), DAS (english: Doctor of Applied Science), D.Sc. (english: Doctor of Science), ScD (english: Doctor of Science), D.A. (english: Doctor of Arts), D.M.A. (english: Doctor of Musical Arts), D.F.A. (english: Doctor of Fine Arts) Coordinate_terms: MD (english: Doctor of Medicine), DC (english: Doctor of Chiropractic), OD (english: Doctor of Optometry), DDS (english: Doctor of Dental Surgery), DMD (english: Doctor of Dental Medicine), DVM (english: Doctor of Veterinary Medicine), VMD (english: Veterinariae Medicinae Doctoris)
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