- (in Canada and, formerly, in Britain) Department of the Environment
- (in the US) Department of Energy
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DOE, DoE abbreviation for
doe /doʊ/USA pronunciation
n. [countable], pl. does, (esp. when thought of as a group) doe.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- Mammalsthe female of the deer, antelope, goat, rabbit, and certain other animals.
doe
(dō),USA pronunciation n., pl. does, (esp. collectively) doe.
DOE,
- Mammalsthe 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,
- Government, See Department of Energy.
- 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/ n
- (formerly) the plaintiff in a fictitious action, Doe versus Roe, to test a point of law
See also Roe - John Doe, Jane Doe ⇒ US an unknown or unidentified male or female person
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doe /dəʊ/ n ( pl does, doe)
- the female of the deer, hare, rabbit, and certain other animals
'DOE' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
John Doe
- John Dory
- Roe
- affiliate
- continuative
- Department of Energy
- does
- doeskin
- ex libris
- fawn
- Jane Doe
- pied-de-biche
- pseudoevangelic
- pseudoevangelical
- Richard Roe
- teg