DOE

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations'DOE': /ˌdiːəʊˈiː/; 'doe': /ˈdəʊ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/doʊ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(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.")

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
DOE, DoE abbreviation for
  1. (in Canada and, formerly, in Britain) Department of the Environment
  2. (in the US) Department of Energy
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
doe /doʊ/USA pronunciation   n. [countable], pl. does, (esp. when thought of as a group) doe. 
  1. Mammalsthe female of the deer, antelope, goat, rabbit, and certain other animals.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
doe  (dō),USA pronunciation n., pl. does, (esp. collectively) doe. 
  1. Mammalsthe female of the deer, antelope, goat, rabbit, and certain other animals.
  • bef. 1000; Middle English do, Old English ; 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.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Doe /dəʊ/ n
  1. (formerly) the plaintiff in a fictitious action, Doe versus Roe, to test a point of law
    See also Roe
  2. John Doe, Jane DoeUS an unknown or unidentified male or female person
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
doe /dəʊ/ n ( pl 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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