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Definition: Doings |
DoingsNoun1. Manner of acting or conducting yourself. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "doings" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1200. (references) |
Synonyms: DoingsSynonyms: behavior (n), behaviour (n), conduct (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Action | Deed, act, overt act, stitch, touch, gest transaction, job, doings, dealings, proceeding, measure, step, maneuver, bout, passage, move, stroke, blow; coup, coup de main, coup d'etat; tour de force; (display); feat, exploit; achievement; (completion); handiwork, workmanship; manufacture; stroke of policy; (plan). |
Activity | Press of business, no sinecure, plenty to do, many irons in the fire, great doings, busy hum of men, battle of life, thick of the action. |
Eventuality | The world, life, things, doings, affairs in general; things in general, affairs in general; the times, state of affairs, order of the day; course of things, tide of things, stream of things, current of things, run of things, march of things, course of events; ups and downs of life, vicissitudes of life; chapter of accidents; (chance); situation; (circumstances). |
Importance | Memorabilia, notabilia, great doings; red-letter day. |
Ostentation | Magnificence, splendor; coup d'oeil; grand doings. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Doings |
| English words defined with "doings": Self-complacent ♦ To take account of, to take into account. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "doings": Articles interchanged ♦ Hadith ♦ Nabal ♦ SPOOKER. (references) |
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Movie/TV Titles | Dizzy Doings (1941) Strange Doings in Beaverland (1930) Dan's Dippy Doings (1917) Dad's Dollars and Dirty Doings (1916) Some Doings (1914) | |
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 | There used to be gay doings around the colleges in the old days if we can believe the old songs. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Big doings on a little island -- planning liberty for hundreds of millions. Credit: Library of Congress. |
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits. | |||
| Author | Quotation |
Decimus Junius Juvenal | All the doings of mankind, their wishes, fears, anger, pleasures, joys, and varied pursuits, form the motley subject of my book. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | |
| Title | Author | Quote |
Emma | Austen, Jane | I could never hope to equal my own doings at Randalls. |
Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | Night, probably, knew more of his doings than day! |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | SPOOKER, n. A writer whose imagination concerns itself with supernatural phenomena, especially in the doings of spooks. One of the most illustrious spookers of our time is Mr. William D. Howells, who introduces a well-credentialed reader to as respectable and mannerly a company of spooks as one could wish to meet. To the terror that invests the chairman of a district school board, the Howells ghost adds something of the mystery enveloping a farmer from another township. |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| Speaker | Phrase(s) |
Dennis Miller | Give off even the faintest whisper of crime, suffering, or sordid doings, and we all pop in the jeweler's loupe of pain and start admiring the precision of the cut. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| "Doings" is generally used as a noun (plural) -- approximately 99.05% of the time. "Doings" is used about 105 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (plural) | 99.05% | 104 | 31,955 |
| Noun (proper) | 0.95% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 105 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes names derived from the word "doings". | |||
| Name | Gender | Language | Meaning |
| Elasah | N/A | Biblical | The doings of God |
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Expressions using "doings": grand doings ♦ great doings. Additional references. | |
| Hypenated Usage | |
Ending with "doings": wrong-doings. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "doings"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | veprimtari shoqërore, veprime (going on, goings on, ongoings), sjellje në shoqëri, gjëra të bëra. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | أعمال (doing, works). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | работи (affairs), гарнитури, постъпки (representations, steps), държание (address, demeanor, demeanour, deportment, form, mien), действия. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | èinnost (action, activity, doing, office, operation, ploy, work, working). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | travaux (work done under contract), faits (done). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | taten (deeds, did). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | κατορθώματα. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | mesterkedései vkinek, műve vkinek (workmanship), cucc (bag and baggage, clobber, duds, gear, goods and chattels, number, plunder), csínytevései vkinek, cókmók (bag and baggage, belongings, clobber, crap, duds, goods and chattels, kit, paraphernalia, traps), üzelmei vkinek. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | fatti (data, facts, made). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 云為 (sayings and doings, words and deeds). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | うに (sayings and doings, sea urchin, sea urchin eggs, words and deeds). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | drogh-yannoo (evil doings, malpractice, misdeed, misdemeanour). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | oingsday acontecimentos (ongoings). (various references) fapte (data, datum), evenimente (development), comportare (action, bearing, behavior, behaviour, conduct, course, dealing, demeaneour, deportment, habit, mien, trim), acţiuni (motion). (various references) события, возня (romp), дела (affairs, getting on, occasions). (various references) dèanadas (activity, behaviour). (various references) događaji, dela (works), dešavanja (ongoings), procedure. (various references) sucesos, hechos (acts), conducta (actions, bearing, behavior, behaviour, conduct, demeanor, demeanour, deportment, freightage, haulage, manner, portage, transport), chisme (gadget, gup, Jigger, spark), actuación (action, appear, emerge, gig, manner, occur, operation, performance, show, showing), actos, acciones (actions, stock). (various references) กิจกรรมทางสังคม. (various references) davranış (act, action, attitude, bearing, behavior, behavioral, behaviour, behavioural, conduct, deal, dealing, demeanor, demeanour, deportment, form, manner, proceeding, stroke, treatment, turn, way), zımbırtı (doing, doodad, doohickey, gadget, gimcrack, thingumabob, thingumajig, thingummy, whosit), muamele (deal, dealing, procedure, proceeding, transaction, treatment, turn, usage), iş (activity, affair, appointment, assignment, ball game, billet, biz, business, calling, cause, commerce, concern, dealing, deed, doing, employment, ergo-, function, gig, handiwork, job, metier, mission, occupation, occupational, operation, piece, piece of work, place, ploy, post, profession, pursuit, racket, regulation, shop, show, spindle, stint, task, things to do, trade, work, working, workings, works), faaliyet (action, activity, business, bustle, doing, service, strenuousness), şey (affair, article, chose, concern, doing, doodad, doohickey, lark, matter, object, stuff, thing, thingumabob, thingumajig, thingummy, well, whosit). (various references) події, дії (activity). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Date | Source | Proverbs Chapter 20, Verse 11 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Kai o poiwn auta en toiV epithdeumasin autou sumpodisqhsetai neaniskoV meta osiou kai euqeia h odoV autou |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Ex studiis suis intellegitur puer si munda et si recta sint opera eius |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | Of his studies is the child vnderstonde, if riyt ben and clene the workis of hym. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | Even a child is known by his doings, whether his work be pure, and whether it be right. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | Even a child is known by his doings, whether his work is pure, and whether it is right. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | Even a child may be judged by his doings, if his work is free from sin and if it is right. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Proverbs Chapter 20, Verse 11 |
| Cebuano | ¶ Bisan ang usa ka bata magapaila sa iyang kaugalingon pinaagi sa iyang mga buhat, Kong ang iyang buhat maputi ba ug kong kini matarung ba. |
| Chinese | 孩 童 的 動 作 、 是 清 " 、 是 正 直 、 都 顯 明 他 的 本 性 。 |
| Croatian | I dijete se poznaje po onome što èini, je li èisto i pravedno djelo njegovo. |
| Danish | Selv Drengen kendes på det, han gør, om han er ren og ret hans Færd. |
| Dutch | Een jongen zal ook door zijn handelingen zich bekend maken, of zijn werk zuiver, en of het recht zal wezen. |
| Finnish | Teoistansa tuntee jo poikasenkin, onko hänen menonsa puhdas ja oikea. |
| French | L`enfant laisse déj voir par ses actions Si sa conduite sera pure et droite. |
| German | Auch einen Knaben kennt man an seinem Wesen, ob er fromm und redlich werden will. |
| Haitian Creole | ¶ Yon timoun moutre ou sa l'ap soti nan sa l'ap fè. Ou ka di si l'ap serye, si l'ap bon. |
| Hungarian | Az õ cselekedetibõl ismerteti meg magát még a gyermek is, ha tiszta-é, és ha igaz-é az õ cselekedete. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Dari perbuatan anak dapat diketahui apakah kelakuannya baik dan lurus. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Jikalau budak sekalipun, maka suka ia berpura-pura dalam perbuatannya, seolah-olah semuanya betul dan benar barang yang diperbuatnya itu. |
| Italian | Gia con i suoi giochi il fanciullo dimostra se le sue azioni saranno pure e rette. |
| Maori | ¶ He tamariki nei ano ka mohiotia ki ana hanga, he ma ranei, he tika ranei tana mahi. |
| Norwegian | Allerede den unge gutt viser ved sine gjerninger om hans ferd vil bli ren og rett. |
| Portuguese | Até a criança se dá a conhecer pelas suas ações, se a sua conduta é pura e reta. |
| Rumanian | Copilul lasq sq se vadq kncq din faptele lui dacq purtarea lui va fi curatq wi fqrq prihanq. - |
| Russian | нПЦОП ХЪОБФШ "БЦЕ ПФТПЛБ П ЪБОСФЙСН ЕЗП, ЮЙУФП МЙ Й ТБЧЙМШОП МЙ 'Х"ЕФ ПЧЕ"ЕОЙЕ ЕЗП. |
| Spanish | Aun el muchacho es conocido por sus hechos, si su conducta es pura y recta. |
| Swedish | Redan barnet röjer sig i sina gärningar, om dess vandel är rättskaffens och redlig. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words ending with "doings": evildoings, misdoings, undoings, wrongdoings. (additional references) | |
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"Doings" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: dions, doans, Doeings, doigts, doinges, donges, donis, dopings, dosings, doyings, dozings, toings. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "doings" (pronounced duw"ingz) |
| 5 | d uw" i ng z | wrongdoings. |
| 3 | -i ng z | bearings, beatings, beginnings, beheadings, beings, belongings, Billings, blessings, boardings, bombings, bookings, borrowings, briefings, buildings, burnings, bushings, carjackings, carvings, casings, castings, ceilings, clippings, closings, coatings, comings, couplings, coverings, cowlings, cravings, crossings, cuttings, darlings, dealings, drawings, dressings, droppings, drownings, ducklings, dumplings, dwellings, earnings, earrings, earthlings, endings, engravings, etchings, evenings, everlastings, facings, failings, fastenings, feedings, feelings, fightings, filings, fillings, financings, findings, firings, fittings, fixings, flavorings, followings, forgings, frostings, furnishings, gatherings, goings, greetings, groupings, hangings, happenings, headings, hearings, helpings, herrings, hijackings, holdings, housings, hustings, innings, killings, landholdings, landings, lashings, leanings, leavings, leggings, lemmings, lightnings, linings, listings, livings, loadings, lodgings, longings, lynchings, mailings, makings, marketings, markings, meanings, meetings, misgivings, misunderstandings, moldings, moorings, mornings, mouldings, muggings, musings, nestlings, nothings, offerings, openings, outings, paintings, pickings, pilings, plantings, pleadings, poisonings, postings, posturings, printings, proceedings, publishings, puddings, railings, rankings, ratings, readings, recordings, rehearings, ridings, riggings, Rollings, rulings, rumblings, runnings, samplings, saplings, savings, sayings, schillings, scrapings, screenings, seasonings, seatings, seedlings, servings, settings, shadings, shavings, shillings, shipbuildings, shootings, shortcomings, showings, siblings, sightings, skillings, slayings, soundings, spellings, stabbings, standings, stockings, sufferings, surroundings, tailings, takings, teachings, tidings, toppings, trappings, trimmings, underlings, underpinnings, understandings, undertakings, uprisings, vikings, wanderings, warnings, weddings, whitings, winnings, workings, writings, yearlings, yearnings. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: dosing. | |
| Words within the letters "d-g-i-n-o-s" | |
-1 letter: dingo, dings, doing, dongs. | |
-2 letters: digs, ding, dins, dogs, dong, dons, gids, gins, gods, ions, nodi, nods, nogs, sign, sing, snog, song. | |
-3 letters: dig, din, dis, dog, don, dos, gid, gin, god, gos, ids, ins, ion, nod, nog, nos, ods, ons, sin, sod, son. | |
-4 letters: do, go, id, in, is, no, od, on, os. | |
| Words containing the letters "d-g-i-n-o-s" | |
+1 letter: bodings, dingoes, dossing, dousing, dowsing, ganoids, guidons, indigos, pongids, sodding. | |
+2 letters: agonised, birdsong, bondings, codesign, codlings, cognised, cordings, cosigned, deposing, diagnose, digoxins, discoing, drowsing, fungoids, godlings, holdings, indigoes, iodising, kingdoms, lingcods, loadings, lodgings, lordings, mendigos, misdoing, moldings, negroids, scolding, sidelong, smidgeon, snooding, songbird, sounding, stodging, undoings, wendigos, widgeons, windigos, wordings. | |
+3 letters: adsorbing, alongside, amidogens, birdsongs, bloodings, boardings, codesigns, consigned, delousing, desorbing, diagnosed, diagnoses, diagnosis, diagonals, digestion, dingdongs, disowning, disposing, disrobing, disyoking, dodginess, downswing, dragonish, droppings, drownings, endorsing, fondlings, genocides, glissando, gneissoid, godliness, grandiose, grandioso, gridirons, gueridons, hoardings, idolising, indigoids, indorsing, kinghoods, kingwoods, lordlings, miscoding, misdoings, modelings, mouldings, organdies, organised, outdesign, oxidising, resodding, rigadoons, rigaudons, ringdoves, sangfroid, scoldings, seconding, shadowing, shrouding, signboard, skidooing, smidgeons, soddening, soldering, songbirds, soundings, splodging, stounding, strouding, swounding, wendigoes, windigoes. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)44 6F 69 6E 67 73 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)-.. --- .. -. --. ... |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000100 01101111 01101001 01101110 01100111 01110011 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)D o i n g s |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0044 006F 0069 006E 0067 0073 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)388175807385 |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Modern | 5. Usage: Commercial 6. Images: Photo Album 7. Quotations: Familiar 8. Quotations: Fiction | 9. Quotations: Non-fiction 10. Quotations: Spoken 11. Usage Frequency 12. Names: Derived from | 13. Expressions 14. Translations: Modern 15. Bible Trace 16. Derivations | 17. Rhymes 18. Anagrams 19. Orthography 20. Bibliography |
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