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— da·da·ism noun, often cap

— da·da·ist noun or adjective, often cap

dad·dy noun, plural daddies : a male human parent : FATHER 1

Synonyms

father, papa, pop—more at FATHER

dad·dy long·legs noun, plural daddy longlegs : any of an order of arachnids resembling the true spiders but having small rounded bodies and long slender legs

daemon variant of DEMON

daf·fo·dil noun : any of various bulbous herbs with usu. large flowers having a trumpetlike center

daf·fy adjective daf·fi·er; -est 1 : exhibiting or indicative of a lack of common sense or sound judgment : FOOLISH

2 : disordered in mind : INSANE

daft adjective 1 : exhibiting or indicative of a lack of common sense or sound judgment : FOOLISH

2 : disordered in mind : INSANE

Synonyms

[1] absurd, asinine, balmy, crazy, cuckoo, fatuous, foolish, nonsensical, nutty, preposterous, senseless, silly, wacky, witless, zany—more at FOOLISH

[2] cracked, crazy, deranged, insane, loco, lunatic, mad, maniacal, nuts, nutty, screwy, unsound—more at INSANE

daft·ness noun : the quality or state of being daft

Synonyms

absurdity, asininity, balminess, craziness, fatuity, folly, foolishness, inanity, insanity, lunacy, madness, silliness, simplicity, zaniness

dag abbreviation dekagram

dag·ger noun 1 : a sharp pointed knife for stabbing

2 : a character † used as a reference mark or to indicate a death date

da·guerre·o·type noun : an early photograph produced on a silver or a silver-covered copper plate

dahl·ia noun : any of a genus of tuberous herbs related to the daisies and having showy flowers

1daily adjective 1 : occurring, done, or used every day or every weekday

2 : of or relating to every day <~ visitors>

3 : computed in terms of one day <~ wages>

— dai·li·ness noun

— daily adverb

2daily noun, plural dailies : a newspaper published every weekday

daily double noun : a system of betting on races in which the bettor must pick the winners of two stipulated races in order to win

dain·ti·ness noun : the quality or state of being dainty

Synonyms

delicacy, fineness, fragility—more at DELICACY

1dainty noun, plural dainties [ORIGIN: ME deinte, fr. OF deintié, fr. L dignitas dignity, worth]

: something delicious or pleasing to the taste : DELICACY

Synonyms

delicacy, goody, tidbit, treat—more at DELICACY

2dainty adjective dain·ti·er; -est 1 : pleasing to taste

2 : delicately pretty

3 : marked by fastidious discrimination or finicky taste

— dain·ti·ly adverb

Synonyms

[1] choice, delicate, elegant, exquisite, rare, select—more at CHOICE

[3] choosy, delicate, demanding, exacting, fastidious, finicky, fussy, nice, old-maidish, particular, picky—more at FINICKY

dai·qui·ri noun [ORIGIN: Daiquirí, Cuba]

: a cocktail made of usu. rum, lime juice, and sugar

dairy noun, plural dair·ies [ORIGIN: ME deyerie, fr. deye dairymaid, fr. OE dǣge kneader of bread]

1 : CREAMERY

2 : a farm specializing in milk production

dairy·ing noun : the business of operating a dairy

dairy·maid noun : a woman employed in a dairy

dairy·man noun : a person who operates a dairy farm or works in a dairy

da·is noun : a raised platform usu. above the floor of a hall or large room

Synonyms

platform, podium, rostrum, stage, stand—more at PLATFORM

dai·sy noun, plural daisies [ORIGIN: ME dayeseye, fr. OE dægesēage, fr. dæg day + ēage eye]

: any of numerous composite plants having flower heads in which the marginal flowers resemble petals

dai·sy–chain verb : to link (as computer components) together in series

— daisy chain noun

daisy wheel noun : a disk with spokes bearing type that serves as the printing element of an electric typewriter or printer; also : a printer that uses such a disk

Da·ko·ta noun, plural Dakotas also Dakota : a member of an American Indian people of the northern Mississippi valley; also : their language

dal abbreviation dekaliter

dale noun : a long depression between ranges of hills or mountains : VALLEY

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