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especially : a social engagement between two persons that often has a romantic character

5 : a person with whom one has a usu. romantic date

— to date

: up to the present moment

Synonyms

[3] duration, life, lifetime, run, standing, time—more at DURATION

[4] appointment, engagement, rendezvous, tryst—more at ENGAGEMENT

3date verb dat·ed; dat·ing 1 : to record the date of or on

2 : to determine, mark, or reveal the date, age, or period of

3 : to make or have a date with

4 : ORIGINATE <~s from ancient times>

5 : EXTEND

6 : to show qualities typical of a past period

dat·ed adjective 1 : provided with a date

2 : no longer acceptable, stylish, current, or usable

Synonyms

antiquated, archaic, obsolete, outdated, outmoded, outworn, passé—more at OBSOLETE

date·less adjective 1 : being or seeming to be without end : ENDLESS

2 : having no date

3 : too ancient to be dated

4 : TIMELESS

Synonyms

age-old, ancient, antediluvian, antique, hoary, old, venerable—more at ANCIENT

date·line noun : a line in a publication giving the date and place of composition or issue

— dateline verb

date rape noun : rape committed by the victim's date

da·tive adjective : of, relating to, or constituting a grammatical case marking typically the indirect object of a verb

— dative noun

da·tum noun, plural da·ta or datums : a single piece of data : FACT

dau abbreviation daughter

1daub verb 1 : to cover or smear with something sticky or dirty

2 : to apply paint or color crudely

— daub·er noun

Synonyms

smear; also coat, paint, plaster

2daub noun 1 : something daubed on : SMEAR

2 : a crude picture

daugh·ter noun 1 : a female offspring esp. of human beings

2 : a female adopted child

3 : a human female descendant

— daughter adjective

— daugh·ter·less adjective

daugh·ter–in–law noun, plural daugh·ters–in–law : the wife of one's son

daunt verb [ORIGIN: ME, fr. AF danter, daunter, fr. L domitare to tame]

: to lessen the courage of

Synonyms

demoralize, discourage, dishearten, dismay, dispirit, unman, unnerve—more at DISCOURAGE

daunt·ing adjective : tending to overwhelm or intimidate

daunt·less adjective : marked by courageous resolution : FEARLESS

— daunt·less·ly adverb

Synonyms

brave, courageous, doughty, fearless, gallant, greathearted, heroic, intrepid, lionhearted, manful, stalwart, stout, undaunted, valiant, valorous—more at BRAVE

dau·phin noun, often cap : the eldest son of a king of France

DAV abbreviation Disabled American Veterans

dav·en·port noun : a large upholstered sofa

Synonyms

couch, divan, lounge, settee, sofa—more at COUCH

da·vit noun : a small crane on a ship used in pairs esp. to raise or lower boats

daw·dle verb daw·dled; daw·dling 1 : to spend time wastefully or idly

2 : to move lackadaisically

— daw·dler noun

Synonyms

[1] dally, dillydally, hang around, hang out, idle, loaf, loll, lounge—more at IDLE

[2] crawl, creep, dally, delay, dillydally, drag, lag, linger, loiter, poke, tarry—more at DELAY

1dawn verb 1 : to begin to grow light as the sun rises

2 : to begin to appear or develop

3 : to begin to be understood

Synonyms

arise, begin, commence, form, materialize, originate, spring, start—more at BEGIN

2dawn noun 1 : the first appearance of light in the morning

2 : a first appearance : BEGINNING

Synonyms

[1] aurora, cockcrow, morning, sunrise; also daytime, light; twilight; forenoon

Antonyms

nightfall, sundown, sunset

[2] beginning, birth, commencement, genesis, launch, morning, onset, outset, start, threshold—more at BEGINNING

day noun 1 : the period of light between one night and the next; also : DAYLIGHT, DAYTIME

2 : the period of rotation of a planet (as earth) or a moon on its axis

3 : a period of 24 hours beginning at midnight

4 : a specified day or date

5 : a specified time or period : AGE

6 : the conflict or contention of the day

7 : the time

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