| David |
according to the Old Testament, the second king of Israel, a shepherd as a youth who killed the giant Goliath, and reputedly the author of many of the Psalms. |
| davit |
on a ship, any of various small cranes that project over the side and are used to raise and lower small boats. |
| Davy Jones |
a name used by sailors to symbolize the spirit of the sea. |
| Davy Jones's locker |
the bottom of the ocean, esp. when referred to as the grave of all the sailors who have died or will die at sea. |
| daw |
a small crow native to Europe; jackdaw. |
| dawdle |
to walk slowly and aimlessly; linger along the way. [3 definitions] |
| dawn |
the first daylight in the morning, or the time at which it occurs. [5 definitions] |
| dawn redwood |
a Chinese tree, cultivated in the United States, that resembles the redwood and bears cones but has deciduous twigs and needles. |
| day |
the period between sunrise and sunset or between two successive nights. [5 definitions] |
| Dayak |
a member of one of the Indonesian peoples living in the interior of Borneo, or their language. |
| daybed |
a couch, usu. armless, that may also be used as a bed, or a bed that serves as a couch. |
| daybook |
a book for recording each day's events; diary. [2 definitions] |
| daybreak |
the first daylight in the morning; dawn. |
| day care |
daytime care and supervision, in a home or day-care center, esp. for preschool children, or after-school or vacation care for older children, or supervised daytime care for elderly or disabled people. |
| daydream |
a dreamlike fantasy one has while awake, usu. about pleasant events in the future. [2 definitions] |
| Day-Glo |
trademark for a substance used to produce vivid fluorescence in paints or colors. |
| day in court |
the opportunity to be heard or to present one's case, as in a legal proceeding. |
| day laborer |
a worker, esp. an unskilled one, who is paid by the day. |
| day letter |
in former times, a telegram sent during the day that was cheaper but slower than a regular telegram. |
| daylight |
the light of the day, or the time that the sky is or becomes light. [4 definitions] |
| daylight-saving time |
standard time that has been advanced by one hour in a given time zone, usu. in the spring and lasting into the fall, in order to provide one more hour of daylight at the end of each day. |