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. |
day lily |
any of several wild and cultivated varieties of lily whose multiple, trumpet-shaped flowers each bloom for a single day. |
daylong |
lasting the entire day. |
day nursery |
a nursery school in which preschool children, usu. of working parents, receive care and supervision during the day. |
Day of Atonement |
see "Yom Kippur." |
day room |
a room for recreation, reading, or writing, as in a military barracks, nursing home, or other institution. |
days |
during the daytime regularly. |
day school |
a private school for pupils who live at home and attend classes only during the day. (Cf. boarding school.) [2 definitions] |
daytime |
the time between dawn and evening. |
day-to-day |
occurring daily; routine. [2 definitions] |
day-tripper |
one who makes a day-long trip but does not stay overnight. |
daywork |
work that is completed and paid for on a daily basis, such as the work of a housecleaner. |
daze |
to stun, as by a blow or shock. [3 definitions] |
dazed |
stunned with shock or disbelief. [2 definitions] |
dazzle |
to dim or confuse the vision of, by blinding light. [6 definitions] |
dazzling |
having great billiance; extremely shiny or sparkly. [3 definitions] |
dB |
abbreviation of "decibel," or "decibels," a unit indicating the level of loudness of sound, relative to a standard level, or indicating relative differences in power levels of electrical signals, equal to ten times the common logarithm of the ratio of the two levels. |
dbl. |
abbreviation of "double." |