| 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 in, day out |
every day without change; continuously over an indefinite number of days. |
| 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] |