| 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] |
| day after day |
on each day for a certain period of days. |
| 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. [2 definitions] |
| daydream |
a dreamlike fantasy one has while awake, often characterized by pleasant thoughts or wishful imaginings. [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 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. |