| 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 camp |
a place or program that offers recreational or instructional activities during the daytime for children who are on vacation from school. |
| day care |
daytime care and supervision, in a home or special facility, esp. for infants and preschool children, or supervised daytime care for elderly or disabled people. [2 definitions] |
| day care center |
a commercial or government-operated facility that provides daytime care and supervision of babies and preschool children. |
| 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 |
the time being shown on a region's clocks as one hour later than the region's standard time. The practice of setting the clock time in this way allows for a longer period of sunlight during the evening hours as shown on the clock. The change to the clock time is typically implemented in the spring and continues into the fall when clocks are set back to standard time. Daylight saving time is also called "daylight savings time" and sometimes "summer time." |
| 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. |