dai • sy / ' deizi / noun [ count ] ( plural dai . sies ) a small flower with a yellow center, which usually grows wild in grass
dam / drem / noun [ count ] a wall that is built across a river to hold the water back
dam .age 1Ф /'daem^/nouninoncount] harm or injury that is caused when something is broken or spoiled
. age 2 Ф / 'daemid3 / verb ( dam . ag es , dam . ag . ing , dam aged )
to break or harm something
The house was badly damaged by the fire.
dam
He had an accident, but he didn't do any damage to his
car.
dam • ag • ing / ' 1жшэ1зщ / adjective
Cars have a damaging effect on the environment.
damn / drem / exclamation
a rude word that people sometimes use when they are angry Damn! I'm late and I can't find my keys!
damp / dremp / adjective ( damp er , damp .est )
a little wet a cold, damp house
dance 1 Ф / daens / verb ( danc.es,danc . ing ,danced)
to move your body to music Bob really knows how to dance! I danced with her all night.
danc • ing / ' drensig / noun [ noncount ] Will there be dancing at the party?
dance2Ф / daens / noun
[ count, noncount ] movements that you do to music
[ count ] a party where people dance My parents met at a dance.
danc . еГ Ф / 'daensar / noun [ count ]
a person who dances
Baryshnikov is a famous ballet dancer.
I'm not a very good dancer.
dan • de • li • on / ' drendэlaIэn / noun [ count ]
a small yellow flower that grows wild in grass dan • druff / ' drendref / noun [ noncount ]
small pieces of dead skin in a person's hair
dan .деГ Ф / demdpr / noun
[ noncount ] the possibility that something bad may happen
If you don't stop smoking, your health may be in serious danger .
[ count ] a person or thing that may bring harm or trouble
These chemicals are a danger to the environment.
dan .ger .OUS Ф / 'demdpros / adjective
A person or thing that is dangerous may hurt you It's dangerous to ride a motorcycle without a helmet. a dangerous disease
dan • ger • ous • ly / ' deIndзэrэsli / adverb She drives dangerously.
dan • gle / ' d®ggl / verb
( dan gles , dan . gling , dan . gled )
to hang down and swing from side to side; to hold something so it hangs in this way
She sat on the dock with her legs dangling over the water.
dare / der / verb ( dares , dar . ing , dared ) dare do something
to be brave enough to do something I didn't dare ask for more money. dare someone to do something
to ask someone to do something dangerous or silly to see if they are brave enough I dare you to jump off that wall! don't you dare
words that you use for telling someone very strongly not to do something
Don't you dare read my letters! how dare you
words that show you are very angry about something that
someone has done
How dare you speak to me like that!
dar • ing / ' derig / adjective
not afraid to do dangerous things a daring attack
—SYNONYM brave
dark ^-'/dark / adjective ( lark ei , lark est)
with no light, or not much light
It was so dark that I couldn't see anything. It gets dark very early in the winter.
—ANTONYM light
A dark color is nearer to black than to white a dark green skirt
He has dark brown eyes.
—ANTONYM light , pale
A person who is dark has brown or black hair or skin a thin, dark woman
—ANTONYM fair
dark / dark/ noun [ singular ] where there is no light Cats can see in the dark. Are you afraid of the dark?
after dark
after the sun goes down in the evening
before dark
