before the sun goes down in the evening Make sure you get home before dark.
dark • ness / ' darknss / noun [ noncount ]
when there is no light
The whole house was in darkness .
dar • ling / ' darlig / noun [ count ]
a name that you call someone that you love Are you all right, darling? ► dar • ling adjective
our darling daughter
dart / dart / verb ( darts , dart • ing , dart • ed )
to move quickly and suddenly He darted across the road.
darts / darts / noun [ plural ]
a game in which you throw a small metal arrow (called a dart ) at a round board with numbers on it (called a dartboard )
dash1 / d®/ / noun [ count ] ( plural dash .es )
a sudden short run somewhere
He made a dash for the bus but just missed it.
Owen ran the 100-yard dash (= a race of 100 yards ) in less
than ten seconds.
a small amount of something that you add to something else
Add a dash of lemon juice.
( english language arts ) a mark (-) that you use in
writing
dash 2 / d®/ / verb (dash es, dash • ing, dashed )
to run quickly somewhere
I dashed into a coffee shop when it started to rain.
dash • board / ' d®Jbord / noun [ count ]
the part of a car in front of the driver where most of the switches and controls are
—Look at the picture at steering wheel . da • ta aw Ц / ' deits ; ' d®ts / noun [ plural ]
facts or information
We are studying the data that we have collected.
da • ta • base / ' deitsbeis ; ' d®tsbeis / noun [count]
( computers ) information that is stored in a computer in an organized system that lets you look at it and use it in different ways
Information about every car is stored in the police database.
date 1 Ф / deit / noun [ count ]
the number of the day, the month, and sometimes the year
"What's the date today?" "It's February first." Today's date is December 12, 2010. What is your date of birth ?
a romantic meeting when two people go out somewhere He asked her out on a date.
a small sweet brown fruit that comes from a tree which grows in hot countries
out of date
not modern
The machinery they use is completely out of date. up to date
with all the newest information Is this list of names up to date?
date 2 / deit / verb ( dates , dat • ing , dat ed )
to write the day's date on something The letter is dated January 4, 2011.
to have a romantic relationship with someone Are you dating anyone right now?
dat • ed / ' deitsd / adjective
old-fashioned
It's a good movie, but it looks really dated now. a dated hairstyle
daugh .ter Ф / 'dotor/ noun [count ]
Pronunciation
The word daughter sounds like water , because we don't say the letters gh in this word.
a girl or woman who is someone's child They have two daughters and a son. My oldest daughter is a doctor.
daugh • ter-in-law / ' dotsr in lo /
[ count ] ( plural daugh . ters-in-law )
the wife of your son
Look at son-in-law .
daunt / dont / verb ( daunts , daunt • ing , daunt•ed )
to make someone feel nervous or worried by being too big or difficult
She said the job was really hard, but I wasn't daunted. ► daunt • ing / ' dontig / adjective
The thought of having to change schools was really daunting. a daunting task
dawn / don / noun [ count, noncount ] the time in the early morning when the sun comes up
Look at dusk .
day Ф/ dei / noun [ count ] ( plural day: ) 1 a time of 24 hours from midnight to the next midnight There are seven days in a week.
was in Las Vegas for a few days. " What day is it today?" "Tuesday."
the time when it is light outside
