--- title: D — The English dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 4 description: The 1197 words of the English dictionary under D, every meaning for a pupil and every example with its dependency tree and pragmatics. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/D/page/4/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/) / [English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/) / D # D — The English dictionary · page 4 [A](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/A/) · [B](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/B/) · [C](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/) · [D](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/D/) · 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[62](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/D/page/62/) **darkly** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Darkly means in a threatening, mysterious or gloomy way.[↗](../../darkly/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Darkly can mean with dark colours or in the dark.[↗](../../darkly/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Darkly funny means funny about sad or frightening things.[↗](../../darkly/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* «Something terrible will happen,» he said darkly.[↗](../../darkly/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The sky glowed darkly before the storm.[↗](../../darkly/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Rat hinted darkly at the dangers of the Wild Wood.[↗](../../darkly/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The film was darkly funny.[↗](../../darkly/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Her eyes were darkly shaded.[↗](../../darkly/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · «For now we see through a glass, darkly.»[↗](../../darkly/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **darkness** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Darkness is when there is little or no light.[↗](../../darkness/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Darkness can also mean evil or sadness in stories.[↗](../../darkness/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The room was in total darkness.[↗](../../darkness/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Owls can hunt in the darkness.[↗](../../darkness/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · We waited in the darkness for the fireworks.[↗](../../darkness/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Darkness fell over the town.[↗](../../darkness/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · In stories, the hero fights the forces of darkness.[↗](../../darkness/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Some children feel scared of the darkness.[↗](../../darkness/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Cats see better than people in darkness.[↗](../../darkness/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The darkness of night came on.[↗](../../darkness/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · And God called the light Day, and the darkness He called Night.[↗](../../darkness/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.1.5, JPS 1917)[↗](../../darkness/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · And God saw the light, that it was good; and God divided the light from the darkness.[↗](../../darkness/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.1.4, JPS 1917)[↗](../../darkness/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · And the people stood afar off; but Moses drew near unto the thick darkness where God was.[↗](../../darkness/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.20.21, JPS 1917)[↗](../../darkness/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · It is darkness, and not light.[↗](../../darkness/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets AMO.5.18, JPS 1917)[↗](../../darkness/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · Shall not the day of the LORD be darkness, and not light?[↗](../../darkness/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets AMO.5.20, JPS 1917)[↗](../../darkness/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · They change the night into day; the light is short because of darkness.[↗](../../darkness/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings JOB.17.12, JPS 1917)[↗](../../darkness/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") **darling** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Darling is a loving word for someone you love: «Come here, darling.».[↗](../../darling/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A darling is a person who is very loved or favoured: the darling of the crowd.[↗](../../darling/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (informal) Darling can mean very sweet or lovely.[↗](../../darling/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* What a darling little puppy\![↗](../../darling/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (UK, informal) Some people, often older, call anyone «darling» to be friendly.[↗](../../darling/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Goodnight, darling, sleep well.[↗](../../darling/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Thank you, darling, that's very kind.[↗](../../darling/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · What a darling little kitten\![↗](../../darling/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · She was the darling of the whole school.[↗](../../darling/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · «Mind how you go, darling,» said the lady at the till.[↗](../../darling/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Grandma calls everyone darling.[↗](../../darling/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · "How darling and beautiful you are!"[↗](../../darling/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Is Ephraim a darling son unto Me?[↗](../../darling/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets JER.31.20, JPS 1917)[↗](../../darling/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **darn** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To darn a sock or jumper is to mend a hole by sewing threads across it.[↗](../../darn/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (mild swearing) «Darn!» or «Darn it!» is said when you are annoyed, instead of a stronger word.[↗](../../darn/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (informal) Darn or darned means very, or annoying: a darn good idea, that darn cat.[↗](../../darn/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Grandma darned the hole in my sock.[↗](../../darn/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · (mild) Darn it, I forgot my lunch\![↗](../../darn/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · (mild) That darn cat knocked over the plant again.[↗](../../darn/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · (informal) It was a darn good match.[↗](../../darn/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · She sat by the fire darning a jumper.[↗](../../darn/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · (mild) Darn, the bus has gone\![↗](../../darn/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **dart** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A dart is a small pointed object you throw at a round board in a game called darts.[↗](../../dart/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A dart is a small sharp arrow, often blown or shot.[↗](../../dart/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* To dart is to move suddenly and very quickly.[↗](../../dart/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* A mouse darted across the kitchen floor.[↗](../../dart/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Fish darted between the rocks.[↗](../../dart/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · My uncle plays darts every Friday.[↗](../../dart/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The dart hit the middle of the board.[↗](../../dart/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · She darted out of the room.[↗](../../dart/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Never throw darts near other people.[↗](../../dart/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The rabbit darted into its hole.[↗](../../dart/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · If one lay at him with the sword, it will not hold; nor the spear, the dart, nor the pointed shaft.[↗](../../dart/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings JOB.41.18, JPS 1917)[↗](../../dart/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Then said Joab: 'I may not tarry thus with thee.'[↗](../../dart/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") And he took three darts in his hand, and thrust them through the heart of Absalom, while he was yet alive in the midst of the terebinth.[↗](../../dart/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets 2SA.18.14, JPS 1917)[↗](../../dart/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **dartboard** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A dartboard is a round board, divided into numbered sections, at which you throw darts in the game of darts.[↗](../../dartboard/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We hung a dartboard in the garage.[↗](../../dartboard/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The dartboard has numbers from 1 to 20 around the edge.[↗](../../dartboard/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Hitting the outer ring of the dartboard doubles your score.[↗](../../dartboard/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Hitting the treble 20 gives 60 points.[↗](../../dartboard/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The bull's-eye is the centre of the dartboard.[↗](../../dartboard/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Magnetic dartboards are safer for children.[↗](../../dartboard/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **dash** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To dash means to run or go very quickly.[↗](../../dash/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") A dash is a short, fast run.[↗](../../dash/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A dash is a short race, like the 100-metre dash.[↗](../../dash/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A dash is a short line in writing (–) used to show a pause or a break.[↗](../../dash/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* A dash of something is a very small amount, like a dash of salt.[↗](../../dash/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* To dash hopes is to end them.[↗](../../dash/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Tom ran the 100-meter dash in 15 seconds.[↗](../../dash/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · She dashed to the shop and back.[↗](../../dash/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Write a dash between the numbers.[↗](../../dash/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Each dash in the pattern is 2 cm long.[↗](../../dash/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · We made a dash for the bus when it started to rain.[↗](../../dash/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Add a dash of salt to the soup.[↗](../../dash/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · In Morse code, the letter A is a dot and a dash.[↗](../../dash/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The rain dashed our hopes of a picnic.[↗](../../dash/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · On she dashed in pursuit, chased and chased.[↗](../../dash/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · And when it was killed, Moses dashed the blood against the altar round about.[↗](../../dash/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah LEV.8.19, JPS 1917)[↗](../../dash/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · And thou shalt slay the ram, and thou shalt take its blood, and dash it round about against the altar.[↗](../../dash/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.29.16, JPS 1917)[↗](../../dash/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · But ye shall break down their altars, and dash in pieces their pillars, and ye shall cut down their Asherim.[↗](../../dash/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.34.13, JPS 1917)[↗](../../dash/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · They shall bear thee upon their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone.[↗](../../dash/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.91.12, JPS 1917)[↗](../../dash/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · Then shalt thou walk in thy way securely, and thou shalt not dash thy foot.[↗](../../dash/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PRO.3.23, JPS 1917)[↗](../../dash/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") · Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel.'[↗](../../dash/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.2.9, JPS 1917)[↗](../../dash/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") **dashboard** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A dashboard is the panel at the front of a car, under the windscreen, with the speedometer, dials, lights and controls.[↗](../../dashboard/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (computing) A dashboard is a screen on a computer or app that shows the most important information at a glance, often with charts and numbers.[↗](../../dashboard/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (history) On an old horse-drawn carriage, a dashboard was a board at the front to stop mud splashing the driver.[↗](../../dashboard/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Mum checked the speed on the dashboard.[↗](../../dashboard/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · A red light came on on the dashboard.[↗](../../dashboard/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't put your feet on the dashboard\![↗](../../dashboard/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The satnav is stuck to the dashboard.[↗](../../dashboard/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Our class dashboard shows how many books we have read.[↗](../../dashboard/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The weather app has a dashboard with temperature and wind speed.[↗](../../dashboard/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The teacher's dashboard shows who has finished the quiz.[↗](../../dashboard/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **dass** — *Early Modern English, meaning 1:* In old texts, to make someone dazed or stunned.[↗](../../dass/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") **data** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Data is facts, numbers or information collected so they can be studied and used.[↗](../../data/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Data is also information stored and used by a computer.[↗](../../data/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We collected data on our classmates' favourite fruits.[↗](../../data/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Put the data in a bar chart.[↗](../../data/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The scientist looked carefully at the data.[↗](../../data/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Our data shows that plants grew taller in the sun.[↗](../../data/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't share your personal data with strangers online.[↗](../../data/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · My phone has run out of mobile data.[↗](../../data/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The data was saved on the computer.[↗](../../data/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **date** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A date is the day, month and year when something happens or happened.[↗](../../date/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A date is a sweet brown fruit from a palm tree.[↗](../../date/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A date is a plan to meet someone, often a romantic outing.[↗](../../date/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* To date something is to write the date on it, or to find out how old it is.[↗](../../date/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* Out of date means old or no longer good to use; up to date means new and current.[↗](../../date/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Mark the date of the party on the calendar.[↗](../../date/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · How many days are there between the two dates?[↗](../../date/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · She bought 500 g of dates.[↗](../../date/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · A box holds 20 dates.[↗](../../date/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Write the date at the top of your page.[↗](../../date/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Put the events on the timeline in order of date.[↗](../../date/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · This milk is out of date, don't drink it.[↗](../../date/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Dates grow on palm trees in hot countries.[↗](../../date/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Scientists dated the fossil to millions of years ago.[↗](../../date/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · ‘To day the people may eat the dates.’[↗](../../date/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · A MSS. copy dated 1719, in the British Museum.[↗](../../date/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)[↗](../../date/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · There is also a good German translation, by Johann Friedrich von Meyer, dated 1830.[↗](../../date/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)[↗](../../date/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · C, but it is supposed that it was in use at a much earlii r date.[↗](../../date/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))[↗](../../date/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") **daub** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To daub is to smear something thick and sticky, such as paint, mud or clay, over a surface, often roughly.[↗](../../daub/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A daub is a rough, messy smear of paint or clay.[↗](../../daub/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The children daubed paint all over the paper.[↗](../../daub/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The walls were daubed with mud.[↗](../../daub/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The cradle was overturned and daubed with blood.[↗](../../daub/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Her picture was just a brown daub.[↗](../../daub/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Mix the clay and daub it on the wall.[↗](../../daub/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · And when she could not longer hide him, she took for him an ark of bulrushes, and daubed it with slime and with pitch; and she put the child therein, and laid it in the flags by the river's brink.[↗](../../daub/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.2.3, JPS 1917)[↗](../../daub/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · and, lo, when the wall is fallen, shall it not be said unto you: Where is the daubing wherewith ye have daubed it?[↗](../../daub/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets EZK.13.12, JPS 1917)[↗](../../daub/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · And her prophets have daubed for them with whited plaster, seeing falsehood, and divining lies unto them, saying: Thus saith the Lord GOD, when the LORD hath not spoken.[↗](../../daub/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets EZK.22.28, JPS 1917)[↗](../../daub/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Because, even because they have led My people astray, saying: Peace, and there is no peace; and when it buildeth up a slight wall, behold, they daub it with whited plaster; (Prophets EZK.13.10, JPS 1917)[↗](../../daub/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **daughter** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A daughter is a girl or woman who is someone's child.[↗](../../daughter/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The mother is 30 and her daughter is 6.[↗](../../daughter/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · He gives each daughter $5.[↗](../../daughter/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · She has 3 daughters.[↗](../../daughter/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · How old will the daughter be in 4 years?[↗](../../daughter/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The baker's daughter helped in the shop on Saturdays.[↗](../../daughter/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Mrs Brown and her daughter look very alike.[↗](../../daughter/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · In the story, the king's youngest daughter was the bravest.[↗](../../daughter/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Mother and daughter went shopping together.[↗](../../daughter/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · "Well, daughter! have you enjoyed yourself?"[↗](../../daughter/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · and Basemath Ishmael's daughter, sister of Nebaioth.[↗](../../daughter/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.36.3, JPS 1917)[↗](../../daughter/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · And I asked her, and said: Whose daughter art thou?[↗](../../daughter/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.24.47, JPS 1917)[↗](../../daughter/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · And he said unto his daughters: 'And where is he?[↗](../../daughter/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.2.20, JPS 1917)[↗](../../daughter/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · Now Sheshan had no sons, but daughters.[↗](../../daughter/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings 1CH.2.34, JPS 1917)[↗](../../daughter/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · And the daughter of Caleb was Achsah.[↗](../../daughter/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings 1CH.2.49, JPS 1917)[↗](../../daughter/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") · He had also seven sons and three daughters.[↗](../../daughter/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings JOB.42.13, JPS 1917)[↗](../../daughter/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") **daunted** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Daunted means frightened or put off by something big or hard, so that you lose heart.[↗](../../daunted/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* «Nothing daunted» means not put off at all, still brave and ready.[↗](../../daunted/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The steep hill daunted the little boy, but he kept climbing.[↗](../../daunted/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Jack was not daunted by the giant.[↗](../../daunted/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Nothing daunted, the girl stepped forward.[↗](../../daunted/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · I was daunted by the long maths test, but I tried every question.[↗](../../daunted/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") **dauntless** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Dauntless means brave, never afraid, not put off by danger or hard work.[↗](../../dauntless/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The dauntless knight rode straight at the dragon.[↗](../../dauntless/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Her dauntless spirit made her climb every tree.[↗](../../dauntless/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The little man showed dauntless courage.[↗](../../dauntless/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **daw** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A daw is a small black bird of the crow family, a jackdaw; the word is old use and mostly found in country speech and old stories.[↗](../../daw/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The daws nested in the old church tower.[↗](../../daw/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Crows and daws screamed over the garden.[↗](../../daw/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · We saw a daw on the roof.[↗](../../daw/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **dawdle** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To dawdle is to walk or do something too slowly, wasting time.[↗](../../dawdle/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Don't dawdle, we'll miss the bus\![↗](../../dawdle/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · He dawdled on his way to school.[↗](../../dawdle/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Stop dawdling and finish your breakfast.[↗](../../dawdle/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · She dawdled behind, looking at shop windows.[↗](../../dawdle/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The tortoise didn't dawdle; it kept going.[↗](../../dawdle/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · If you dawdle in the shop, the ice cream will melt.[↗](../../dawdle/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · I know when I may dawdle and when I may not."[↗](../../dawdle/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **dawn** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Dawn is the time in the early morning when light first appears in the sky, just before the sun rises.[↗](../../dawn/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Dawn is the beginning of something: the dawn of time.[↗](../../dawn/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* To dawn means to begin to get light.[↗](../../dawn/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* «It dawned on me» means I suddenly understood or realised.[↗](../../dawn/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We got up at dawn to see the sunrise.[↗](../../dawn/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The birds' dawn chorus woke me up.[↗](../../dawn/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Farmers work from dawn till dusk.[↗](../../dawn/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · It dawned on me that I had left my bag on the bus.[↗](../../dawn/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Dawn broke over the mountains.[↗](../../dawn/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · We set off at the crack of dawn.[↗](../../dawn/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · People gathered for the Anzac Day dawn service.[↗](../../dawn/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Awake, psaltery and harp; I will awake the dawn.[↗](../../dawn/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.108.3, JPS 1917)[↗](../../dawn/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Awake, my glory; awake, psaltery and harp; I will awake the dawn.[↗](../../dawn/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.57.9, JPS 1917)[↗](../../dawn/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · I rose early at dawn, and cried; I hoped in Thy word.[↗](../../dawn/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.119.147, JPS 1917)[↗](../../dawn/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") **day** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A day is the time from one midnight to the next; a day has 24 hours and seven days make a week.[↗](../../day/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Day is the light part of the day, when it is not night.[↗](../../day/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A day can be a time or age: «in those days».[↗](../../day/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* A day can mean a special day: «sports day», «a day off».[↗](../../day/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* (casual) «Day» is used in greetings: «G'day» (Australia), «have a nice day»; «call it a day» means stop working; «make my day» means make me very happy.[↗](../../day/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 6:* (casual) «Not my day» means everything goes wrong; «that'll be the day» means that will never happen.[↗](../../day/#m6 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 7:* (formal) Exams say «per diem», «daily», «per day», «a period of N days» and «on a daily basis».[↗](../../day/#m7 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Anna reads 3 pages every day.[↗](../../day/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Zoe saves 4 cents a day for 6 days.[↗](../../day/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · A fair runs from day 3 to day 9.[↗](../../day/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · A day has 24 hours.[↗](../../day/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · A week has 7 days.[↗](../../day/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · We spent the whole day at the beach.[↗](../../day/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Owls sleep in the day and hunt at night.[↗](../../day/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · G'day mate, how many snags for the barbie?[↗](../../day/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Not my bloody day, dropped 3 eggs and missed the bus.[↗](../../day/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · Let's call it a day, we've done 20 sums.[↗](../../day/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · A sum of 4 cents is deposited on a daily basis over a period of 6 days.[↗](../../day/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") Compute the aggregate saved.[↗](../../day/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · Back in the day, Grandpa walked 5 kilometres to school.[↗](../../day/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · She saw nought the first day.[↗](../../day/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · So the people rested on the seventh day.[↗](../../day/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.16.30, JPS 1917)[↗](../../day/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") · Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.[↗](../../day/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.20.8, JPS 1917)[↗](../../day/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") · This day ye go forth in the month Abib.[↗](../../day/#x16 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.13.4, JPS 1917)[↗](../../day/#x16 "tree and pragmatics") · Thus shalt thou do six days.[↗](../../day/#x17 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets JOS.6.3, JPS 1917)[↗](../../day/#x17 "tree and pragmatics") · Is it not wheat harvest to-day?[↗](../../day/#x18 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets 1SA.12.17, JPS 1917)[↗](../../day/#x18 "tree and pragmatics") · And the days were not expired; (Prophets 1SA.18.26, JPS 1917)[↗](../../day/#x19 "tree and pragmatics") [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/D/) [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/D/page/2/) [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/D/page/3/) **4** [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/D/page/5/) … [62](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/D/page/62/) - ← previous: 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