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Definition: Dais |
DaisNoun1. A platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "dais" was first used: 13th century. (references) |
| Domain | Definitions |
General | Raised horizontal platform on which the head table is placed. Source: European Union. (references) |
Literature | Dais The raised floor at the head of a dining-room, designed for guests of distinction (French, dais, a canopy). So called because it used to be decorated with a canopy. The proverb "Sous le dais" means "in the midst of grandeur." Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted. | |||
| Entry | Source | Expression | Field |
DAIS | English | Digital Avionics Information System | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |||
Synonyms: DaisSynonyms: ambo (n), podium (n), pulpit (n), rostrum (n), soapbox (n), stump (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Scepter | Throne, chair, musnud, divan, dais, woolsack. |
Support | Seat, throne, dais; divan, musnud; chair, bench, form, stool, sofa, settee, stall; arm chair, easy chair, elbow chair, rocking chair; couch, fauteuil, woolsack, ottoman, settle, squab, bench; aparejo, faldstool, horn; long chair, long sleeve chair, morris chair; lamba chauki, lamba kursi; saddle, pannel, pillion; side saddle, pack saddle; pommel. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Dais |
| English words defined with "dais": Deas, Dees, Deis, Dess ♦ Estrade ♦ Footpace ♦ Hautpas. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Dais" is also a word in the following language with English translations in parentheses. Scottish (a heap of hay or peats, a musical instrument). |
| Domain | Title |
Books | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Title | Author | Quote |
Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | It took the old king, Charles X., from under that dais which had sheltered Louis XIV. |
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man | Joyce, James | The rector entered and took his seat on the dais. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| "Dais" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Dais" is used about 126 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 126 | 28,512 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes the usage of "dais" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Dais | Last name | 400 | 22,354 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits. | |||
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
dais | 27 |
cotinifolia dais | 3 |
analytic dais | 2 |
dais login.jsp mer w23.cityofchicago.org | 2 |
dais film | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "dais"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | tribunë (forum, rostrum, scaffold, Tribune), podium (platform, podium). (various references) | |
Arabic | منصة (bench, dispatch box, foretop, gallery, platform, podium, ringside, rostrum, stage, staging, stand, trestle, tribune). (various references) | |
Bulgarian | подиум (platform, podium, rostrum, stage), платформа (deck, decking, dray, flatcar, lorry, lurry, platform, pulpit, truck). (various references) | |
Chinese | 讲台. (various references) | |
Czech | stupínek (podium), pódium (catwalk, stage, stand). (various references) | |
Danish | scene (platform, scene, stage). (various references) | |
Dutch | podium (platform, podium, rostrum, stage). (various references) | |
Farsi | سکوب مخصوص جلوس اشخاص برجسته , سایبان یااسمانه بالای تخت پادشاه . (various references) | |
Finnish | koroke (island, platform, podium, rostrum, stand). (various references) | |
French | estrade. (various references) | |
German | podium (landing, platform, podium, rostrum, stage, stand). (various references) | |
Greek | εξέδρα (deck, floor, grandstand, platform, podium, raft, rostrum, stage, stand). (various references) | |
Hebrew | "וכן (booth, counter, platform, stand, table), בימ" (platform, pulpit, stage). (various references) | |
Hungarian | emelvény (hustings, mount, platform, podium, scaffold, stage, stand), pódium (platform, podium, stand). (various references) | |
Indonesian | podium, mimbar (podium, pulpit, tribune, tub). (various references) | |
Italian | pedana (circle, footboard, operator's platform, platform, springboard, stage), palco (box, flooring, platform, stage, stand). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 上段 (place of honor, raised part of floor, upper tier). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | じょう " (jest, joke, place of honor, raised part of floor, upper tier). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | aisday.(various references) | |
Portuguese | estrado (bed frame, grand-uncle, operating platform, operator's control platform, platform, podium, stage). (various references) | |
Romanian | podium (podium, stage), platformã pentru catedrã, estradã (estrade, platform, rostrum, scaffold, stage, stand). (various references) | |
Russian | помост (podia, podium). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | podijum (bandstand, podium). (various references) | |
Spanish | estrado (bandstand, bench, platform, podium, stage). (various references) | |
Swedish | estrad (estrade, platform, rostrum, scaffold, stage). (various references) | |
Turkish | podyum (catwalk, platform, podium), kürsü (bench, chair, desk, green table, lectern, professorial chair, professorship, pulpit, rostrum, stand, Tribune), gölgelik (canopy, penthouse, shade, shady spot, tester, umbrageous, window shade), çardak (alcove, arbour, booth, pergola, summerhouse, trellis). (various references) | |
Ukranian | кафедра (cathedra, chair, pew), балдахін (baldachin, canopy, valance), поміст (bridging, chess), платформа (halt, platform). (various references) | |
Vietnamese | bệ (pedestal, sole, stage), bục (estrade, platform), đ i (radio set, record). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Greek | 700 BCE-300 CE | diskos. (various references) |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | discus. (various references) |
| Old French | 900-1400 | dais. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | Genesis Chapter 5, Verse 14 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Kai egenonto pasai ai hmerai kainan ennakosia kai deka eth kai apeqanen |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Et facti sunt omnes dies Cainan nongenti decem anni et mortuus est |
| Old English | 990 | West Saxon | Wæron þa gewordene ealle Cainanes dagas ix hund geare ond x gear, ond he forðferde. |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | And alle the dais of Caynan ben maad nyne hundrid and ten yeer, and deed he is. |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | And al the dayes of kenan were .ix. hundred and .x. yere and than he dyed. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | And all the days of Cainan were nine hundred and ten years: and he died. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | And all the days of Cainan were nine hundred and ten years; and he died. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | And all the years of Kenan's life were nine hundred and ten; and he came to his end. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Genesis Chapter 5, Verse 14 |
| Bulgarian | И всичките дни на Кенана станаха деветстотин и десет години и умря. |
| Cebuano | Ug ang tanan nga mga adlaw ni Cainan siyam ka gatus ug napulo ka tuig, ug namatay siya. |
| Chinese | 該 南 共 活 了 九 百 一 十 歲 就 死 了 。 |
| Croatian | Kenan poživje u svemu devet stotina i deset godina. Potom umrije. |
| Danish | således blev Kenans fulde Levetid 910 År, og derpå døde han. |
| Dutch | Zo waren al de dagen van Kenan negenhonderd en tien jaren; en hij stierf. |
| Finnish | Niin oli Keenanin koko elinaika yhdeksänsataa kymmenen vuotta; sitten hän kuoli. |
| French | Tous les jours de Kénan furent de neuf cent dix ans; puis il mourut. |
| German | daß sein ganzes Alter ward neunhundertundzehn Jahre, und starb. |
| Haitian Creole | Lè Kenan mouri, li te gen nèfsandizan (910 an). |
| Hungarian | És lõn Kénán egész életének ideje kilenczszáz tíz esztendõ; és meghala. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Ia meninggal pada usia 910 tahun. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Maka sekalian umur Kenan itu sembilan ratus sepuluh tahun, lalu matilah ia. |
| Italian | L'intera vita di Kenan fu di novecentodieci anni; poi morì. |
| Korean | 그 가 구 백 십 세 를 향 수 하 죽 었 " 라 |
| Maori | Na ko nga ra katoa o Kenana e iwa rau kotahi tekau tau: a ka mate ia. |
| Modern Greek | και εγειναν πασαι αι ημεραι του Καιναν εννεακοσια δεκα ετη· και απεθανε. |
| Norwegian | Og alle Kenans dager blev ni hundre og ti år; så døde han. |
| Portuguese | Todos os dias de Quenã foram novecentos e dez anos; e morreu. |
| Rumanian | Toate zilele lui Cainan au fost de nouq sute zece ani; apoi a murit. |
| Russian | чУЕИ ЦЕ "ОЕК лБЙОБОБ 'ЩМП "ЕЧСФШУПФ "ЕУСФШ МЕФ; Й ПО ХНЕТ. |
| Spanish | Todos los años de Cainán fueron 910, y murió. |
| Swedish | Alltså blev Kenans hela ålder nio hundra tio år; därefter dog han. |
| Thai | รวมอายุของเคนันไ"้เก้าร้อยสิบปีและเขาไ"้สิ้นชีวิต |
| Ukrainian | А всіх Кенанових днів було дев'ять сотень літ і дев'ять літ. Та й помер він. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "dais": daises, daishiki, daishikis, daisied, daisies, daisy. (additional references) | |
Words containing "dais": dadaism, dadaisms, dadaist, dadaistic, dadaists, hollandaise, hollandaises, lackadaisical, lackadaisically, upsadaisy. (additional references) | |
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"Dais" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: adas, adic, adis, adish, adist, adus, daaz, dabi, dacia, Dacias, Dacic, dacs, Daes, daez, daeza, dafi, dags, Dahik, dahs, dai, daid, daig, daik, dails, daim, dain, dains, daio, daip, daiq, dair, daise, Daish, daisi, dait, daiu, daiv, Daix, D'aix, daiz, daize, daki, daks, dalis, d'amis, danise, daoist, dapi, darics, dars, Dasi, D'asq, dass, dats, dauc, dauits, daust, daux, dauz, daws, daya, dayes, dayos, daz, dazix, Dazs, Dcis, deias, deiz, desi, dexis, dhai, diab, diac, diads, diag, diah, diaj, dians, diao, dias, diask, diast, diax, diic, disi, Disip, Dnis, dois, dosi, Dosia, draic, dris, driz, dufis, duis, duix, dusi, dxi, Dyasi, dyies, Qasi, taiz, vais, zais. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "dais" (pronounced dā"z) |
| 3 | d ā" z | days, daze, todays. |
| 2 | -ā" z | ablaze, allays, amaze, appraise, arrays, baize, ballets, bays, berets, betrays, blase, blaze, bouquets, braise, cabernets, cafes, chaise, chalets, clays, cliches, communiques, conveys, craze, decays, defrays, delays, dismays, displays, dossiers, essays, faze, filets, gays, gaze, glaze, Grays, graze, Hays, haze, jays, Kays, lase, lays, leis, leys, Lyonnaise, Maes, maize, malaise, Mays, maze, morays, nays, obeys, okays, pays, phase, phrase, plays, polonaise, portrays, praise, prays, preys, raise, Rase, rays, raze, reappraise, repays, rephrase, replays, Res, shays, sprays, stays, strays, surveys, sways, trays, urokinase, ways, weighs, yeas. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: aids, sadi, said. | |
| Words within the letters "a-d-i-s" | |
-1 letter: ads, aid, ais, dis, ids, sad. | |
-2 letters: ad, ai, as, id, is, si. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-d-i-s" | |
+1 letter: acids, adios, adits, aides, amids, asdic, aside, cadis, caids, daisy, dashi, dials, ditas, divas, gadis, ideas, kadis, maids, padis, qaids, raids, sadis, saids, sapid, sayid, staid, tsadi, wadis. | |
+2 letters: abides, adieus, admits, adonis, advise, aiders, aisled, alcids, amides, amidst, aphids, aroids, asdics, asides, audios, audits, avoids, axised, azides, biased, braids, caddis, cairds, canids, capsid, daises, dalasi, danios, danish, darics, dashis, dassie, davies, davits, deairs, deasil, dicast, dinars, dipsas, disarm, disbar, dismal, dismay, distal, divans, diwans, drails, drains, dulias, gaddis, gadids, hadjis, halids, ideals, iliads, irades, island, jadish, jassid, jihads, khadis, ladies, lairds, liards, lidars, masjid, medias, misadd, nadirs, naiads, nicads, plaids, radios, radish, radius, raised, ranids, rapids, redias, resaid, sadism, sadist, sailed, sained, saiyid, salpid, sandhi, sayids, sayyid, shaird, sialid, sirdar, spadix, sparid, stadia, triads, tsadis, unsaid, viands, visaed, visard, wadies, yairds. | |
+3 letters: abiders, acarids, acedias, adagios, addicts, adipose, adipous, adjoins, admires, admixes, advices, advised, advisee, adviser, advises, advisor, adzukis, aediles, agisted, aidless, aikidos, airshed, aldrins, alidads, alipeds, amidase, amidins, amidols, aniseed, aphides, apsidal, apsides, aramids, aridest, ascarid, ascidia, aspired, astride, audiles, audings, avidins, baddies, baldies, baldish, bandies, bandits, basidia, basined, bawdies, biassed, braised, briards, bridals, caddies, caddish, candids, candies, capsids, cardias, cicadas, cladist, codeias, cyanids, dacoits, dadaism, dadaist, daddies, dahlias, daikers, daikons, dailies, daimios, daimons, daimyos, dairies, daisied, daisies, dakoits, dalasis, dallies, dampish, dandies, darbies, darings, darkies, darkish, dashier, dashiki, dashing, dassies, datives, dauties, dawties, dayside, deafish, dearies, degamis, denials, derails, despair, destain, details, detains, devisal, diabase, diacids, diadems, dialers, dialist, dialogs, dialyse, diamins, diapers, diapirs, diapsid, diaries, diarist, diastem, diaster, diatoms, diazins, dibasic, dicasts, didacts, diktats, dilates, dioxans, diphase, diquats, dirhams, disable, disarms, disavow, disband, disbars, discant, discard, discase, disdain, disease, dishpan, dishrag, dismals, dismast, dismays, dispart, display, disrate, dissave, disseat, distaff, distain, distant, domains, drastic, dualism, dualist, durians, dyadics, dysuria, elapids, faddish, faddism, faddist, fadeins, fadings, farside, gadoids, ganoids, gaudies, gradins, guisard, hadiths, hairdos, halides, haloids, hardies, ideates, incased, indabas, indusia, inlands, innards, inroads, instead, invades, inwards, iodates, islands, isolead, izzards, jassids, kaddish, kidnaps, laddies, ladings, ladinos, ladyish, lapides, liaised, ligands, lizards, maddish, maidens, maidish, mantids, masjids, mastoid, medials, medians, medinas, midairs, middays, midrash, midways, mikados, miladis, misadds, misdate, misdeal, misdial, misdraw, mislaid, mislead, mismade, misread, missaid, myriads, naiades, nandins, navaids, odalisk, ordains, oxidase, paddies, palsied, pandies, pandits, phasmid, plasmid, plastid, pleiads, praised, qindars, radials, radians, radices, radiums, radixes, raiders, randies, readies, redials, residua, ribalds, ribands, ritards, roadies, sadiron, sadisms, sadists, sainted, saiyids, sallied, salpids, sandhis, sandier, sanding, sandpit, sarcoid, sardine, sardius, satyrid, savvied, sayyids, scaldic, scandia, scandic, seabird, seaside, sedarim, sedilia, shadier, shadily, shading, shairds, sialids, sialoid, sidearm, sidebar, sidecar, sideman, sideway, siganid, sirdars, skaldic, skidway, snailed, spading, sparids, sparoid, squalid, stadias, stadium, staider, staidly, stained, subacid, subarid, subidea, sudaria, sundial, tardies, tirades, toadies, toadish, tuladis, visaged, visards, vistaed, vizards, waddies, waisted, wayside, whidahs, wizards, woodsia, zodiacs. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)44 61 69 73 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)-.. .- .. ... |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000100 01100001 01101001 01110011 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)D a i s |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0044 0061 0069 0073 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)38677585 |
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