Dais - English meaning

noun

A protective garment worn over the front of one's clothes and tied at the back.

Usage examples:

A striped butcher's apron

noun

A garment tied about the waist and worn to protect clothing

noun

A piece of clothing worn over the front of other clothes to keep them clean when doing a dirty or messy job, esp. cooking

noun

A container with a flat base and sides, typically square or rectangular and having a lid.

Usage examples:

A cigarette box

verb

Put in or provide with a box.

Usage examples:

Each piece is boxed with a certificate of authenticity

noun

A slap with the hand on the side of a person's head.

Usage examples:

She gave him a box on the ear

noun

An enclosed area of water in a port for the loading, unloading, and repair of ships.

Usage examples:

The boat nosed up to a dock

verb

(of a ship) come into a dock and tie up at a wharf.

Usage examples:

The ship docked at southampton

noun

The solid bony or fleshy part of an animal's tail, excluding the hair.

Usage examples:

Jason grabbed the towels and spread them at the dog's tail and dock.

noun

The main stand, usually roofed, commanding the best view for spectators at racecourses or sports grounds.

Usage examples:

The flags are flying proudly at york racecourse after a new grandstand was officially handed over t…

verb

Behave in a showy or ostentatious manner in an attempt to attract favourable attention from spectators or the media.

Usage examples:

He grandstanded about how we were jeopardizing national security

noun

A large area containing many seats arranged in rising rows, sometimes covered by a roof, from which people can watch sports or other events

noun

A tall stand with a sloping top to hold a book or notes, from which someone, typically a preacher or lecturer, can read while standing up.

Usage examples:

The sound reflected from the lectern arrives toward the rear of the mic, where sound is rejected.

noun

A tall, narrow piece of furniture having a sloping part that holds a book or papers to be read from while standing

noun

A raised level surface on which people or things can stand.

Usage examples:

There are viewing platforms where visitors may gape at the chasm

noun

A flat, raised area or structure

Usage examples:

We waited on the platform for the train to arrive from boston., he campaigned on a platform of redu…

noun

A particular computer technology that can be used with some types of software programs but not with others

Usage examples:

Companies are creating standard platforms to collect and process massive amounts of data., a comput…

noun

A small platform on which a person may stand to be seen by an audience, as when making a speech or conducting an orchestra.

Usage examples:

He was at the podium facing an expectant conference crowd

verb

(of a competitor in a sporting event) finish first, second, or third, so as to appear on a podium to receive an award.

Usage examples:

Older riders who expected to podium may find themselves racing against other riders who are years y…

noun

A small, low box or stage that someone stands on in order to be seen by a group of people, esp. to speak or conduct music

Usage examples:

The conductor mounted the podium.

noun

A raised enclosed platform in a church or chapel from which the preacher delivers a sermon.

Usage examples:

Many ministers delivered political guidance from their pulpits

noun

A raised place in a church, with steps leading up to it, from which a minister or priest speaks

noun

A raised platform on which a person stands to make a public speech, receive an award or medal, play music, or conduct an orchestra.

Usage examples:

Speaker after speaker stepped up to the rostrum

noun

A podium

noun

A box or crate used as a makeshift stand by a public speaker.

Usage examples:

A soapbox orator

noun

A rough wooden box or any raised, temporary surface for people to stand on while making informal public speeches

noun

A point, period, or step in a process or development.

Usage examples:

There is no need at this stage to give explicit details

verb

Present a performance of (a play or other show).

Usage examples:

The show is being staged at the grand opera house in belfast

noun

A part of an activity, or a period of development

Usage examples:

The software is in the early stages of development., at that stage of my life, i was married but di…

noun

The method of presenting a play or other dramatic performance.

Usage examples:

The quality of staging and design

verb

Present a performance of (a play or other show).

Usage examples:

The show is being staged at the grand opera house in belfast

noun

The performance of a play or show

Usage examples:

The theater produced the first staging of any of eugene o’neill’s works.

verb

Have or maintain an upright position, supported by one's feet.

Usage examples:

Lionel stood in the doorway

noun

An attitude towards a particular issue; a position taken in an argument.

Usage examples:

The party's tough stand on immigration

verb

Be standing; be upright

noun

The bottom part of a tree left projecting from the ground after most of the trunk has fallen or been cut down.

Usage examples:

In addition the tree covered quite a large area which, once the stump has been ground out and the s…

verb

(of a question or problem) be too hard for; baffle.

Usage examples:

Education chiefs were stumped by some of the exam questions

noun

An official in ancient rome chosen by the plebeians to protect their interests.

Usage examples:

Frustrated there, he ran for tribune of the people and was elected for 133.

noun

An apse in a basilica.

Usage examples:

However the view of the tribune of s. maria maggiore was already shown in plate 122.

noun

Used in the titles of some newspapers

Usage examples:

The new york tribune