dais

[ dey-is, dahy-, deys ]

/ ˈdeɪ ɪs, ˈdaɪ-, deɪs /

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Definition of dais

noun

a raised platform, as at the front of a room, for a lectern, throne, seats of honor, etc.

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Origin of dais

1225–75; Middle English deis<Anglo-French (Old French dois) <Latin discus quoit; see discus

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH dais

dais , daisy, days

Words nearby dais

dairying, dairyland, dairymaid, dairyman, dairywoman, dais, daishiki, daisy, daisy bush, daisy chain, daisy-cutter

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How to use dais in a sentence

Yet I have also seen firsthand the disconnect between those skilled teachers and the professional operatives who represent them in the halls of the Legislature and the daises of school boards.
CTA Works to Weaken Charters – Now High Tech High Teachers Want in|Ryan Gardiner|May 11, 2021|Voice of San Diego
Dislodging him from such a square or from the daises that preceded it has proved damned near impossible.
Nick Saban continues a stretch unmatched in the history of college football|Chuck Culpepper|January 11, 2021|Washington Post
A man behind him on the dais has a dust mask slung over his neck.
Rudy Giuliani on His 9/11 Bluff, the Museum Controversy and the Rise of ISIS|Josh Robin|September 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
At the center of the dais, facing the nominee, sat the committee chair, Democrat Carl Levin of Michigan.
How the Chuck Hagel Fight Changed the American Jewish Landscape in Washington|J. J. Goldberg|August 20, 2013|DAILY BEAST

Activities on stage got projected on giant screens flanking the dais, or on the jumbotron-like rig overhead.
Livni's Call To "Divorce" Palestinians|Ali Gharib|March 13, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Imagine the next time Calderon ascends the dais to make a political point.
Religion And State In Ruth Calderon's Knesset Speech|Zachary Braiterman|February 15, 2013|DAILY BEAST
He walked to the dais and delivered a beautiful speech in perfect English.
Words of Wisdom: The Best of ‘Dear Abby’|Nina Strochlic|January 17, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Now she walked forward, followed by the two men, until she had passed the faskeeyeh and had reached the foot of the dais.
Bella Donna|Robert Hichens
At the end opposite the entrance is a large sepolcro a mensa, in front of which is a dais elevated two steps.
The Catacombs of Rome|William Henry Withrow
They sit above our heads, on life's raised dais, and appeal at once to our respect and pity.
The Pocket R.L.S.|Robert Louis Stevenson
The royal dais was protected by a canopy of crimson velvet, trimmed with crimson and gold fringe.
Ways of War and Peace|Delia Austrian
Vyrtl took his place on a dais at the head of the table, and his aide arranged the gold-stiffened ceremonial robe.
The Envoy, Her|Horace Brown Fyfe

British Dictionary definitions for dais

dais

/ (ˈdeɪɪs, deɪs) /

noun

a raised platform, usually at one end of a hall, used by speakers, etc

Word Origin for dais

C13: from Old French deis, from Latin discus discus

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