daisy

¹

[ dey-zee ]

noun

, plural dai·sies.

1. any of various composite plants the flowers of which have a yellow disk and white rays, as the English daisy and the oxeye daisy.
2. Also called daisy ham. a small section of pork shoulder, usually smoked, boned, and weighing from two to four pounds. Compare picnic ( def 3 ).
3. Slang. someone or something of first-rate quality:

   That new car is a daisy.

4. a cheddar cheese of cylindrical shape, weighing about 20 pounds.

Daisy

²

[ dey-zee ]

noun

1. a female given name.

daisy

/ ˈdeɪzɪ /

noun

1. a small low-growing European plant, Bellis perennis, having a rosette of leaves and flower heads of yellow central disc flowers and pinkish-white outer ray flowers: family Asteraceae (composites)
2. Also calledoxeye daisymargueritemoon daisy a Eurasian composite plant, Leucanthemum vulgare having flower heads with a yellow centre and white outer rays
3. any of various other composite plants having conspicuous ray flowers, such as the Michaelmas daisy and Shasta daisy
4. slang.
   an excellent person or thing
5. pushing up the daisies
   pushing up the daisies dead and buried

Derived Forms

• ˈdaisied, adjective

Other Words From

• daisied adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of daisy¹

before 1000; Middle English dayesye, Old English dægesēge the day's eye

Word History and Origins

Origin of daisy¹

Old English dægesēge day's eye

Idioms and Phrases

Idioms

1. push up daisies, Informal. to be dead and buried.

More idioms and phrases containing daisy

In addition to the idiom beginning with daisy , also see fresh as a daisy ; push up daisies .

Example Sentences

Because it’s made of brushed steel and offers a super modern design, you don’t have to hide it under the sink when it’s not in use like you do that old can you bought at an estate sale with a big ugly daisy printed on it.

From Popular-Science

This throw is washer- and tumble-dry-safe, so you can keep it fresh as a daisy.

From Popular-Science

Now a rising 8th grader, Daisy plays basketball, softball, and is a goalie on three soccer teams, per the suit.

From Time

Daisy is a marvelous cook and had once dreamed of becoming a food writer, but her father’s early death and her own early marriage at 20 derailed those ambitions.

From Washington Post

Daisy thinks of herself as “short and dumpy,” in contrast to Hal, an older corporate lawyer who keeps himself in fighting trim.

From Washington Post

Even the valor of tragedy is denied to Daisy, “a woman born with a voice that lacks a tragic register.”

From The Daily Beast

The ad begins with a young girl counting the petals she is pulling off a daisy.

From The Daily Beast

The odd (though beautiful) pair here is Daisy and Violet Hilton, conjoined twins who were a hit on the vaudeville circuit.

From The Daily Beast

A helping of free PR, all while skillfully avoiding the exorbitant day rate of British fashion model Daisy Lowe.

From The Daily Beast

Instead of sleeping with them, however, Joffrey forces Ros to beat Daisy with a whip… and then a giant club.

From The Daily Beast

You would think the poor teacher would be driven crazy, but he seems as calm as a daisy in a June breeze.

From Project Gutenberg

"Daisy—papa's Daisy—your vows are made," whispered Ethel, gaining sole possession of the babe for a minute.

From Project Gutenberg

With such an assembly at hand the time was ripe for selling Daisy-Jewel to the highest bidder.

From Project Gutenberg

I lay on the grass in the cloisters, and the Daisy Chain hung from the sky, and was drawing me upwards.

From Project Gutenberg

Old Warrender would lean on his daisy-spud a pleased spectator of the Arcadian scene.

From Project Gutenberg

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