das

[ das, dahs ]

/ dæs, dɑs /

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noun, plural das·es, das·ses.

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Origin of das

<Afrikaans; compare Dutch, Middle Dutch das badger, cognate with German Dachs; compare Norwegian svintoks

Words nearby das

darwinian reflex, Darwinian tubercle, Darwinism, Darwin's finches, Darwin tulip, das, DASD, Dasehra, dash, dashboard, dashcam

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In two days of savagery, the 2nd SS Panzer Division “Das Reich” slaughtered nearly everyone in the town.
There Should Be No Statute of Limitations on Prosecuting War Crimes|Michael Moynihan|January 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“Shame against shame is one of the most important tools,” says Sushanta Das Gupta, 33, the editor of eBangladesh.com.
Mauled by Her Husband?|Asra Q. Nomani|July 16, 2011|DAILY BEAST
At 50 years old, Das found himself asking, “Is this all there was to life?”
This Week's Hot Reads|The Daily Beast|December 8, 2010|DAILY BEAST
The Sun took great offense and printed the headline, "Kaiser Sticks Das Boot In."
World Cup Primer|Joshua Robinson|June 12, 2010|DAILY BEAST

Das Abendessen (The Dinner) depicts a banquet, where women are the food, at a rooftop restaurant in a Düsseldorf art museum.
The Art of Voyeurism|Paul Laster|April 22, 2010|DAILY BEAST
But I see I couldn't do nothing without a candle, and I dasn't light one, of course.
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Complete|Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
I see the coffin lid was the way it was before, but I dasn't go to look in under it, with folks around.
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Complete|Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
Wenn das Glck anpocht, soll man ihm aufthun—When 40 fortune knocks, open the door.
Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources|James Wood
Wer lange bedenkt, der whlt nicht immer 25 das Beste—He who is long in making up his mind does not always choose the best.
Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources|James Wood
Das Zungenreden, geschichtlich und psychologisch untersucht.
Introduction to the Science of Sociology|Robert E. Park

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