das

[das, dahs]

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noun, plural das·es, das·ses.

hyrax.

Origin of das

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

da²

[dah]

adverb, noun Russian.

yes.

DA

[dee-ey]

noun, plural DAs, DA's.

a male hairstyle, especially of the 1950s, in which the hair is slicked back on both sides to overlap at the back of the head.

Origin of DA

euphemistic abbreviation of duck's ass

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Examples from the Web for das

Contemporary Examples

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
At 50 years old, Das found himself asking, “Is this all there was to life?”
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The Daily Beast
December 8, 2010
The Sun took great offense and printed the headline, "Kaiser Sticks Das Boot In."
World Cup Primer
Joshua Robinson
June 12, 2010
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
Anyone familiar with submarine movies like The Hunt for Red October or Das Boot knows what follows when the sub sinks too deep.
Picking Up Pieces From a Midair Explosion
Clive Irving
June 14, 2009

Historical Examples

I tried to get Tom to come away, but he wouldn't, and I dasn't budge by myself.
Tom Sawyer, Detective
Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
Contains a discussion (pp. 46-51) of Mller's Das Bischoftum.
History of the Moravian Church
J. E. Hutton
There is no pretension whatever to any critical study of "Das Kapital" itself.
A Preface to Politics
Walter Lippmann
The President called him to the das and gave him the embrace of brotherhood.
The Gods are Athirst
Anatole France
Now the slayers came on, shouting and clambering upon the das.
The World's Desire
H. Rider Haggard and Andrew Lang

British Dictionary definitions for das

DA

abbreviation for

(in the US) District Attorney
Diploma of Art
duck's arse (hairstyle)

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das in Medicine

DA

abbr.

developmental age

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DA

Origin of DA

Examples from the Web for das

Contemporary Examples

In two days of savagery, the 2nd SS Panzer Division “Das Reich” slaughtered nearly everyone in the town.

At 50 years old, Das found himself asking, “Is this all there was to life?”

The Sun took great offense and printed the headline, "Kaiser Sticks Das Boot In."

Das Abendessen (The Dinner) depicts a banquet, where women are the food, at a rooftop restaurant in a Düsseldorf art museum.

Anyone familiar with submarine movies like The Hunt for Red October or Das Boot knows what follows when the sub sinks too deep.

Historical Examples

I tried to get Tom to come away, but he wouldn't, and I dasn't budge by myself.

Contains a discussion (pp. 46-51) of Mller's Das Bischoftum.

There is no pretension whatever to any critical study of "Das Kapital" itself.

The President called him to the das and gave him the embrace of brotherhood.

Now the slayers came on, shouting and clambering upon the das.

DA

DA

Origin of das

da²