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dai • sy / ' deizi / noun [ count ] ( plural dai . sies ) a small flower with a yellow center, which usually grows wild in grass

dam / drem / noun [ count ] a wall that is built across a river to hold the water back

dam .age 1Ф /'daem^/nouninoncount] harm or injury that is caused when something is broken or spoiled

. age 2 Ф / 'daemid₃ / verb ( dam . ag es , dam . ag . ing , dam aged )

to break or harm something

The house was badly damaged by the fire.

dam

He had an accident, but he didn't do any damage to his

car.

dam • ag • ing / ' 1жшэ1зщ / adjective

Cars have a damaging effect on the environment.

damn / drem / exclamation

a rude word that people sometimes use when they are angry Damn! I'm late and I can't find my keys!

damp / dremp / adjective ( damp er , damp .est )

a little wet a cold, damp house

dance 1 Ф / daens / verb ( danc.es,danc . ing ,danced)

to move your body to music Bob really knows how to dance! I danced with her all night.

danc • ing / ' drensig / noun [ noncount ] Will there be dancing at the party?

dance2Ф / daens / noun

[ count, noncount ] movements that you do to music

[ count ] a party where people dance My parents met at a dance.

danc . еГ Ф / 'daensar / noun [ count ]

a person who dances

Baryshnikov is a famous ballet dancer.

I'm not a very good dancer.

dan • de • li • on / ' drendэlaIэn / noun [ count ]

a small yellow flower that grows wild in grass dan • druff / ' drendref / noun [ noncount ]

small pieces of dead skin in a person's hair

dan .деГ Ф / demdpr / noun

[ noncount ] the possibility that something bad may happen

If you don't stop smoking, your health may be in serious danger .

[ count ] a person or thing that may bring harm or trouble

These chemicals are a danger to the environment.

dan .ger .OUS Ф / 'demdpros / adjective

A person or thing that is dangerous may hurt you It's dangerous to ride a motorcycle without a helmet. a dangerous disease

dan • ger • ous • ly / ' deIndзэrэsli / adverb She drives dangerously.

dan • gle / ' d®ggl / verb

( dan gles , dan . gling , dan . gled )

to hang down and swing from side to side; to hold something so it hangs in this way

She sat on the dock with her legs dangling over the water.

dare / der / verb ( dares , dar . ing , dared ) dare do something

to be brave enough to do something I didn't dare ask for more money. dare someone to do something

to ask someone to do something dangerous or silly to see if they are brave enough I dare you to jump off that wall! don't you dare

words that you use for telling someone very strongly not to do something

Don't you dare read my letters! how dare you

words that show you are very angry about something that

someone has done

How dare you speak to me like that!

dar • ing / ' derig / adjective

not afraid to do dangerous things a daring attack

—SYNONYM brave

dark ^-'/dark / adjective ( lark ei , lark est)

with no light, or not much light

It was so dark that I couldn't see anything. It gets dark very early in the winter.

—ANTONYM light

A dark color is nearer to black than to white a dark green skirt

He has dark brown eyes.

—ANTONYM light , pale

A person who is dark has brown or black hair or skin a thin, dark woman

—ANTONYM fair

dark / dark/ noun [ singular ] where there is no light Cats can see in the dark. Are you afraid of the dark?

after dark

after the sun goes down in the evening

before dark