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,dail--'eIrən/ formal the LOWER HOUSE in the Republic of Ireland. The upper house is called the Senate, or the Seanad Éireann.
**dai·lies** /'deiliz/ n [P] 1 DAILY PAPERS 2 AmE for RUSHES
**dai·ly¹** /'deili/ adj, adv every day (or every working day): _my daily journey to work_ | _She goes there twice daily._ | _her daily routine_ | _a daily newspaper_ | _She gets paid daily._ | _She is paid on a daily basis._
**daily²** n 1 [usually pl.] a DAILY PAPER 2 also **daily help** /,.. '.../ infml especially BrE someone, especially a woman, who comes to clean a house daily but does not live there
**,daily 'bread** n [U] infml 1 food, money, and other things necessary for life (especially in the phrase **earn one's daily bread**) 2 **Give us this day our daily bread** quote a phrase from the Lord's Prayer, asking God to provide food each day
**,daily 'double** n AmE a single BET on the results of two horse or dog races in a row
**,Daily Ex'press, The** the former name of THE EXPRESS
**,Daily 'Mail, The** also **The Mail** a British daily TABLOID newspaper which usually supports the ideas of the CONSERVATIVE PARTY. It is a less serious newspaper than papers like _The Times_ or _the Guardian_, but more serious than papers like _The Sun_.
**,Daily 'Mirror, The** also **The Mirror** a British daily TABLOID newspaper owned by MIRROR GROUP NEWSPAPERS. It usually supports the Labour Party. ➔ see also SUNDAY MIRROR, THE
**,daily 'paper** also **daily** n a newspaper printed and sold every day except Sunday ➔ see also SUNDAY PAPER
**,Daily 'Planet, The** the imaginary newspaper that Clark KENT and Lois LANE work for in the SUPERMAN stories
**,Daily 'Sport, The** a British TABLOID newspaper sold daily which has almost no serious news stories, but has many stories about sex and SCANDAL (=immoral or shocking events involving famous people), and a lot of pictures of women with no clothes on. It is produced by the same company that produces THE SUNDAY SPORT.
**,Daily 'Telegraph, The** also **The Telegraph** a serious British daily newspaper which usually supports the ideas of the CONSERVATIVE PARTY. Although many types of people read _The Daily Telegraph_, including many young businesspeople, the typical _Telegraph_ reader is often thought of as a RETIRED (=someone who does not work any more) army officer with very old-fashioned, traditional ideas.
**Daim·ler** /'deimlə/ trademark a MAKE (=type) of large, expensive, and comfortable car. They are typically thought of as cars that are driven by wealthy, older people.
**,Daimler-'Chrysler** also **,Daimler-'Benz** trademark a large company that produces many different MAKES (=types) of car, including Mercedes-Benz, Chrysler, and Jeep. The company was formed in 1998 when Daimler-Benz joined with the US car maker Chrysler.
**dain·ty¹** /'deinti/ adj 1 small, pretty, and delicate: _a dainty child/dress/movement_ 2 not easy to please, especially about food; FASTIDIOUS: _She's always been a dainty eater._ —**-tily** adv —**-tiness** n [U]
**dainty²** n an especially nice small piece of food, especially a little cake
**dai·qui·ri** /'daIkəri, 'dæk-/ n a sweet alcoholic drink made of RUM and especially LEMON or LIME juice
**dair·y** /'deəri/ n 1 a place on a farm where milk is kept and butter and cheese are made 2 a company which makes or sells mostly milk and dairy products
**'dairy ,cattle** n [P] cattle that are kept for milk rather than for meat
**'dairy farm** n a farm that produces milk, and sometimes butter and cheese —**--er** n
**dair·y·maid** /'deərimeid/ also **milkmaid** n old use a woman who works in a DAIRY
**dair·y·man** /'deərimən||-mən, -mæn/ n pl. **-men** /-mən/ a man who works in a DAIRY or runs a DAIRY FARM
**'dairy ,produce** n [U] milk and things made from milk, such as butter and cheese. Many people in Britain and the US believe that too much dairy produce makes people fat and is bad for them.
**'dairy ,products** n [P] DAIRY PRODUCE
**'Dairy ,Queen** also **DQ** trademark a chain of US FAST FOOD restaurants which sells ICE CREAM and other foods, and is popular with young people
**da·is** /'deIIs, deIs/ n [C usually sing.] a raised part of the floor at one end of a hall or meeting room, for speakers or other important people
**dai·sy** /'deizi/ n 1 a very common flower, which is white around a yellow centre and grows among grass. People think of daisies as simple and ordinary, but attractive and fresh: _The lawn was covered in daisies._ ➔ see picture at FLOWER 2 **push up the daisies** BrE humor to be dead and buried ➔ see DEAD¹
**'daisy chain** n BrE a string of daisies joined together using their STALKS to make a circle to wear round the neck or wrist, usually made by children
**'daisy wheel ,printer** n a kind of PRINTER with a part called a daisy wheel that moves to press letters onto the paper and consists of a piece of metal shaped like a large daisy, having a different letter of the alphabet at the edge of each 'PETAL'. A daisy wheel printer produces good quality print like the print from a TYPEWRITER and some typewriters also have a daisy wheel ➔ see also DOT-MATRIX PRINTER, GOLF BALL and LASER PRINTER
**Dak·ar** /'dæka:||də'ka:r/ the capital of Senegal, a seaport, and one of the largest industrial centres in West Africa
**Da·ko·tas, the** /də'kəutəz/ [P] the US states of North Dakota and South Dakota
**Dal·ai La·ma, the** /,dælaI 'la:mə||,da:-/ the traditional title of the ruler and religious leader of Tibet. Tenzin Gyatso (1935–) became the 14th Dalai Lama in 1940. In 1959 he left Tibet and moved to India.
**dale** /deIl/ n N EngE or poet a valley ➔ see also DALES
**da·lek** /'da:lek/ n (often cap.) a frightening creature with a metal body, from a British children's television SERIES called _Dr Who_. Daleks talk in a strange voice that does not rise or fall, like the voice of a machine. When they are going to kill someone, they say 'Exterminate!' ➔ see also DR WHO
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**Dales, the** /deIlz/ also **the Yorkshire Dales** an area of broad, open valleys and hills in northern England. Many tourists visit the Dales.
**Da·ley, Arthur** /'deili/ a character in the 1980s British television programme _Minder_. Arthur Daley sells used cars, and sometimes also buys and sells other goods, which are usually stolen. He is thought of as a typical example of a salesman who is dishonest, but also likeable, and not really a serious criminal.
**Daley, Richard** (1942–) a US politician who has been MAYOR of Chicago since 1989. He is a member of the Democratic Party, and is known for his policies to improve schools and community policing (=police officers working with residents to prevent crime).
**Dal·glish, Ken·ny** /dæl'gli:I, 'keni/ (1951–) a British football player, considered to be one of the greatest Scottish players ever. In the 1970s and 1980s he played for the Scottish national team, Celtic, and Liverpool. He was later a successful manager of several well-known football teams, including Liverpool, Blackburn, and Celtic.
**Da·li, Sal·va·dor** /'da:li, 'sælvədɔ:/ (1904–89) a Spanish painter whose work is typical of the style of SURREALISM, known for his strange life and behaviour, and for his long, curving MOUSTACHE
**Dal·la·glio, Lawrence** /də'læljəu/ (1972–) a British Rugby Union player who plays for London Wasps and who was a member of the England team that won the Rugby World Cup in 2003. He has been CAPTAIN of both Wasps and England.
**Dal·las** /'dæləs/ 1 a city in Texas in the US. It is a centre for business and industry and is especially famous for its rich oil businesses. It is also remembered as the place where John F. Kennedy was shot in 1963. 2 a SOAP OPERA that was