Dais

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A raised platform, as in a lecture hall, for speakers or honored guests.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A raised platform in a room for dignified occupancy.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The high or principal table, at the end of a hall, at which the chief guests were seated; also, the chief seat at the high table.
  • n. A platform slightly raised above the floor of a hall or large room, giving distinction to the table and seats placed upon it for the chief guests.
  • n. A canopy over the seat of a person of dignity.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A platform or raised floor at one end or one side of a reception-room or hall, upon which seats for distinguished persons are placed; especially, such a platform covered with a canopy: formerly often called specifically high dais.
  • n. Hence Any similar raised portion of the floor of an apartment, used as the place at which the most distinguished guests at a feast are seated, as a platform for a lecturer, etc.
  • n. A canopy or covering.
  • n. A long board, seat, or settle erected against a wall, and sometimes so constructed as to serve for both a settee and a table; also, a seat on the outer side of a country-house or cottage, frequently formed of turf.
  • n. A pew in a church.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    platform   
    Cross Reference
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    tribune    platform    hautpas    estrade    halfpace    footpace   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Blaise    Blase    Chevrolets    Hayes    Hays    Lyonnais    Malays    Mays    Polonaise    Res   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    balcony    pedestal    podium    stairway    couch    divan    plaza    altar    pavilion    stool