daisy

[ dey-zee ]

/ ˈdeɪ zi /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR daisy ON THESAURUS.COM

noun, plural dai·sies.

any of various composite plants the flowers of which have a yellow disk and white rays, as the English daisy and the oxeye daisy.

Also called daisy ham. a small section of pork shoulder, usually smoked, boned, and weighing from two to four pounds.Compare picnic (def. 3).

Slang. someone or something of first-rate quality: That new car is a daisy.

a cheddar cheese of cylindrical shape, weighing about 20 pounds.

Idioms for daisy

push up daisies, Informal. to be dead and buried.

Origin of daisy

before 1000; Middle English dayesye,Old English dægesēge the day's eye

OTHER WORDS FROM daisy

daisied, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH daisy

dais, daisy , days

Definition for daisy (2 of 2)

Daisy

[ dey-zee ]

/ ˈdeɪ zi /

noun

a female given name.

Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for daisy

No Emmas, no Ishmaels, no Pips, no Daisies (Miller or Buchanan).
What Would Jane Eyre Sext?|Jennie Yabroff|December 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Skied three days on the daisies (and a bit of snow) and then left for the hot glorious desert, horses, tennis, swimming.
Leonard Bernstein Asked About Hemingway, So Martha Gellhorn Set the Record Straight|Leonard Bernstein, Martha Gellhorn|October 27, 2013|DAILY BEAST
I pluck the daisies as they grow, and take them home,' said the old woman after a short silence. '
Charles Dickens' Enduring Insights on Human Loss and Suffering|David Frum|February 18, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Daisies are painted in clusters on the title-page, and the queen's initial (M) is surrounded by the garter and its motto.
Agnes Strickland's Queens of England, Vol. I. (of III)|Rosalie Kaufman

She gave him a peck on the cheek and snatched away the daisies.
Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town|Cory Doctorow
So you walk on striking idly with your stick at the daisies and buttercups that border your path.
New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 4, July, 1915|Various
Adjoining the city lay pleasant meadows, which were bright in spring-time with daisies and violets.
Shakespeare and the Modern Stage|Sir Sidney Lee
And other daisies grew in the grass-plot outside, and the butterflies told tales to them as of old.
Little Folks|Various

British Dictionary definitions for daisy

daisy

/ (ˈdeɪzɪ) /

noun plural -sies

a small low-growing European plant, Bellis perennis, having a rosette of leaves and flower heads of yellow central disc flowers and pinkish-white outer ray flowers: family Asteraceae (composites)

Also called: oxeye daisy, marguerite, moon daisy a Eurasian composite plant, Leucanthemum vulgare having flower heads with a yellow centre and white outer rays

any of various other composite plants having conspicuous ray flowers, such as the Michaelmas daisy and Shasta daisy

slang an excellent person or thing

pushing up the daisies dead and buried

Derived forms of daisy

daisied, adjective

Word Origin for daisy

Old English dægesēge day's eye

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Idioms and Phrases with daisy

daisy

In addition to the idiom beginning with daisy

daisy chain

also see:

fresh as a daisy
push up daisies

单词	daisy
释义	daisy [ dey-zee ] / ˈdeɪ zi / SEE SYNONYMS FOR daisy ON THESAURUS.COM noun, plural dai·sies. any of various composite plants the flowers of which have a yellow disk and white rays, as the English daisy and the oxeye daisy. Also called daisy ham. a small section of pork shoulder, usually smoked, boned, and weighing from two to four pounds.Compare picnic (def. 3). Slang. someone or something of first-rate quality: That new car is a daisy. a cheddar cheese of cylindrical shape, weighing about 20 pounds. Idioms for daisy push up daisies, Informal. to be dead and buried. Origin of daisy before 1000; Middle English dayesye,Old English dægesēge the day's eye OTHER WORDS FROM daisy daisied, adjective WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH daisy dais, daisy , days Definition for daisy (2 of 2) Daisy [ dey-zee ] / ˈdeɪ zi / noun a female given name. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for daisy No Emmas, no Ishmaels, no Pips, no Daisies (Miller or Buchanan). What Would Jane Eyre Sext?\|Jennie Yabroff\|December 23, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Skied three days on the daisies (and a bit of snow) and then left for the hot glorious desert, horses, tennis, swimming. Leonard Bernstein Asked About Hemingway, So Martha Gellhorn Set the Record Straight\|Leonard Bernstein, Martha Gellhorn\|October 27, 2013\|DAILY BEAST I pluck the daisies as they grow, and take them home,' said the old woman after a short silence. ' Charles Dickens' Enduring Insights on Human Loss and Suffering\|David Frum\|February 18, 2013\|DAILY BEAST Daisies are painted in clusters on the title-page, and the queen's initial (M) is surrounded by the garter and its motto. Agnes Strickland's Queens of England, Vol. I. (of III)\|Rosalie Kaufman She gave him a peck on the cheek and snatched away the daisies. Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town\|Cory Doctorow So you walk on striking idly with your stick at the daisies and buttercups that border your path. New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 4, July, 1915\|Various Adjoining the city lay pleasant meadows, which were bright in spring-time with daisies and violets. Shakespeare and the Modern Stage\|Sir Sidney Lee And other daisies grew in the grass-plot outside, and the butterflies told tales to them as of old. Little Folks\|Various British Dictionary definitions for daisy daisy / (ˈdeɪzɪ) / noun plural -sies a small low-growing European plant, Bellis perennis, having a rosette of leaves and flower heads of yellow central disc flowers and pinkish-white outer ray flowers: family Asteraceae (composites) Also called: oxeye daisy, marguerite, moon daisy a Eurasian composite plant, Leucanthemum vulgare having flower heads with a yellow centre and white outer rays any of various other composite plants having conspicuous ray flowers, such as the Michaelmas daisy and Shasta daisy slang an excellent person or thing pushing up the daisies dead and buried Derived forms of daisy daisied, adjective Word Origin for daisy Old English dægesēge day's eye Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with daisy daisy In addition to the idiom beginning with daisy daisy chain also see: fresh as a daisy push up daisies The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Words related to daisy coward, crybaby, pushover, blemish, blotch, mole, milksop, wimp, namby-pamby, baby, pantywaist, chicken, cuckold, pansy, wuss, jellyfish, caitiff, loser, schlemiel, sissy
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daisy

noun, plural dai·sies.

Idioms for daisy

Origin of daisy

OTHER WORDS FROM daisy

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH daisy

Definition for daisy (2 of 2)

noun

Example sentences from the Web for daisy

British Dictionary definitions for daisy

noun plural -sies

Derived forms of daisy

Word Origin for daisy

Idioms and Phrases with daisy

Words related to daisy