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daisy
1[ dey-zee ]
noun
- 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.
Daisy
2[ dey-zee ]
noun
- a female given name.
daisy
/ ˈɪɪ /
noun
- 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 calledoxeye daisymargueritemoon 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 daisiesdead and buried
Derived Forms
- ˈ岹, adjective
Other Word Forms
- 岹s adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of daisy1
Word History and Origins
Origin of daisy1
Idioms and Phrases
- push up daisies, Informal. to be dead and buried.
More idioms and phrases containing daisy
In addition to the idiom beginning with daisy , also see fresh as a daisy ; push up daisies .Example Sentences
"Some unhinged lunatic, a man, wearing daisy dukes, at a makeup store, got in my face today. Dems are nuts. So I went off - and I won’t be backing down," she captioned the post.
If only Bowe and Nguyễn’s mission accomplishments weren’t overshadowed by Perry waving a daisy offering bumper sticker wisdom about “collective energy” and “making space for future women and taking up space and belonging.”
The show’s iconic logo, dollar signs and daisies dot the walls, with nods to the 10,000th episode, including a 10K-shaped floral arrangement.
The family opened a second farm in Artesia for daffodils and daisies, before the suburban sprawl pushed them out.
Outlined with a Krink paint marker, the oversize gerbera daisy mural makes a statement from every room in the apartment.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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