dais
17
7.6
- noun
- /ˈdeɪ.ɪs/
- Formal
:
estrado
- The speaker addressed the audience from the dais, sharing insights about the upcoming project.
Well, then the people that you saw on the on the dais too, right Now you have to get up and tell jokes.
- Well, then the people that you saw on the on the dais too, right Now you have to get up and tell jokes.
- Then the film gets made and then they blow up and they're sitting on the dais and then they're making other films and they're way past me, you know what I mean?
- And he said that spot in front of in front of the that the dais.
Examples
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At the graduation ceremony, the principal stood proudly on the dais to welcome the guests.
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Two and a half feet above floor level, the black dais extended the width of the room.
Fiction book (1996) -
Next up, we have our dais right here.
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I'll be sitting on the dais eating.
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Tommy takes his seat at the lower dais, smiles at the members on his left and right.
Fiction book (1992) -
If I may lead Mr. Castleman to the dais.
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Despite the array of political views represented in the audience and on the dais, unity was stressed by every speaker.
Academic text (1998) -
Rounding out the dais was former U.S. Army Colonel Ann Wright.
Academic text (2011) -
Costello approaches Charlie on the dais, handing him a fat envelope for the Don.
Fiction book (1991) -
Will the contestants for heat four please assemble behind the judges' dais?
Synonyms
118
3.8
A small raised platform someone stands on to speak or receive an award
90
1.6
A raised flat surface where people stand or work, like a stage
78
5.1
A raised platform in a church where a preacher speaks to the people
33
7.5
A raised place where someone stands to give a public speech
16
6.6
A raised platform someone stands on to speak to a crowd
5
9.9
A raised platform in a church where someone reads the Bible or gives a sermon
3
7.1
A raised platform where people stand to speak or be seen
How High
Surface Forms
Etymology
Dais comes from an old word meaning 'table' or 'dish', from discus. So think of a special raised 'table' at the front of a room, a dais is the platform where honored guests or speakers sit.