daisnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈdeɪ.ɪs//deɪs/us/ˈdeɪ.ɪs//deɪs/a raised surface at one end of a meeting room that someone can stand on when speaking to a group
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Parts of buildings: floors & parts of floors
- basement
- catwalk
- ceiling
- decking
- downstairs
- floor
- landing
- loft
- low slung
- planking
- platform
- podium
- rostrum
- runway
- soapbox
- the first floor
- the ground floor
- the second floor
- top floor
- underfloor
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Examples from literature
- A dais has been put up at one end of it.
- At one end was a dais and an organ, and at intervals down the room stood long tables.
- The King took his place on the dais and watched the dancing.
- The dais and the throne are draped in black.
- The tiers on the left of the dais are for diplomatists.