Daisy
noun
A common type of flower that is small and white or yellow in the center with white petals.
He plucked a daisy from the garden and gave it to his girlfriend.
Often appears as...
- daisy chain
- daisy flower
noun
Something exceptional or outstanding, especially in a positive way.
That new car of yours is a real daisy!
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Informal
noun
A type of rotary clothesline that is shaped like a daisy flower.
Hang the clothes on the daisy and let them dry in the sun.
Often appears as...
- hang on daisy
- daisy clothesline
Usage tips
Informal
noun
A common type of flower that is small and white or yellow in the center with white petals.
He plucked a daisy from the garden and gave it to his girlfriend.
Often appears as...
- daisy chain
- daisy flower
noun
Something exceptional or outstanding, especially in a positive way.
That new car of yours is a real daisy!
Usage tips
Informal
noun
A type of rotary clothesline that is shaped like a daisy flower.
Hang the clothes on the daisy and let them dry in the sun.
Often appears as...
- hang on daisy
- daisy clothesline
Usage tips
Informal
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Visual Imagery
Picture the flower in your mind to connect the word 'daisy' with its appearance.
The field was dotted with countless daisies.
Pro Tip 2/3Natural Setting
Daisies are often found in gardens and represent simplicity and purity.
She made a bouquet of wildflowers and daisies.
Pro Tip 3/3Literal Use
Use 'daisy' literally to describe the flower itself, not abstract ideas.
I love the daisy's bright white petals.
Pro Tip 1/3Visual Imagery
Picture the flower in your mind to connect the word 'daisy' with its appearance.
The field was dotted with countless daisies.
Pro Tip 2/3Natural Setting
Daisies are often found in gardens and represent simplicity and purity.
She made a bouquet of wildflowers and daisies.
Pro Tip 3/3Literal Use
Use 'daisy' literally to describe the flower itself, not abstract ideas.
I love the daisy's bright white petals.
Pro Tip 1/3Visual Imagery
Picture the flower in your mind to connect the word 'daisy' with its appearance.
The field was dotted with countless daisies.
Pro Tip 2/3Natural Setting
Daisies are often found in gardens and represent simplicity and purity.
She made a bouquet of wildflowers and daisies.
Pro Tip 3/3Literal Use
Use 'daisy' literally to describe the flower itself, not abstract ideas.
I love the daisy's bright white petals.
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Steven Levitt on child...
about going back to square one, and say, "I just want to protect kids in the back seat." I don't there's anyone in this room who'd say, "Well, the right way to start would be, let's make a great seat belt for adults. And then, let's make this really big contraption that you have to rig up to it in this daisy chain."
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Slowing down time (in...
Skipping through the field of daisies! Which brings us now to writing. When you're writing a narrative, you may want to use slow motion in one of your scenes. It's a cool effect, just like it is in Hollywood, and it draws the reader's attention to important moments. Well, here's how you do it.
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Bona Fide Fact? PIPE Duck...
natural lifespan let's put the science to the test we needed two identical bouquets of cut flowers vases water and of course some of grandpa's little helper we took two identical bunches of gerbera daisies famed for a short shelf life we ground up a male enhancement
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How Do Homing Pigeons...
be the best supported by the evidence and that is that birds use their sense of smell to provide them with a broad scale map of their unfamiliar environment so here's how it works our bird knows that to the north of his loft is a field of daisies and to the east is
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Meet Gita, the robot...
cheetah has three operational modes the mode I've been showing you which I'm about to activate again follow me autonomous and convoy or daisy chain and
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David Holt: The stories...
Well, my true love's a black-eyed daisy; if I don't see her, I go crazy. My true love lives up the river; a few more jumps and I'll be with her.
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Mouse vs Boa PIPE National...
to earth no human could survive a fall like this but the mouse well it's as fresh as a daisy your next flight should have a landing this soft
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Giant Centipede PIPE...
the centipede advances on the iguana the iguana retreats the iguana scoots the centipede crawls scoot crawl scoot crawl whoopsie daisy
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Adorable Baby Animal...
careful you're going to fall in baby careful careful careful careful daisy one way to do it she's fine
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The story of life in...
and in Hawaii, a daisy became a silver sword. In Africa, Gondwana molded Proteas.
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Steven Levitt on child...
about going back to square one, and say, "I just want to protect kids in the back seat." I don't there's anyone in this room who'd say, "Well, the right way to start would be, let's make a great seat belt for adults. And then, let's make this really big contraption that you have to rig up to it in this daisy chain."
Video examples
Slowing down time (in...
Skipping through the field of daisies! Which brings us now to writing. When you're writing a narrative, you may want to use slow motion in one of your scenes. It's a cool effect, just like it is in Hollywood, and it draws the reader's attention to important moments. Well, here's how you do it.
Video examples
Bona Fide Fact? PIPE Duck...
natural lifespan let's put the science to the test we needed two identical bouquets of cut flowers vases water and of course some of grandpa's little helper we took two identical bunches of gerbera daisies famed for a short shelf life we ground up a male enhancement
Video examples
How Do Homing Pigeons...
be the best supported by the evidence and that is that birds use their sense of smell to provide them with a broad scale map of their unfamiliar environment so here's how it works our bird knows that to the north of his loft is a field of daisies and to the east is
Video examples
Meet Gita, the robot...
cheetah has three operational modes the mode I've been showing you which I'm about to activate again follow me autonomous and convoy or daisy chain and
Video examples
David Holt: The stories...
Well, my true love's a black-eyed daisy; if I don't see her, I go crazy. My true love lives up the river; a few more jumps and I'll be with her.
Video examples
Mouse vs Boa PIPE National...
to earth no human could survive a fall like this but the mouse well it's as fresh as a daisy your next flight should have a landing this soft
Video examples
Giant Centipede PIPE...
the centipede advances on the iguana the iguana retreats the iguana scoots the centipede crawls scoot crawl scoot crawl whoopsie daisy
Video examples
Adorable Baby Animal...
careful you're going to fall in baby careful careful careful careful daisy one way to do it she's fine
Video examples
The story of life in...
and in Hawaii, a daisy became a silver sword. In Africa, Gondwana molded Proteas.
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Quote examples
Dorothea Dix
American Activist
The lovely daisy, so justly celebrated by European poets, is not a native of our soil; we know it well, however, by cultivation in our gardens and green houses; besides, we are disposed to remember it for the sake of those who have sung its praises in immortal verse.
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Anne Morrow Lindbergh
American Writer
Those fields of daisies we landed on, and dusty fields and desert stretches. Memories of many skies and earths beneath us - many days, many nights of stars.
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Kevin Costner
American Actor
You have to decide if you're going to wilt like a daisy or if you're just going to go forward and live the life that you've been granted.
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Richard Gere
American Actor
Sometimes I'm kind of spacey. I'm like Ferdinand the bull, sniffing the daisy, not aware of time, of what's going on in the real world.
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James Taylor
American Musician
I think it surprises a lot of people that I'm still around, you know, still - that I'm not pushing up daisies, as they say.
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Drew Barrymore
American Actress
I make movies. I have a passion. Puppies and daisies don't accomplish anything. That's not me at all.
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H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
American Author
Always have something beautiful in sight, even if it's just a daisy in a jelly glass.
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John McLaughlin
English Musician
If I had to live on record sales, I'd be pushing up the daisies.
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Mikey Madison
American Actress
You never know when you're going to have to make a daisy chain.
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Boy George
English Musician
I always think that change is like a daisy chain.
Quote examples
Dorothea Dix
American Activist
The lovely daisy, so justly celebrated by European poets, is not a native of our soil; we know it well, however, by cultivation in our gardens and green houses; besides, we are disposed to remember it for the sake of those who have sung its praises in immortal verse.
Quote examples
Anne Morrow Lindbergh
American Writer
Those fields of daisies we landed on, and dusty fields and desert stretches. Memories of many skies and earths beneath us - many days, many nights of stars.
Quote examples
Kevin Costner
American Actor
You have to decide if you're going to wilt like a daisy or if you're just going to go forward and live the life that you've been granted.
Quote examples
Richard Gere
American Actor
Sometimes I'm kind of spacey. I'm like Ferdinand the bull, sniffing the daisy, not aware of time, of what's going on in the real world.
Quote examples
James Taylor
American Musician
I think it surprises a lot of people that I'm still around, you know, still - that I'm not pushing up daisies, as they say.
Quote examples
Drew Barrymore
American Actress
I make movies. I have a passion. Puppies and daisies don't accomplish anything. That's not me at all.
Quote examples
H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
American Author
Always have something beautiful in sight, even if it's just a daisy in a jelly glass.
Quote examples
John McLaughlin
English Musician
If I had to live on record sales, I'd be pushing up the daisies.
Quote examples
Mikey Madison
American Actress
You never know when you're going to have to make a daisy chain.
Quote examples
Boy George
English Musician
I always think that change is like a daisy chain.
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