Dais

Meaning

a raised platform, typically at one end of a room or hall, for speakers or honored guests

A raised platform in a hall or room, usually where speakers or honored guests sit.

Example Sentences

The principal stood on the dais to address the entire school assembly.

The speaker stood on the dais to address the audience.

Synonyms

platform, stage, podium, rostrum, stand

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platform, stage, podium, rostrum

Entry 2

platform, stage, podium, rostrum, stand

Antonyms

floor level, ground level, floor, ground

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floor level, ground level

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floor, ground

Collocations

speaker's dais, raised dais, step onto the dais, on the dais, dais ceremony, stand on the dais

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speaker's dais, raised dais, step onto the dais

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on the dais, dais ceremony, stand on the dais