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das

/dɑːz/US/ˈdiː ˈeɪ ˈɛs/

das is the plural of da.

das is the pronunciation spelling of that's.

Meaning of da

Noun (1)

da (plural das)

  1. (Ireland, Northern England, Scotland) Father.
    • “Dear, but you're like your grandmother!” she continued, patting the little girl's head. “Many a penny's worth I sold to your da, when he was weer than you are.”1924, Louis Joseph Walsh, “Yellow Man”, in Twilight Reveries, M. H. Gill & Son, Ltd., pages 44–45
    Synonyms:
    pa, daddy

Noun (2)

da (uncountable)

  1. (Russianism, slang) Yes; an affirmative response.

See all 6 meanings of da

Meaning of that's

Contraction

that's

  1. (contraction) That is.
    • That's the book I've been looking for.
  2. (contraction) That has.
    • I've managed to find the solution to the problem that's been bugging me all day.
  3. (contraction, proscribed) That was.
    • Yesterday, that's bugging me all day.

See all 4 meanings of that's

Noun (1) capitalized: DAS

DAS (countable and uncountable, plural DASs)

  1. (abbreviation, acronym) Acronym of diacetoxyscirpenol.
  2. (abbreviation, acronym, data) Acronym of data acquisition system.
  3. (abbreviation, initialism, data) Initialism of direct-attached storage.
  4. (abbreviation, acronym) Acronym of defensive aids system.
  5. (abbreviation, acronym) Acronym of disease activity score.
    • Besides many sex differences in physiological processes, studies in axSpA have also revealed sex differences in gene expression and body composition. In addition, women with axSpA have different pain mechanisms and hormonal influences that might contribute to higher DASs compared with men.2020 October, Tamara Rusman, Rianne E. van Bentum, Irene E. van der Horst-Bruinsma, “Sex and gender differences in axial spondyloarthritis: myths and truths”, in Rheumatology, volume 59, number...
  6. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of delayed autoshift.
    • Prior to this, DAS and Hypertapping were the two standards for Tetris pros, but Rolling allows for a high amount of button presses per second without the "superhuman finger speeds" needed for Hypertapping, modified controllers, or any gloves - which also makes it is perfectly legal for tournament...2021 April 28, Adam Bankhurst, “NES Tetris Players Are Using a Special Technique Called Rolling to Set New World Records”, in IGN
    • Still, playing at higher levels with DAS is not as easy as it sounds.2023 December 1, Evelynn Kersting, “GAMES AND TIME”, in University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, archived from the original on 07 Jun 2025, page 250, archived from the original on 06 Jun 2025

Proper noun (1) capitalized: DAS

DAS

  1. (abbreviation) Abbreviation of Digital Access Service.

Noun (2) capitalized: DAs

DAs

  1. (plural) plural of DA

Proper noun (2) capitalized: Das

Das

  1. A surname from Bengali.

Forms of das

pluralDASs

Words formed from das

Phrases with das

Words that rhyme with das

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Questions about das

What does das mean?
Das means a surname from Bengali.
What is das the plural of?
Das is the plural of da.
What part of speech is das?
Das can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce das?
Das is pronounced /dɑːz/.
What is the plural of das?
The plural of das is DASs.

Words near das in the dictionary

  1. Darzens halogenation
  2. Darzens reaction
  3. Darzens reactions
  4. darzi
  5. darzis
  6. das
  7. Das Reich
  8. das rite
  9. das.
  10. dasabuvir
  11. Dasara

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: das (page history and authors); DAS (page history and authors); DAs (page history and authors); Das (page history and authors); da (page history and authors); that's (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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