Daynoun
Any period of 24 hours.
âI've been here for two days and a bit.â;
Nightnoun
(countable) The period between sunset and sunrise, when a location faces far away from the sun, thus when the sky is dark.
âHow do you sleep at night when you attack your kids like that!?â;
Daynoun
A period from midnight to the following midnight.
âThe day begins at midnight.â;
Nightnoun
(countable) An evening or night spent at a particular activity.
âa night on the townâ;
Daynoun
(astronomy) Rotational period of a planet (especially Earth).
âA day on Mars is slightly over 24 hours.â;
Nightnoun
(countable) A night (and part of the days before and after it) spent in a hotel or other accommodation.
âWe stayed at the Hilton for five nights.â;
Daynoun
The part of a day period which one spends at oneâs job, school, etc.
âI worked two days last week.â;
Nightnoun
(uncountable) Nightfall.
âfrom noon till nightâ;
Daynoun
Part of a day period between sunrise and sunset where one enjoys daylight; daytime.
âday and night;â; âI work at night and sleep during the day.â;
Nightnoun
(uncountable) Darkness.
âThe cat disappeared into the night.â;
Daynoun
A specified time or period; time, considered with reference to the existence or prominence of a person or thing; age; time.
âEvery dog has its day.â;
Nightnoun
(uncountable) A dark blue colour, midnight blue.
Daynoun
A period of contention of a day or less.
âThe day belonged to the Allies.â;
Nightnoun
A night's worth of competitions, generally one game.
Daynoun
(meteorology) A 24-hour period beginning at 6am or sunrise.
âYour 8am forecast: The high for the day will be 30 and the low, before dawn, will be 10.â;
Nightverb
To spend a night (in a place), to overnight.
Dayverb
To spend a day (in a place).
Nightnoun
That part of the natural day when the sun is beneath the horizon, or the time from sunset to sunrise; esp., the time between dusk and dawn, when there is no light of the sun, but only moonlight, starlight, or artificial light.
âAnd God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night.â;
Daynoun
The time of light, or interval between one night and the next; the time between sunrise and sunset, or from dawn to darkness; hence, the light; sunshine; - also called daytime.
Nightnoun
Darkness; obscurity; concealment.
âNature and nature's laws lay hid in night.â;
Daynoun
The period of the earth's revolution on its axis. - ordinarily divided into twenty-four hours. It is measured by the interval between two successive transits of a celestial body over the same meridian, and takes a specific name from that of the body. Thus, if this is the sun, the day (the interval between two successive transits of the sun's center over the same meridian) is called a solar day; if it is a star, a sidereal day; if it is the moon, a lunar day. See Civil day, Sidereal day, below.
Nightnoun
Intellectual and moral darkness; ignorance.
âShe closed her eyes in everlasting night.â; âDo not go gentle into that good nightRage, rage against the dying of the light.â;
Daynoun
Those hours, or the daily recurring period, allotted by usage or law for work.
Nightnoun
A lifeless or unenlivened period, as when nature seems to sleep.
âSo help me God, as I have watched the night,Ay, night by night, in studying good for England.â;
Daynoun
A specified time or period; time, considered with reference to the existence or prominence of a person or thing; age; time.
âA man who was great among the Hellenes of his day.â; âIf my debtors do not keep their day, . . . I must with patience all the terms attend.â;
Nightnoun
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
Daynoun
Preceded by the) Some day in particular, as some day of contest, some anniversary, etc.
âThe field of Agincourt,Fought on the day of Crispin Crispianus.â; âHis name struck fear, his conduct won the day.â;
Nightnoun
the time between sunset and midnight;
âhe watched television every nightâ;
Daynoun
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis;
âtwo days later they leftâ; âthey put on two performances every dayâ; âthere are 30,000 passengers per dayâ;
Nightnoun
the period spent sleeping;
âI had a restless nightâ;
Daynoun
some point or period in time;
âit should arrive any day nowâ; âafter that day she never trusted him againâ; âthose were the daysâ; âthese days it is not unusualâ;
Nightnoun
the dark part of the diurnal cycle considered a time unit;
âthree nights later he collapsedâ;
Daynoun
the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside;
âthe dawn turned night into dayâ; âit is easier to make the repairs in the daytimeâ;
Nightnoun
darkness;
âit vanished into the nightâ;
Daynoun
a day assigned to a particular purpose or observance;
âMother's Dayâ;
Nightnoun
a shortening of nightfall;
âthey worked from morning to nightâ;
Daynoun
the recurring hours when you are not sleeping (especially those when you are working);
âmy day began early this morningâ; âit was a busy day on the stock exchangeâ; âshe called it a day and went to bedâ;
Nightnoun
a period of ignorance or backwardness or gloom
Daynoun
an era of existence or influence;
âin the day of the dinosaursâ; âin the days of the Roman Empireâ; âin the days of sailing shipsâ; âhe was a successful pianist in his dayâ;
Nightnoun
Roman goddess of night; daughter of Erebus; counterpart of Greek Nyx
Daynoun
a period of opportunity;
âhe deserves his day in courtâ; âevery dog has his dayâ;
Night
Night (also described as night time or night-time or nighttime, unconventionally spelled as nite) is the period of ambient darkness from sunset to sunrise during each 24-hour day, when the Sun is below the horizon. The exact time when night begins and ends depends on the location and varies throughout the year, based on factors such as season and latitude.
Daynoun
the period of time taken by a particular planet (e.g. Mars) to make a complete rotation on its axis;
âhow long is a day on Jupiter?â;
Daynoun
the time for one complete rotation of the earth relative to a particular star, about 4 minutes shorter than a mean solar day
Daynoun
United States writer best known for his autobiographical works (1874-1935)
Day
A day is approximately the period during which the Earth completes one rotation around its axis, which takes around 24 hours. A solar day is the length of time which elapses between the Sun reaching its highest point in the sky two consecutive times.