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Night

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Noun

1. dark, night, nighttime

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

2. night

a period of ignorance or backwardness or gloom

3. night

the period spent sleeping

Example Sentences:
'I had a restless night'

4. night

the dark part of the diurnal cycle considered a time unit

Example Sentences:
'three nights later he collapsed'

5. night

darkness

Example Sentences:
'it vanished into the night'

6. night

a shortening of nightfall

Example Sentences:
'they worked from morning to night'

7. night

the time between sunset and midnight

Example Sentences:
'he watched television every night'

8. night, nox

Roman goddess of night; daughter of Erebus; counterpart of Greek Nyx

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Night

see synonyms of night
noun
1. 
the period of darkness each 24 hours between sunset and sunrise, as distinct from day
2. (modifier)
of, occurring, working, etc, at night
a night nurse
3. 
the occurrence of this period considered as a unit
four nights later they left
4. 
the period between sunset and retiring to bed; evening
5. 
the time between bedtime and morning
she spent the night alone
6. 
the weather conditions of the night
a clear night
7. 
the activity or experience of a person during a night
8. (sometimes capital)
any evening designated for a special observance or function
9. 
nightfall or dusk
10. 
a state or period of gloom, ignorance, etc
11.  make a night of it
12.  night and day

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Night

see synonyms of night
noun
1. 
a. 
the period from sunset to sunrise
b. 
the period of actual darkness after sunset and before sunrise; also, a part of this period before bedtime [a night at the opera] or the part between bedtime and morning [a sleepless night]
2. 
the evening following a specified day
Christmas night
3. 
the darkness of night
4. 
any period or condition of darkness or gloom
; specif.,
a. 
a period of intellectual or moral degeneration
b. 
a time of grief
c. 
death
adjective
5. 
of, for, or at night
6. 
active, working, or in use at night

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Night

see synonyms of night
n.
1.
a. The period between sunset and sunrise, especially the hours of darkness.
b. This period considered as a unit of time: for two nights running.
c. This period considered from its conditions: a rainy night.
2. The period between dusk and midnight of a given day: either late Thursday night or early Friday morning.
3.
a. The period between evening and bedtime.
b. This period considered from its activities: a night at the opera.
c. This period set aside for a specific purpose: Parents' Night at school.
4.
a. The period between bedtime and morning: spent the night at a motel.
b. One's sleep during this period: had a restless night.
5. Nightfall: worked from morning to night.
6. Darkness: vanished into the night.
7.
a. A time or condition of gloom, obscurity, ignorance, or despair: "In a real dark night of the soul it is always three o'clock in the morning" (F. Scott Fitzgerald).
b. A time or condition marked by absence of moral or ethical values: "He never would have let us go untroubled into the night of private greed" (Anthony Lewis).
adj.
1. Of or relating to the night: the night air.
2. Intended for use at night: a night light.
3. Working during the night: the night nurse.
4. Active chiefly at night: night prowlers.
5. Occurring after dark: night baseball.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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