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(n)
The beginning of the day; the first moment of daylight.
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Daybreak.
(archaic) The beginning of the day, or first appearance of light; the dawn; daybreak.
The time of day at which the first crow of a cockerel is heard; dawn or daybreak; first light
The time when light first appears in the morning; dawn, especially the start of dawn.
(US) The time of day when the sun appears above the eastern horizon.
The time of day when the sun appears above the eastern horizon.
The early part of the day, especially from midnight to noon.
(v)
(intransitive, idiomatic) To become completely known, felt, or understood.
(idiomatic) To assume a clear and complete form when separate elements come together; to be fully realized at last.
To return to one's house, or to any place of origin.
To enter into; to make way into the interior of; to pierce.
(transitive) To make an idea evident; to successfully explain a thought or feeling; put over.
the first light of day
The period immediately preceding dawn.
(now poetic) Morning.
(now chiefly US) Sunset.
(countable) The time when the Sun is below the horizon when the sky is dark.
The close of the day; the coming of night.
The natural light that is ambient in daytime, being mostly sunlight (both direct and indirect, on either sunny days or cloudy days).
The moment each evening when the sun disappears below the western horizon.
The time after the sun has set but when the sky is still lit by sunlight; the evening twilight period.
An item delivered or completed overnight.
The visible horizontal line (in all directions) where the sky appears to meet the earth in the distance.
A period of time equal or almost equal to a full day-night cycle, being 24 hours long.
The star that is closest to the Earth.
An advantage.
(physics, uncountable) Electromagnetic radiation in the wavelength range visible to the human eye (about 400–750 nanometers): visible light.
(adj)
That has had sparks (of electricity) passed through it
The edge, margin, or border of a steep place, as of a precipice; a bank or edge.
A time period of indeterminate length, generally more than one year.
A change of direction or orientation.
(adv)
Lacking something; failing.
The lowermost part of a doorway that one crosses to enter; a sill.
The act of rising out of a fluid, or coming forth from envelopment or concealment, or of rising into view; appearance.
The creation or beginning of something; the establishment.
Arrival; onset; a time when something first comes or appears; the time when it is approaching.
An onset; the beginning or initial stage of something.
(education) The day when degrees are conferred by colleges and universities upon students and others.
A new company or organization or business venture designed for rapid growth.
The beginning of an activity.
The act of arriving (reaching a certain place).
(slang) Intoxicated, drunk.
Arriving a time before expected; sooner than on time.
Having been subjected to an explosion; blown up.
(aviation, military) A military aircraft designed to carry and drop bombs.
(Internet slang) Angered; agitated.
(figuratively) An important moment when a decision is made that will determine future events.
The act of awaking, or ceasing to sleep.
The state of forbearing sleep, especially for solemn or festive purposes; a vigil.
(uncountable) The act or process of breathing.
A mafia boss, primarily for Italian or Italian American bosses.
(medicine) The initial phase of a disease or condition, in which symptoms first become apparent.
The day or night before, usually used for holidays, such as Christmas Eve.
An application of lime (calcium hydroxide or calcium oxide).
The state of being an infant.
An edge or border.
(poetry) A type of lyrical poetry, traditionally Provençal, about lovers who must part at dawn.
(Islam) the first of the five daily prayers recited by practicing Muslims.
(poetic) The dawn.
A surname.
A period of time just before an important event.
(UK, slang) Outstandingly pleasing, breaking out oneˈs excitement.
(intransitive) To explode, blow up
To blow up with dynamite or other high explosive.
(poetic, literary, archaic) Morning time.
(idiomatic) The very beginning of the day; the crack of dawn; daybreak, dawn.
(N)
a 1987 American musical drama film starring Michael J. Fox, Gena Rowlands and Joan Jett in her film debut.
(idiomatic) The first moment of daylight; the instant at which sunrise begins.
Twelve o'clock at night exactly.
(literary) Midday, noon.
A movement to the west.
The time of day when the Sun seems to reach its highest point in the sky; solar noon.
(countable) A period of time consisting of one thousand years.
Twilight, as at early morning (dawn) or (especially) early evening; dusk.
(sometimes attributive) The light reflected from the Moon (which seems as if it emanates from it).
(uncountable) The state of being dark; lack of light; the absolute or comparative absence of light.
(military, slang, historical) Long, light-coloured underwear worn by the WAAF.
(literary, poetic) The springtime.
(obsolete) sunrise, daybreak
The time of noon; the time of day when the sun is highest in the sky, especially on a hot day.
A thin and usually jagged space opened in a previously solid material.
Misspelling of millennium. [(countable) A period of time consisting of one thousand years.]
(military) The sounding of a bugle or drum early in the morning to awaken soldiers.
Noon; twelve o'clock during the day.
A messenger, especially one bringing important news.