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(n)
The hours of darkness between sunset and sunrise; the night.
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The period of darkness in each twenty-four hours; a night.
(adj)
Having an absolute or (more often) relative lack of light.
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.
(now chiefly US) Sunset.
The natural light that is ambient in daytime, being mostly sunlight (both direct and indirect, on either sunny days or cloudy days).
(uncountable) The morning twilight period immediately before sunrise.
Twelve o'clock at night exactly.
The time of day between afternoon and night.
The part of the day from noon or lunchtime until sunset, evening, or suppertime or 6pm.
The early part of the day, especially from midnight to noon.
(adv)
(informal, somewhat dated) In the evening, during the evening.
The close of the day; the coming of night.
(music) A dreamlike or pensive composition, usually for the piano.
Performing, occurring, or taking place every night.
(of a person, creature, group, or species) Primarily active during the night.
The nighttime of the current day or date; this night.
An item delivered or completed overnight.
(specifically) An instance of studying or working throughout the night without sleep.
An instance of saying “good night”; a nighttime farewell.
Alternative form of nighttime. [The hours of darkness between sunset and sunrise; the night.]
(uncountable) The inevitable progression into the future with the passing of present and past events.
(time) A unit of time of one twenty-fourth of a day (sixty minutes).
A period of time equal or almost equal to a full day-night cycle, being 24 hours long.
A chronometer, an instrument that measures time, particularly the time of day.
(uncountable) The day after the present day.
The day immediately before today; one day ago.
A structure that bars passage.
The state or quality of being black in colour.
The act of spending the night as a guest in another's house, especially when the participants are children.
One employed to watch or tend something; a babysitter, housesitter, petsitter, etc.
Afterward in time (used with than when comparing with another time).
An act of winking (a blinking of only one eye), or a message sent by winking.
(informal) A meeting or gathering.
An instance of keeping awake during normal sleeping hours, especially to keep watch or pray.
(countable) A piece of furniture, usually flat and soft, on which to rest or sleep.
An occurrence; something that happens.
(informal) A shift (scheduled work period) that takes place early in the day.
(gypsy slang, obsolete) A book.
Alternative spelling of soiree. [A formal evening party.]
A formal evening party.
(military) Abbreviation of antisubmarine warfare.
A person who collects money from the public for some cause.
(Canada, US, Australia, Ireland) An item of furniture, often upholstered, for the comfortable seating of more than one person; a sofa.
Initialism of network operating/operations center.
(modern) A person on whom a knighthood has been conferred by a monarch.
(uncountable) The state of being dark; lack of light; the absolute or comparative absence of light.
Honour, admiration, or distinction, accorded by common consent to a person or thing; high reputation; renown.
(medicine) A sleeping disorder that is known for its symptoms of unrest and the inability to sleep.
(countable) A showy and festive party.
The day or night before, usually used for holidays, such as Christmas Eve.
Initialism of Royal Children's Hospital.
(uncountable) The state of reduced consciousness during which a human or animal rests in a daily rhythm.
A hindrance; that which impedes or obstructs progress; impedance.
Nocturnal activities, especially visiting nightclubs.
A public or private establishment that is open late at night to provide entertainment, food, drink, music or dancing.
(US, informal) A sorority (student organization).
A city and village in North Dakota.
Someone affected, as by a disease.
Originally (music), a performing engagement by a musician or musical group; (by extension, film, television, theater) a job or role for a performer.
The state of being asleep, or an instance of this.
A noisy party or festivities.
(Midwestern US, Canadian Prairies, Atlantic Canada, South Africa) Any meal eaten in the evening; dinner eaten in the evening, rather than at noon.
(law) A person or group of people constituting one side in a legal proceeding, such as in a legal action or a contract.
The main meal of the day, often eaten in the evening.
An organ through which animals see (“perceive surroundings via light”).
(informal) A shift (scheduled work period) that takes place late in the day or at night.
(sometimes postpositive) That is beyond memory; ancient.
An emotional or psychological humiliation or bad experience.
In an adverse manner.
Physical injury; hurt; damage.
garments designed to be worn in bed; nightclothes
A long loose robe worn mainly by women for sleeping in.
A movement to do something, a beginning.
(v)
(transitive) To take credit or reputation from; to derogate; to defame or decry.
(US) A formal ball held at a high school or college on special occasions; e.g., near the end of the academic year.
Service that results in harm; an (intentionally or unintentionally) unhelpful, harmful action.
In a negative manner; so as to be damaging or not positive.
Extreme anger.
A sequence of rhythmic steps or movements usually performed to music, for pleasure or as a form of social interaction.
A specific day in time at which a transaction or event takes place, or is appointed to take place; a given point of time.
(South Africa, slang) A party.
Any of a large number of species of small rodents of the tribes Arvicolini, Ellobiusini, Clethrionomyini, Pliomyini, Phenacomyini and Prometheomyini.
Noctiluca scintillans (sea sparkle).
The capital of Nord department and the Hauts-de-France region, France.
A female given name from Arabic.
A female given name from Arabic, variant of Leila.
A unisex given name.
A female given name, variant of Lily.
A football club, Everton F.C.
A male given name transferred from the surname.
A surname.
(slang) A fan of the British girl group Little Mix.
A surname from German.
A city in Castellón, Spain, in the community of Valencia.