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WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun day has 10 senses
- day(n = noun.time) 24-hour interval, mean solar day, solar day, twenty-four hour period, twenty-four hours - time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis; "two days later they left"; "they put on two performances every day"; "there are 30,000 passengers per day" is a kind of time unit, unit of time
- day(n = noun.time) Array - some point or period in time; "it should arrive any day now"; "after that day she never trusted him again"; "those were the days"; "these days it is not unusual" is a kind of time
- day(n = noun.time) Array - a day assigned to a particular purpose or observance; "Mother's Day" is a kind of calendar day, civil day
- day(n = noun.time) daylight, daytime - the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside; "the dawn turned night into day"; "it is easier to make the repairs in the daytime" is a kind of period, period of time, time period
- day(n = noun.time) Array - the recurring hours when you are not sleeping (especially those when you are working); "my day began early this morning"; "it was a busy day on the stock exchange"; "she called it a day and went to bed" is a kind of work time
- day(n = noun.time) Array - an era of existence or influence; "in the day of the dinosaurs"; "in the days of the Roman Empire"; "in the days of sailing ships"; "he was a successful pianist in his day" is a kind of epoch, era
- day(n = noun.time) Array - the period of time taken by a particular planet (e.g. Mars) to make a complete rotation on its axis; "how long is a day on Jupiter?" is a kind of period, period of time, time period
- day(n = noun.time) sidereal day - the time for one complete rotation of the earth relative to a particular star, about 4 minutes shorter than a mean solar day; Array is a kind of time unit, unit of time, sidereal time
- day(n = noun.state) Array - a period of opportunity; "he deserves his day in court"; "every dog has his day" is a kind of chance, opportunity
- day(n = noun.person) clarence day, clarence shepard day jr. - United States writer best known for his autobiographical works (1874-1935); Array is a kind of author, writer
has particulars: tomorrow, today, yesterday, morrow, eve, date, day of the month, date
has parts: day, daylight, daytime, high noon, midday, noon, noonday, noontide, twelve noon, dark, night, nighttime, 60 minutes, hour, hr
Derived form adjective daily1
has particulars: crack of doom, day of judgement, day of judgment, day of reckoning, doomsday, end of the world, eschaton, judgement day, judgment day, last day, last judgement, last judgment, off-day
has particulars: admission day, arbor day, cinco de mayo, commencement day, degree day, november 5, inauguration day, january 20, bissextile day, february 29, leap day, v-day, victory day, rag day, red-letter day, payday, election day, polling day, field day, field day, ides, market day, walpurgis night, december 31, new year's eve, january 19, lee's birthday, robert e lee's birthday, robert e lee day, tet, holiday, february 2, groundhog day, february 12, lincoln's birthday, february 14, saint valentine's day, st valentine's day, valentine's day, valentine day, february 22, washington's birthday, march 2, texas independence day, march 17, saint patrick's day, st patrick's day, all fools' day, april fools', april fools' day, april 14, pan american day, patriot's day, first of may, may 1, may day, mother's day, armed forces day, davis' birthday, jefferson davis' birthday, june 3, flag day, june 14, father's day, citizenship day, september 17, american indian day, october 24, united nations day, allhallows eve, hallowe'en, halloween, saint's day, june 23, midsummer eve, midsummer night, st john's eve, st john's night, school day, speech day, washday, washing day, wedding day, anniversary, day of remembrance
is a part of 24-hour interval, day, mean solar day, solar day, twenty-four hour period, twenty-four hours
has parts: forenoon, morn, morning, morning time
has particulars: afternoon, midafternoon, eve, even, evening, eventide
Antonym: night
has particulars: workday, working day
has particulars: lunar day
OXFORD DICTIONARY
day, n.
1 the time between sunrise and sunset.
2 a a period of 24 hours as a unit of time, esp. from midnight to midnight, corresponding to a complete revolution of the earth on its axis. b a corresponding period on other planets (Martian day).
3 daylight (clear as day).
4 the time in a day during which work is normally done (an eight-hour day).
5 a (also pl.) a period of the past or present (the modern day; the old days). b (prec. by the) the present time (the issues of the day).
6 the lifetime of a person or thing, esp. regarded as useful or productive (have had my day; in my day things were different).
7 a point of time (will do it one day).
8 a the date of a specific festival. b a day associated with a particular event or purpose (graduation day; payday; Christmas day).
9 a particular date; a date agreed on.
10 a day's endeavour, or the period of an endeavour, esp. as bringing success (win the day).
1 the time between sunrise and sunset.
2 a a period of 24 hours as a unit of time, esp. from midnight to midnight, corresponding to a complete revolution of the earth on its axis. b a corresponding period on other planets (Martian day).
3 daylight (clear as day).
4 the time in a day during which work is normally done (an eight-hour day).
5 a (also pl.) a period of the past or present (the modern day; the old days). b (prec. by the) the present time (the issues of the day).
6 the lifetime of a person or thing, esp. regarded as useful or productive (have had my day; in my day things were different).
7 a point of time (will do it one day).
8 a the date of a specific festival. b a day associated with a particular event or purpose (graduation day; payday; Christmas day).
9 a particular date; a date agreed on.
10 a day's endeavour, or the period of an endeavour, esp. as bringing success (win the day).
Idiom
all in a (or the) day's work part of normal routine. at the end of the day in the final reckoning, when all is said and done. call it a day end a period of activity, esp. resting content that enough has been done. day after day without respite. day and night all the time. day-boy (or -girl) Brit. a boy or girl who goes daily from home to school, esp. a school that also has boarders. day by day gradually. day care the supervision of young children during the working day. day centre a place providing care for the elderly or handicapped during the day. day-dream n. a pleasant fantasy or reverie.
--v.intr. indulge in this. day-dreamer a person who indulges in day-dreams. day in, day out routinely, constantly. day labourer an unskilled labourer hired by the day. day lily any plant of the genus Hemerocallis, whose flowers last only a day. day nursery a nursery where children are looked after during the working day. day off a day's holiday from work. Day of Judgement = Judgement Day. day of reckoning see RECKONING. day of rest the Sabbath. day out a trip or excursion for a day. day-owl any owl hunting by day esp. the short-eared owl. day release Brit. a system of allowing employees days off work for education. day return a fare or ticket at a reduced rate for a journey out and back in one day. day-room a room, esp. a communal room in an institution, used during the day. day-school a school for pupils living at home. day-to-day mundane, routine. day-trip a trip or excursion completed in one day. day-tripper a person who goes on a day-trip. not one's day a day of successive misfortunes for a person. on one's day at one's peak of capability. one of these days before very long. one of those days a day when things go badly. some day at some point in the future. that will be the day colloq. that will never happen. this day and age the present time or period.
--v.intr. indulge in this. day-dreamer a person who indulges in day-dreams. day in, day out routinely, constantly. day labourer an unskilled labourer hired by the day. day lily any plant of the genus Hemerocallis, whose flowers last only a day. day nursery a nursery where children are looked after during the working day. day off a day's holiday from work. Day of Judgement = Judgement Day. day of reckoning see RECKONING. day of rest the Sabbath. day out a trip or excursion for a day. day-owl any owl hunting by day esp. the short-eared owl. day release Brit. a system of allowing employees days off work for education. day return a fare or ticket at a reduced rate for a journey out and back in one day. day-room a room, esp. a communal room in an institution, used during the day. day-school a school for pupils living at home. day-to-day mundane, routine. day-trip a trip or excursion completed in one day. day-tripper a person who goes on a day-trip. not one's day a day of successive misfortunes for a person. on one's day at one's peak of capability. one of these days before very long. one of those days a day when things go badly. some day at some point in the future. that will be the day colloq. that will never happen. this day and age the present time or period.
Derivative
dayless adj.
Etymology
OE d{aelig}g f. Gmc
DEVIL DICTIONARY
day
n. A period of twenty-four hours, mostly misspent. This period is divided into two parts, the day proper and the night, or day improper -- the former devoted to sins of business, the latter consecrated to the other sort. These two kinds of social activity overlap.THESAURUS
day
International Date Line, Platonic year, abundant year, academic year, aeon, age, annum, annus magnus, antedate, bissextile year, broad day, calendar month, calendar year, century, common year, cycle, cycle of indiction, date, date line, datemark, dawn, day glow, daylight, dayshine, daytide, daytime, decade, decennary, decennium, defective year, dusk, epoch, era, fateful moment, fiscal year, fortnight, full sun, generation, great year, green flash, heyday, hour, indiction, instant, interval, juncture, kairos, leap year, lifetime, light, light of day, lunar month, lunar year, lunation, luster, lustrum, man-hour, microsecond, midday sun, millennium, millisecond, minute, moment, moment of truth, month, moon, noonlight, noontide light, period, point, point of time, postdate, pregnant moment, prime, psychological moment, quarter, quinquennium, ray of sunshine, regular year, season, second, semester, session, shine, sidereal year, solar year, space, span, spell, stage, stretch, sun, sun spark, sunbeam, sunbreak, sunburst, sunlight, sunshine, term, time, time lag, trimester, twelvemonth, twilight, week, weekday, while, yearROGET THESAURUS
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Period
N period, age, era, second, minute, hour, day, week, month, quarter, year, decade, decenniumm lustrum, quinquennium, lifetime, generation, epoch, ghurry, lunation, moon, century, millennium, annus magnus, horary, hourly, annual.The Present Time
N the present, the present time, the present day, the present moment, the present juncture, the present occasion, the times, the existing time, the time being, today, these days, nowadays, our times, modern times, the twentieth century, nonce, crisis, epoch, day, hour, age, time of life, present, actual, instant, current, existing, extant, that is, present-day, up-to-date, up-to-the-moment, at this time, at this moment, at the present time, now, at present, at hand, at this time of day, today, nowadays, already, even now, but now, just now, on the present occasion, for the time being, for the nonce, pro hac vice, on the nail, on the spot, on the spur of the moment, until now, to this day, to the present day, the present hour alone is man's.Light
N light, ray, beam, stream, gleam, streak, pencil, sunbeam, moonbeam, aurora, day, sunshine, light of day, light of heaven, moonlight, starlight, sunlight, daylight, broad daylight, noontide light, noontide, noonday, noonday sun, glow, glimmering, glint, play of light, flood of light, phosphorescence, lambent flame, flush, halo, glory, nimbus, aureola, spark, scintilla, facula, sparkling, emication, scintillation, flash, blaze, coruscation, fulguration, flame, lightning, levin, ignis fatuus, luster, sheen, shimmer, reflexion, reflection, gloss, tinsel, spangle, brightness, brilliancy, splendor, effulgence, refulgence, fulgor, fulgidity, dazzlement, resplendence, transplendency, luminousness, luminosity, lucidity, renitency, nitency, radiance, radiation, irradiation, illumination, actinic rays, actinism, Roentgen-ray, Xray, photography, heliography, photometer, optics, photology, photometry, dioptrics, catoptrics, chiaroscuro, clairobscur, clear obscure, breadth, light and shade, black and white, tonality, reflection, refraction, dispersion, refractivity, shining, luminous, luminiferous, lucid, lucent, luculent, lucific, luciferous, light, lightsome, bright, vivid, splendent, nitid, lustrous, shiny, beamy, scintillant, radiant, lambent, sheen, sheeny, glossy, burnished, glassy, sunny, orient, meridian, noonday, tide, cloudless, clear, unclouded, unobscured, gairish, garish, resplendent, transplendent, refulgent, effulgent, fulgid, fulgent, relucent, splendid, blazing, in a blaze, ablaze, rutilant, meteoric, phosphorescent, aglow, bright as silver, light as day, bright as day, light as noonday, bright as noonday, bright as the sun at noonday, actinic, photogenic, graphic, heliographic, heliophagous, a day for gods to stoop and men to soar, dark with excessive bright.
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