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Morning

[mawr-ning]

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noun

the first part or period of the day, extending from dawn, or from midnight, to noon.

the beginning of day; dawn: Morning is almost here.

the first or early period of anything; beginning: the morning of life.

adjective

of or pertaining to morning: the morning hours.

occurring, appearing, used, etc., in the morning: a morning coffee break.

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a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.

a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.

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Origin:
1200–50; Middle English; see morn, -ing¹; modeled on evening

Related forms

pre·morn·ing, adjective

Synonyms
2. morn, daybreak, sunrise.

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Two instances of alleged plagiarism involving academe are making headlines this morning.

Morning coffee with a beautiful overlook of mt moran in grand tetons national park.

Millions of people were treated to a rare view of a solar eclipse this morning.

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Two instances of alleged plagiarism involving academe are making headlines this morning.

Morning coffee with a beautiful overlook of mt moran in grand tetons national park.

Millions of people were treated to a rare view of a solar eclipse this morning.

Some of the best morning foods are even better with buttermilk.

M editerranean natives with funnel-shaped morning glory flowers.

Today's robots move about as fast as your grandma's morning mall-walking group.

Most of us have a morning and an evening routine, whether or not you think of them in those terms.

Hike this trail in the early morning with the sun at your back for more dramatic photos.

Sleeping with a lonely heart brings a hormone jolt in the morning.

They are called into separate enclosures for the night, and then let out again at seven in the morning.

Or, to delight a child, start scarlet runner beans or morning glories on a tipi made of bamboo stakes.

Tomorrow morning you'll have a rare opportunity to experience a live moon crash.

For example, a woman sitting on a park bench in the morning vs a woman sitting on the same park bench in the dark.

The stress of the day, from morning traffic to the evening news, can make anyone's blood pressure rise.

Here are some photos of frosty lettuce, the morning after a frigid night.

Diaries of the preceding days mention smoky air and a red sun at morning and evening.

During daylight saving time months, there's less light in the morning and more light in the evening.

My morning paper sys they pulled all workers out because of radiation levels.

Start spicy shredded beef in the morning and find dinner ready at the end of the day.

Workaholics, take note: new research indicates that morning sleep and afternoon naps aid mental and physical learning.

Make these sandwiches in the morning to bring to the beach or to enjoy when back at camp.

Pouring a bowl of cereal is a morning ritual for many people.

Plan to get to your destinations in time to enjoy the dramatic light of morning or late afternoon.

Something to think about during your morning commute.

Under a pale blue morning sky, a string of horses heads across an untracked meadow dusted with snow.

New results challenge the view that a good night's sleep can leave behind a dense bloom of brain cells in the morning.

It was a creamy tapioca pudding he'd been testing that morning.

Overindulging in wine or spirits often makes the following morning much less enjoyable.

The best time to cut stems and branches is in the early morning or evening when the air is cool.

Caffeine's best-known role, especially for early morning java drinkers, is as a stimulant.

If your dad's a morning person, surprise him with this hearty breakfast to start his day off on the right foot.

Restored, you'll be ready for the next early morning.

Make this recipe the morning of a camp cookout, so that the vegetables have time to soften.

Not much will get me out of bed on a winter weekend morning.

The retaining wall is wrapped in welded wire mesh and covered with morning glory.

Morning sickness is nausea and vomiting that can actually occur at any time of the day during pregnancy.

He loved the sheer act of it, writing every morning and always in longhand.

It was quite a morning to begin the first push up the.

Slivers of sunlight pierced the morning fog, revealing in the blue-green waters below the two ships.

There are certain things you do every morning when you get up.

By the early morning hours, fights are breaking out.

The winds that whip off the sea draft up the hillsides fairly consistently, and that morning the.

Six of us are squinting and sweating in the morning sun, cameras and binoculars in hand, in.

Set your slow cooker in the morning and come home to inspired stews, succulent pork, and more.

Voters around the country are experiencing problems this morning as voting machines break down and long lines form.

Tylenol brought the fever down, but she woke up the next morning vomiting and feeling achy and weak.

If all went according to plan, at one o'clock in the morning of.

Sha sits beside me on a folding chair, enjoying an early morning cigarette after a bath in the river.

She has to watch an episode every morning before school.

When waters are still warm, but morning air is growing frigid, little tornadoes of steam can form on lake surfaces.

My dad called this morning to tell me that my sister and brother-in-law's house burned to the ground last night.

At eight o'clock he comes down, and the tower stays empty until the next morning.

Watch the morning sun light up the cliffs and domes surrounding the valley, then begin the switchback descent.

Morning comes and you know the sun will wake her up pretty soon.

And yet a whole subculture is still stuck at that first morning.

The local priest, plied with liquor all morning by happy.

The morning panel will offer advice on the elements of a good grant application and why many applications miss the mark.

The ancients did not understand how the sun could set in the west and end up in the east the next morning.

Make the mix for this dried-fruit-and-nut–studded oatmeal ahead of time, to quickly satisfy morning hunger out in the wilderness.

It's not what makes you come to work in the morning.

Another wants to bake professionally in the morning and spend the rest of the day writing.

Even on streets noisy again with traffic, strangers say good morning.

But this morning something new catches your eye: a cow grazing in the median.

The fruit of nutmeg trees typically ripen early in the day, possibly to take advantage of the toucan's early morning activity.

The monkeys carried on with their morning meal, oblivious to the three apes below.

Spend your morning on the beach then roam the rolling vineyards and sample local wines in the afternoon.

Both candidates are streaming their live events on their web sites this morning.

Researchers have puzzled out how spider silk is able to catch the morning dew.

But the decision, the robot explains, was fair because you got to watch your favorite morning show the day before.

With morning comes a conclusive and spectacular answer.

The computer would notice as you got out of bed in the morning and would switch on the coffeemaker.

Some types display their blossoms during the day, others open in late afternoon and close the following morning.

As an experiment, after a brisk walk on a cool morning remove your clothing and jump into bed.

For many of us, waking up in the morning is the toughest part of the day.

Foot-wide white flowers open at night, have a powerful vanilla fragrance, and hang limp by morning add to my plant list.

Truck traffic clogged the road, bisecting vegetable patches and rice paddies that seemed to disappear into the fog that morning.

Head out for a sunrise tour in the crisp morning air followed by a picnic lunch, or ride into the sunset and enjoy.

My morning simply doesn't start well without a big mug filled with equal portions of espresso and hot, foamy milk.

Another reason to take advantage of that morning visit.

Blossoms are sweetly fragrant at night and in the morning.

The next morning his wife joined the gang, but when only four exited the barn the crows knew that not everybody had left.

Make your print in the morning when the web is fresh and has few or no insects in.

Fresh powder outside your door pretty much guarantees you won't make that morning meeting.

Pick nearly mature flowers in early morning or evening.

She'll spend the rest of the morning gathering greenery to make her specialty:.

Double plus ungood news on multiple fronts this morning.

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World English Dictionary

morning (ˈmɔːnɪŋ)

—n
1.	the first part of the day, ending at or around noon
2.	sunrise; daybreak; dawn
3.	the beginning or early period: the morning of the world
4.	informal the morning after the aftereffects of excess, esp a hangover
5.	(modifier) of, used, or occurring in the morning: morning coffee

[C13 morwening, from morn, formed on the model of evening]

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Word Origin & History

morning

mid-13c., morn, morewen (see morn) + suffix -ing, on pattern of evening. Originally the time just before sunrise. Morning after "hangover" is from 1884; as a type of contraception, attested from 1867. Morning sickness first recorded 1879 (O.E.

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had morgenwlætung). Morning glory is from 1814, in reference to the time the flowers open. Morning star "Venus in the east before sunrise" is from 1530s (O.E. had morgensteorra).

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Idioms & Phrases

morning

In addition to the idiom beginning with morning, also see good day (morning); Monday-morning quarterback.