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night 
[nahyt] Pronunciation Key
—Related forms
[nahyt] Pronunciation Key –noun
–adjective
—Idiom
| 1. | the period of darkness between sunset and sunrise. |
| 2. | the beginning of this period; nightfall. |
| 3. | the darkness of night; the dark. |
| 4. | a condition or time of obscurity, ignorance, sinfulness, misfortune, etc.: the long night of European history known as the Dark Ages. |
| 5. | (sometimes initial capital letter) an evening used or set aside for a particular event, celebration, or other special purpose: a night on the town; poker night; New Year's Night. |
| 6. | of or pertaining to night: the night hours. |
| 7. | occurring, appearing, or seen at night: a night raid; a night bloomer. |
| 8. | used or designed to be used at night: to take a night coach; the night entrance. |
| 9. | working at night: night nurse; the night shift. |
| 10. | active at night: the night feeders of the jungle. |
| 11. | night and day, unceasingly; continually: She worked night and day until the job was done. |
[Origin: bef. 900; ME; OE niht, neaht, c. G Nacht, Goth nahts, L nox (s. noct-), Gk nýx (s. nykt-)]
] —Related forms
nightless, adjective
night·less·ly, adverb
nightlike, adjective
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.
American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms - Cite This Source - Share This
night and day
Also day and night. Continually, without stopping. This phrase is used either literally, as in The alarm is on night and day, or hyperbolically, as in We were working day and night on these drawings. Shakespeare put it by night and day in The Comedy of Errors (4:2): "Time comes stealing on by night and day."
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Copyright © 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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