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Sounds | dey' |
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Rhymes | birthday, Corday, DE, and 23 more rhymes in dey at the HyperDic website... |
Meaning | Time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis. |
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Examples | "two days later they left"; "they put on two performances every day"; "there are 30,000 passengers per day" |
Synonyms | twenty-four hours, solar day, mean solar day |
Parts | day, daytime, daylight; noon, twelve noon, high noon, midday, noonday, noontide; night, nighttime, dark; hour, hr, 60 minutes |
Narrower | tomorrow; today; yesterday; morrow; eve; date, day of the month; date |
Broader | time unit, unit of time |
Adjectives | circadian; daily; weekday |
Meaning | Some point or period in time. |
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Examples | "it should arrive any day now"; "after that day she never trusted him again"; "those were the days"; "these days it is not unusual" |
Narrower | Judgment Day, Judgement Day, Day of Judgment, Day of Judgement, Doomsday, Last Judgment, Last Judgement, Last Day, day of reckoning, doomsday, crack of doom, end of the world; off-day |
Broader | time |
Meaning | The time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside. |
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Examples | "the dawn turned night into day"; "it is easier to make the repairs in the daytime" |
Synonyms | daytime, daylight |
Part of | day, twenty-four hours, solar day, mean solar day |
Parts | morning, morn, morning time, forenoon |
Narrower | afternoon; midafternoon; evening, eve, eventide |
Broader | time period, period of time, period |
Contrary | night, nighttime, dark |
Meaning | A day assigned to a particular purpose or observance. |
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Examples | "Mother's Day" |
Narrower | Admission Day; Arbor Day; commencement day, degree day; November 5; Inauguration Day, January 20; leap day, bissextile day, February 29; V-day, Victory Day; rag day; red-letter day; payday; polling day, election day; field day; field day; ides; market day; Walpurgis Night; New Year's Eve, December 31; Robert E Lee's Birthday, Robert E Lee Day, Lee's Birthday, January 19; Tet; holiday; Groundhog Day, February 2; Lincoln's Birthday, February 12; Valentine Day, Valentine's Day, Saint Valentine's Day, St Valentine's Day, February 14; Washington's Birthday, February 22; Texas Independence Day, March 2; St Patrick's Day, Saint Patrick's Day, March 17; April Fools', April Fools' day, All Fools' day; Pan American Day, April 14; Patriot's Day; May Day, First of May, May 1; Mother's Day; Armed Forces Day; Jefferson Davis' Birthday, Davis' Birthday, June 3; Flag Day, June 14; Father's Day; Citizenship Day, September 17; American Indian Day; United Nations Day, October 24; Halloween, Hallowe'en, Allhallows Eve; saint's day; Midsummer Eve, Midsummer Night, St John's Eve, St John's Night, June 23; school day; speech day; washday, washing day; wedding day; anniversary, day of remembrance |
Broader | calendar day, civil day |
Meaning | The recurring hours when you are not sleeping (especially those when you are working). |
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Examples | "my day began early this morning"; "it was a busy day on the stock exchange"; "she called it a day and went to bed" |
Narrower | workday, working day |
Broader | work time |
Meaning | An era of existence or influence. |
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Examples | "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" |
Broader | era, epoch |
Meaning | A period of opportunity. |
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Examples | "he deserves his day in court"; "every dog has his day" |
Broader | opportunity, chance |
Meaning | The period of time taken by a particular planet (e.g. Mars) to make a complete rotation on its axis. |
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Examples | "how long is a day on Jupiter?" |
Narrower | lunar day |
Broader | time period, period of time, period |
Meaning | The time for one complete rotation of the earth relative to a particular star, about 4 minutes shorter than a mean solar day. |
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Synonyms | sidereal day |
Broader | time unit, unit of time; sidereal time |
Meaning | United States writer best known for his autobiographical works (1874-1935). |
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Synonyms | Clarence Day, Clarence Shepard Day Jr. |
Broader | writer, author |