break of day

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noun

dawn; daybreak.

Words nearby break of day

break-in period, break into, break it up, break loose, breakneck, break of day, breakoff, break one, break one's ass, break one's back, break one's balls

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Example sentences from the Web for break of day

We saw beautiful parrots of all colours flying across the road, besides magpies and 'break-of-day' birds, a species of magpie.
The Last Voyage|Lady (Annie Allnutt) Brassey
We deny not that there is something sprightly and vigorous, at the outset especially, in these break-of-day excursions.
The Best of the World's Classics, Vol. V (of X) - Great Britain and Ireland III|Various
Our "friends" rarely missed making a noise, and, to secure proper rest, this break-of-day penchant sent people early to bed.
The Siege of Kimberley|T. Phelan
Meantime we can make out in our break-of-day scoutings up the river that bodies of men are approaching from the east.
With Rimington|L. March Phillipps

British Dictionary definitions for break of day

break of day

noun

another term for dawn (def. 1)

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Idioms and Phrases with break of day

break of day

Dawn, early morning, as in We'll leave at break of day, as soon as it's light, or I feel as though I've been working since the break of day. This term uses break in the sense “burst out of darkness.” [First half of 1500s] A synonym from the same period is the noun daybreak.

单词	break of day
释义	break of day SEE SYNONYMS FOR break of day ON THESAURUS.COM noun dawn; daybreak. Words nearby break of day break-in period, break into, break it up, break loose, breakneck, break of day, breakoff, break one, break one's ass, break one's back, break one's balls Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for break of day We saw beautiful parrots of all colours flying across the road, besides magpies and 'break-of-day' birds, a species of magpie. The Last Voyage\|Lady (Annie Allnutt) Brassey We deny not that there is something sprightly and vigorous, at the outset especially, in these break-of-day excursions. The Best of the World's Classics, Vol. V (of X) - Great Britain and Ireland III\|Various Our "friends" rarely missed making a noise, and, to secure proper rest, this break-of-day penchant sent people early to bed. The Siege of Kimberley\|T. Phelan Meantime we can make out in our break-of-day scoutings up the river that bodies of men are approaching from the east. With Rimington\|L. March Phillipps British Dictionary definitions for break of day break of day noun another term for dawn (def. 1) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with break of day break of day Dawn, early morning, as in We'll leave at break of day, as soon as it's light, or I feel as though I've been working since the break of day. This term uses break in the sense “burst out of darkness.” [First half of 1500s] A synonym from the same period is the noun daybreak. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Words related to break of day dawn, daybreak, first blush, prime, sunrise, cockcrow, dawning, sunup, brightening, crack of dawn
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break of day

noun

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noun

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