nightnoun
uk/naɪt/us/naɪt/night noun (DARK PERIOD)
A1 [ C or U ] the part of every 24-hour period when it is dark because there is very little light from the sun:
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- The snow came down during the night.
- I'm not feeling very alert today - not enough sleep last night!
- They work during the night and sleep by day.
- We were woken in the night by the wail of ambulance sirens.
- Get a good night's sleep and you'll feel better able to cope.
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Days & times of day
- afternoon
- afternoons
- am
- at the crack of dawn idiom
- bedtime
- circadian
- crepuscular
- in the dead of night/winter idiom
- last orders
- lighting-up time
- local time
- lunch hour
- o'clock
- office hours
- opening time
- overnight
- playtime
- rush hour
- twilit
- watershed
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night noun (EVENING)
A1 [ C or U ] the period of time between the late afternoon and going to bed; the evening:
[ S ] the evening on which a special event happens:
used as another way of saying good night, usually by or to children
on one evening recently:
an evening spent at a restaurant, theatre, etc. rather than staying at home:
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- She comperes that awful game show on Saturday night.
- It was lovely to see your mum and dad at the school concert last night.
- I've been out every night this week.
- They did a charity performance on the first night, to raise money for AIDS research.
- I loved that dress you had on last night.
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Days & times of day
- afternoon
- afternoons
- am
- at the crack of dawn idiom
- bedtime
- circadian
- crepuscular
- in the dead of night/winter idiom
- last orders
- lighting-up time
- local time
- lunch hour
- o'clock
- office hours
- opening time
- overnight
- playtime
- rush hour
- twilit
- watershed
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Idiom(s)
nightexclamation
uk/naɪt/us/naɪt/informala friendly way of saying goodbye when you leave someone in the evening or before going to bed or to sleep:
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Welcoming, greeting & greetings
- afternoon
- air kiss
- air kiss
- aloha
- bye
- ciao
- good afternoon
- good evening
- goodbye
- greeting
- happy
- pump sb's hand idiom
- receive
- reception
- salaam
- see/catch you later! idiom
- shake
- so long idiom
- stranger
- wotcha
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