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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024night /naɪt/USA pronunciation n. - the period of darkness between sunset and sunrise: [countable]cold winter nights.[uncountable]can't see well at night.
- the earlier part of this period:[countable]We had a night of theater and dinner.
- the darkness of this time;
the dark:[uncountable]Night is falling. - a condition or time of ignorance, sinfulness, misfortune, etc.:[uncountable]the black night of despair.
- an evening used or set aside for a particular event or purpose:[countable]It was the Junior Prom night.
adj. [before a noun] - of, relating to, occurring, or used at night:the night hours; a night vision scope.
- active or working at night:night watchmen.
Idioms- Idioms night and day, without stopping;
continually:worked night and day on the problem.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024night (nīt),USA pronunciation n. - the period of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
- the beginning of this period;
nightfall. - the darkness of night;
the dark. - a condition or time of obscurity, ignorance, sinfulness, misfortune, etc.:the long night of European history known as the Dark Ages.
- (sometimes cap.) 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.
- Idioms night and day, unceasingly;
continually:She worked night and day until the job was done.
adj. - of or pertaining to night:the night hours.
- occurring, appearing, or seen at night:a night raid; a night bloomer.
- used or designed to be used at night:to take a night coach; the night entrance.
- working at night:night nurse; the night shift.
- active at night:the night feeders of the jungle.
- bef. 900; Middle English; Old English niht, neaht, cognate with German Nacht, Gothic nahts, Latin nox (stem noct-), Greek nýx (stem nykt-)
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