night (noun)

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• night owl — noun a person who likes to be active late at night • Syn: ↑nighthawk, ↑nightbird • Hypernyms: ↑individualist * * * noun : a person who keeps late hours at night : nighthawk * * * Informal. a person who often stays up late at night …   Useful english dictionary

• night — noun 1 when it is dark and most people sleep ADJECTIVE ▪ last, tomorrow ▪ the next, the previous ▪ the entire, the whole ▪ Friday …   Collocations dictionary

• night — ► NOUN 1) the time from sunset to sunrise. 2) the darkness of night. 3) literary nightfall. 4) an evening. ► ADVERB (nights) informal ▪ at night. ORIGIN Old English …   English terms dictionary

• night*/*/*/ — [naɪt] noun 1) [C/U] the part of each 24 hour period when it is dark Ant: day It was a lovely warm night.[/ex] I woke up in the middle of the night.[/ex] It rained all night (long).[/ex] The attacks usually take place at night.[/ex] Owls hunt by… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• night school — noun a school that holds classes in the evenings for students who cannot attend during the day • Ant: ↑day school • Hypernyms: ↑school * * * noun : school held in the evening; specifically : a course offered (as by a university or high school)… …   Useful english dictionary

• night safe — noun A safe in the outside wall of a bank, in which customers can deposit money when the bank is closed • • • Main Entry: ↑night * * * night safe UK US noun [countable] [singular night safe plural …   Useful english dictionary

• night club — noun a spot that is open late at night and that provides entertainment (as singers or dancers) as well as dancing and food and drink don t expect a good meal at a cabaret the gossip columnist got his information by visiting nightclubs every night …   Useful english dictionary

• night watch — noun a watch during the night (as from midnight to 8 a.m.) • Syn: ↑graveyard watch, ↑middle watch, ↑midwatch • Hypernyms: ↑watch * * * night watching. 1. a watch or guard kept during the night. 2 …   Useful english dictionary

• night-sight — noun the ability to see in reduced illumination (as in moonlight) (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑night vision, ↑scotopic vision, ↑twilight vision • Hypernyms: ↑sight, ↑vision, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• night raven — noun 1. nocturnal or crepuscular herons • Syn: ↑night heron • Hypernyms: ↑heron • Hyponyms: ↑black crowned night heron, ↑Nycticorax nycticorax, ↑yellow crowned night heron, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• night shift — noun 1. the work shift during the night (as midnight to 8 a.m.) • Syn: ↑graveyard shift • Hypernyms: ↑shift, ↑work shift, ↑duty period 2. workers who work during the night (as midnight to 8 a.m.) • Syn: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary