NIGHT
/naΙͺt/
9
Scrabble
10
WWF
N(1) I(1) G(2) H(4) T(1)
NWL/TWL ✓ Collins ✓ WWF ✓
Definition
/naΙͺt/
noun
- The period between sunset and sunrise, when a location faces far away from the sun, thus when the sky is dark.“How do you sleep at night when you attack your kids like that!?”
- (Astronomy) The period of darkness beginning at the end of evening astronomical twilight when the sun is 18 degrees below the horizon, and ending at the beginning of morning astronomical twilight.
- (Legal) Often defined in the legal system as beginning 30 minutes after sunset, and ending 30 minutes before sunrise.
- An evening or night spent at a particular activity.“a night on the town”
- A night (and part of the days before and after it) spent in a place away from home, e.g. a hotel.“I stayed my friend's house for three nights.”
verb
- To spend a night (in a place), to overnight.
interjection
- Ellipsis of good night“Night, y'all! Thanks for a great evening!”
Source: Wiktionary
