night

About 145.77 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun The time when the Sun is below the horizon when the sky is dark.

   Most animals are awake at day and sleep at night.

2. noun 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.
3. noun A period of time often defined in the legal system as beginning 30 minutes after sunset, and ending 30 minutes before sunrise.
4. noun An evening or night spent at a particular activity.

   a night on the town

5. noun A day, or at least a night.

   I stayed my friend's house for three nights.

6. noun Nightfall.

   from noon till night

7. noun Darkness (due to it being nighttime).

   The cat disappeared into the night.

8. noun A dark blue colour, midnight blue.

   night:

Similar words

nighttime nox dark sunset dusk sundown daylight dawn midnight evening

Often followed by

and of in before to the at i was

Word family

nightless nights