- That part of the natural day when the sun is beneath the
horizon, or the time from sunset to sunrise; esp., the time between
dusk and dawn, when there is no light of the sun, but only moonlight,
starlight, or artificial light. - Darkness; obscurity; concealment. - Intellectual and moral darkness; ignorance. - A state of affliction; adversity; as, a dreary night of
sorrow. - The period after the close of life; death. - A lifeless or unenlivened period, as when nature seems to
sleep.
Meaning of 'night' (Princeton's WordNet)
1 . night
[ n]
Meaning (1): - the time between sunset and midnight
Example in sentence:
he watched television every night
Meaning (2): - the period spent sleeping
Example in sentence:
I had a restless night
Meaning (3): - darkness
Example in sentence:
it vanished into the night
Meaning (4): - a shortening of nightfall
Example in sentence:
they worked from morning to night
Meaning (5): - the dark part of the diurnal cycle considered a time unit
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Knights of labor Knights of labor is the first union federation to achieve significant size and influence, attracting members from local unions form all crafts
Overnight cash rate Overnight cash rate is the interest rate for very-short-term interbank loans in the euro area.
Night vision goggle Night vision goggle is an electro-optical image intensifying device that detects visible and near-infrared energy, intensifies the energy, and provides ...
Night vision device Night vision device refers to any electro-optical device that is used to detect visible and infrared energy and provide a visible image. Also called NVD.
Nightvision Nightvision is an exterior camera that uses infrared technology to provide added visibility when driving in the dark.