English to English
day
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noun (n)
- time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis(noun.time)Example:
Two days later they left.
They put on two performances every day.
There are 30,000 passengers per day.
source: wordnet30 - some point or period in time(noun.time)Example:
It should arrive any day now.
After that day she never trusted him again.
Those were the days.
These days it is not unusual.
source: wordnet30 - a day assigned to a particular purpose or observance(noun.time)Example:
Mother's Day.
source: wordnet30 - the recurring hours when you are not sleeping (especially those when you are working)(noun.time)Example:
My day began early this morning.
It was a busy day on the stock exchange.
She called it a day and went to bed.
source: wordnet30 - an era of existence or influence(noun.time)Example:
In the day of the dinosaurs.
In the days of the Roman Empire.
In the days of sailing ships.
He was a successful pianist in his day.
source: wordnet30 - the period of time taken by a particular planet (e.g. Mars) to make a complete rotation on its axis(noun.time)Example:
How long is a day on Jupiter?.
source: wordnet30 - the time for one complete rotation of the earth relative to a particular star, about 4 minutes shorter than a mean solar day(noun.time)source: wordnet30
- a period of opportunity(noun.state)Example:
He deserves his day in court.
Every dog has his day.
source: wordnet30 - United States writer best known for his autobiographical works (1874-1935)(noun.person)source: wordnet30
- The time of light, or interval between one night and the next; the time between sunrise and sunset, or from dawn to darkness; hence, the light; sunshine.(noun)source: webster1913