day
1. time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis (Freq. 169)
- two days later they left
- they put on two performances every day
- there are 30,000 passengers per day
• Syn:
twenty-four hours, twenty-four hour period, 24-hour interval, solar day, mean solar day
• Derivationally related forms:
daily
• Hypernyms:
time unit, unit of time
• Hyponyms:
tomorrow, today, yesterday, morrow, eve,
date, day of the month
• Part Meronyms:
daytime, daylight, noon, twelve noon, high noon,
midday, noonday, noontide, night, nighttime, dark,
hour, hr, 60 minutes
2. some point or period in time (Freq. 70)
- it should arrive any day now
- after that day she never trusted him again
- those were the days
- these days it is not unusual
• Hypernyms:
time
• Hyponyms:
Judgment Day, Judgement Day, Day of Judgment, Day of Judgement, Doomsday,
Last Judgment, Last Judgement, Last Day, eschaton, day of reckoning, doomsday,
crack of doom, end of the world, off-day
3. a day assigned to a particular purpose or observance (Freq. 54)
- Mother's Day
• Hypernyms:
calendar day, civil day
• Hyponyms:
Admission Day, Arbor Day, Cinco de Mayo, commencement day, degree day,
November 5, Inauguration Day, January 20, leap day, bissextile day, February 29,
V-day, Victory Day, rag day, red-letter day, payday, polling day,
election day, field day, ides, market day, Walpurgis Night, New Year's Eve,
December 31, Robert E Lee's Birthday, Robert E Lee Day, Lee's Birthday, January 19, Tet,
holiday, Groundhog Day, February 2, Lincoln's Birthday, February 12, Valentine Day,
Valentine's Day, Saint Valentine's Day, St Valentine's Day, February 14, Washington's Birthday, February 22,
Texas Independence Day, March 2, St Patrick's Day, Saint Patrick's Day, March 17, April Fools',
April Fools' day, All Fools' day, Pan American Day, April 14, Patriot's Day, May Day,
First of May, May 1, Mother's Day, Armed Forces Day, Jefferson Davis' Birthday, Davis' Birthday,
June 3, Flag Day, June 14, Father's Day, Citizenship Day, September 17,
American Indian Day, United Nations Day, October 24, Halloween, Hallowe'en, Allhallows Eve,
saint's day, Midsummer Eve, Midsummer Night, St John's Eve, St John's Night, June 23,
June 23, speech day, washday, washing day, wedding day,
anniversary, day of remembrance
4. the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside (Freq. 38)
- the dawn turned night into day
- it is easier to make the repairs in the daytime
• Syn:
daytime, daylight
• Ant:
night
• Hypernyms:
time period, period of time, period
• Hyponyms:
afternoon, midafternoon, evening, eve, even, eventide
• Part Holonyms:
twenty-four hours, twenty-four hour period, 24-hour interval, solar day, mean solar day
• Part Meronyms:
morning, morn, morning time, forenoon
5. the recurring hours when you are not sleeping (especially those when you are working) (Freq. 11)
- my day began early this morning
- it was a busy day on the stock exchange
- she called it a day and went to bed
• Hypernyms:
work time
• Hyponyms:
workday, working day
6. an era of existence or influence (Freq. 7)
- 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
• Hypernyms:
era, epoch
7. the period of time taken by a particular planet (e.g. Mars) to make a complete rotation on its axis
- how long is a day on Jupiter?
• Hypernyms:
time period, period of time, period
• Hyponyms:
lunar day
8. the time for one complete rotation of the earth relative to a particular star, about 4 minutes shorter than a mean solar day
• Syn:
sidereal day
• Hypernyms:
time unit, unit of time, sidereal time
9. a period of opportunity
- he deserves his day in court
- every dog has his day
• Hypernyms:
opportunity, chance
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