day, n.
(days)
freq. cnt. 349
(days)
freq. cnt. 349
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
<noun.time> freq. cnt.: 172 freq. cnt.: 169 freq. cnt.: 3
24-hour interval day mean solar day solar day twenty-four hour period twenty-four hours
sample sentences
"two days later they left""they put on two performances every day"
"there are 30,000 passengers per day"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
hyponym
part meronym
some point or period in time
<noun.time> freq. cnt.: 70 freq. cnt.: 70
day
sample sentences
"it should arrive any day now""after that day she never trusted him again"
"those were the days"
"these days it is not unusual"
a day assigned to a particular purpose or observance
<noun.time> freq. cnt.: 54 freq. cnt.: 54
day
sample sentences
"Mother's Day"
semantic pointers
hypernym
hyponym
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
election day, polling day
field 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
school day
speech day
washday, washing day
wedding day
anniversary, day of remembrance
the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside
<noun.time> freq. cnt.: 42 freq. cnt.: 38 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1
day daylight daytime
sample sentences
"the dawn turned night into day""it is easier to make the repairs in the daytime"
lexical pointers
antonym
semantic pointers
hypernym
part holonym
part meronym
hyponym
the recurring hours when you are not sleeping (especially those when you are working)
<noun.time> freq. cnt.: 11 freq. cnt.: 11
day
sample sentences
"my day began early this morning""it was a busy day on the stock exchange"
"she called it a day and went to bed"
an era of existence or influence
<noun.time> freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 7
day
sample sentences
"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"
semantic pointers
hypernym
a period of opportunity
<noun.state>
day
sample sentences
"he deserves his day in court""every dog has his day"
semantic pointers
hypernym
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>
day sidereal day
semantic pointers
hypernym
the period of time taken by a particular planet (e.g. Mars) to make a complete rotation on its axis
<noun.time>
day