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day

/deɪ̯/noun1 syllable

Day means: time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis.

Synonyms for day23

noun, as in time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

twenty-four hours, twenty-four hour period, 24-hour interval, solar day, mean solar day

noun, as in United States writer best known for his autobiographical works (1874-1935)

Clarence Day, Clarence Shepard Day Jr.

noun, as in the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside

daytime, daylight

noun, as in the time for one complete rotation of the earth relative to a particular star, about 4 minutes shorter than a mean solar day

sidereal day

also used for day

daylength, photoperiod, twenty-four hour day, 24-hour day, nychthemeron, era, epoch, age, cycle, generation, Great Year, interval, yearday

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Opposites of day

night

What does day mean?10

noun

1

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis“two days later they left”

2

United States writer best known for his autobiographical works (1874-1935)

3

the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside“the dawn turned night into day”

4

the time for one complete rotation of the earth relative to a particular star, about 4 minutes shorter than a mean solar day

5

a point or period in time“it should arrive any day now”

6

a day assigned to a particular purpose or observance“Mother's Day”

7

the recurring hours when you are not sleeping (especially those when you are working)“my day began early this morning”

8

an era of existence or influence“in the day of the dinosaurs”

9

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?”

10

a period of opportunity“he deserves his day in court”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with day?60

three syllables

usadnaeveryday
Show 40 near rhymes
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All 60 rhymes for day, grouped by syllable

Day in a sentence

  • We work by day, and rest by night.Swift
  • In summer, they used to play on the beach all day long.sundown
  • It's a rainy day, so we can't play outside.CK
  • Having worked on the farm all day long, he was completely tired out.CH
  • The formation and movement of hurricanes are capricious, even with our present-day technology.steverules123
  • We are worn out, because we have been uniting all day.al_ex_an_der
  • If it's a nice day tomorrow, we'll go on a picnic.CK
  • No matter how hard you try, you can't finish it in a day.Hans_Adler

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of day

as a noun

plural
days