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English noun: day | |||
| 1. | day (time) time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis | ||
| Samples | Two days later they left. They put on two performances every day. There are 30,000 passengers per day. | ||
| Synonyms | 24-hour interval, mean solar day, solar day, twenty-four hour period, twenty-four hours | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | time unit, unit of time | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | date, date, day of the month, eve, morrow, today, tomorrow, yesterday | ||
| Part holonym | 60 minutes, dark, day, daylight, daytime, high noon, hour, hr, midday, night, nighttime, noon, noonday, noontide, twelve noon | ||
| 2. | day (time) some point or period in time | ||
| Samples | It should arrive any day now. After that day she never trusted him again. Those were the days. These days it is not unusual. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | time | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | crack of doom, Day of Judgement, Day of Judgment, day of reckoning, Doomsday, end of the world, eschaton, Judgement Day, Judgment Day, Last Day, Last Judgement, Last Judgment, off-day | ||
| 3. | day (time) a day assigned to a particular purpose or observance | ||
| Samples | Mother's Day. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | calendar day, civil day | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | Admission Day, All Fools' day, Allhallows Eve, American Indian Day, anniversary, April 14, April Fools', April Fools' day, Arbor Day, Armed Forces Day, bissextile day, Cinco de Mayo, Citizenship Day, commencement day, Davis' Birthday, day of remembrance, December 31, degree day, election day, Father's Day, February 12, February 14, February 2, February 22, February 29, field day, field day, First of May, Flag Day, Groundhog Day, Hallowe'en, Halloween, holiday, ides, Inauguration Day, January 19, January 20, Jefferson Davis' Birthday, June 14, June 23, June 3, leap day, Lee's Birthday, Lincoln's Birthday, March 17, March 2, market day, May 1, May Day, Midsummer Eve, Midsummer Night, Mother's Day, New Year's Eve, November 5, October 24, Pan American Day, Patriot's Day, payday, polling day, rag day, red-letter day, Robert E Lee Day, Robert E Lee's Birthday, Saint Patrick's Day, Saint Valentine's Day, saint's day, school day, September 17, speech day, St John's Eve, St John's Night, St Patrick's Day, St Valentine's Day, Tet, Texas Independence Day, United Nations Day, V-day, Valentine Day, Valentine's Day, Victory Day, Walpurgis Night, washday, washing day, Washington's Birthday, wedding day | ||
| 4. | day (time) the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside | ||
| Samples | The dawn turned night into day. It is easier to make the repairs in the daytime. | ||
| Synonyms | daylight, daytime | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | period, period of time, time period | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | afternoon, eve, even, evening, eventide, midafternoon | ||
| Part holonym | forenoon, morn, morning, morning time | ||
| Part meronym | 24-hour interval, day, mean solar day, solar day, twenty-four hour period, twenty-four hours | ||
| Antonyms | night, nighttime, dark | ||
| 5. | day (time) the recurring hours when you are not sleeping (especially those when you are working) | ||
| Samples | My day began early this morning. It was a busy day on the stock exchange. She called it a day and went to bed. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | work time | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | workday, working day | ||
| 6. | day (time) an era of existence or influence | ||
| Samples | 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. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | epoch, era | ||
| 7. | day (time) the period of time taken by a particular planet (e.g. Mars) to make a complete rotation on its axis | ||
| Samples | How long is a day on Jupiter?. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | period, period of time, time period | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | lunar day | ||
| 8. | day (time) the time for one complete rotation of the earth relative to a particular star, about 4 minutes shorter than a mean solar day | ||
| Synonyms | sidereal day | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | sidereal time, time unit, unit of time | ||
| 9. | day (state) a period of opportunity | ||
| Samples | He deserves his day in court. Every dog has his day. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | chance, opportunity | ||
| 10. | Day (person) United States writer best known for his autobiographical works (1874-1935) | ||
| Synonyms | Clarence Day, Clarence Shepard Day Jr. | ||
| Instance hypernym | author, writer | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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