English noun: break of the day | |||
1. | break of the day (time) the first light of day | ||
Samples | We got up before dawn. They talked until morning. | ||
Synonyms | aurora, break of day, cockcrow, dawn, dawning, daybreak, dayspring, first light, morning, sunrise, sunup | ||
Broader (hypernym) | hour, time of day | ||
Antonyms | sundown, sunset | ||