Dictionary entry details
• DAY (noun)
Meaning:
Time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
Classified under:
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations
Synonyms:
twenty-four hours; twenty-four hour period; solar day; mean solar day; day; 24-hour interval
Context examples:
two days later they left / they put on two performances every day / there are 30,000 passengers per day
Hypernyms ("day" is a kind of...):
time unit; unit of time (a unit for measuring time periods)
Meronyms (parts of "day"):
60 minutes; hour; hr (a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day)
dark; night; nighttime (the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside)
high noon; midday; noon; noonday; noontide; twelve noon (the middle of the day)
day; daylight; daytime (the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "day"):
date (a particular day specified as the time something happens)
date; day of the month (the specified day of the month)
eve (the day before)
morrow (the next day)
yesterday (the day immediately before today)
today (the day that includes the present moment (as opposed to yesterday or tomorrow))
tomorrow (the day after today)
Meaning:
Some point or period in time
Classified under:
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations
Context examples:
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 ("day" is a kind of...):
time (an indefinite period (usually marked by specific attributes or activities))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "day"):
crack of doom; Day of Judgement; Day of Judgment; day of reckoning; Doomsday; end of the world; Judgement Day; Judgment Day; Last Day; Last Judgement; Last Judgment ((New Testament) day of the Last Judgment when God will decree the fates of all men according to the good and evil of their earthly lives)
off-day (a day when things go poorly)
Meaning:
The time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside
Classified under:
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations
Synonyms:
daytime; daylight; day
Context examples:
the dawn turned night into day / it is easier to make the repairs in the daytime
Hypernyms ("day" is a kind of...):
period; period of time; time period (an amount of time)
Meronyms (parts of "day"):
forenoon; morn; morning; morning time (the time period between dawn and noon)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "day"):
eve; even; evening; eventide (the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall))
afternoon (the part of the day between noon and evening)
midafternoon (the middle part of the afternoon)
Holonyms ("day" is a part of...):
24-hour interval; day; mean solar day; solar day; twenty-four hour period; twenty-four hours (time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis)
Antonym:
night (the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside)
Meaning:
A day assigned to a particular purpose or observance
Classified under:
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations
Context example:
Mother's Day
Hypernyms ("day" is a kind of...):
calendar day; civil day (a day reckoned from midnight to midnight)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "day"):
Flag Day; June 14 (commemorating the adoption of the United States flag in 1777)
Davis' Birthday; Jefferson Davis' Birthday; June 3 (celebrated in southern United States)
Armed Forces Day (the 3rd Saturday in May)
Mother's Day (second Sunday in May)
First of May; May 1; May Day (observed in the United States to celebrate the coming of spring; observed in Russia in honor of labor)
Patriot's Day (the 3rd Monday in April; Massachusetts and Maine celebrate the battle of Lexington and Concord in 1775)
April 14; Pan American Day (a day celebrating political and economic unity among American countries)
All Fools' day; April Fools'; April Fools' day (the first day of April which is celebrated by playing practical jokes)
March 17; Saint Patrick's Day; St Patrick's Day (a day observed by the Irish to commemorate the patron saint of Ireland)
March 2; Texas Independence Day (Texans celebrate the anniversary of Texas' declaration of independence from Mexico in 1836)
Father's Day (US: third Sunday in June)
Citizenship Day; September 17 (celebrated in the United States)
anniversary; day of remembrance (the date on which an event occurred in some previous year (or the celebration of it))
wedding day (the day of a wedding)
washday; washing day (a day set aside for doing household laundry)
speech day (an annual day in the schools when speeches are made and prizes are distributed)
school day (any day on which school is in session)
June 23; Midsummer Eve; Midsummer Night; St John's Eve; St John's Night (the night before Midsummer Day)
saint's day (a day commemorating a saint)
Allhallows Eve; Hallowe'en; Halloween (the evening before All Saints' Day; often devoted to pranks played by young people)
October 24; United Nations Day (a day for celebrating the founding of the United Nations)
American Indian Day (US: the 4th Friday in September)
February 22; Washington's Birthday (the day on which George Washington is remembered)
February 14; Saint Valentine's Day; St Valentine's Day; Valentine Day; Valentine's Day (a day for the exchange of tokens of affection)
February 12; Lincoln's Birthday (the day on which President Abraham Lincoln is remembered)
red-letter day (a memorably happy or noteworthy day (from the custom of marking holy days in red on church calendars))
rag day (a day on which university students hold a rag)
V-day; Victory Day (the day of a victory)
bissextile day; February 29; leap day (the name of the day that is added during a leap year)
Inauguration Day; January 20 (the day designated for inauguration of the United States president)
November 5 (anniversary of the discovery of the Gunpowder Plot)
commencement day; degree day (the day on which university degrees are conferred)
Cinco de Mayo (the fifth of May which is observed in Mexico and Mexican-American communities in the United States to commemorate the Mexican victory over the French in the Battle of Puebla in 1862)
Arbor Day (a day designated for planting trees)
Admission Day (in some states of the United States: a legal holiday commemorating the day the state was admitted to the Union)
payday (the day on which you receive pay for your work)
election day; polling day (the day appointed for an election; in the United States it is the 1st Tuesday after the 1st Monday in November)
February 2; Groundhog Day (if the ground hog emerges and sees his shadow on this day, there will be 6 more weeks of winter)
holiday (a day on which work is suspended by law or custom)
Tet (the New Year in Vietnam; observed for three days after the first full moon after January 20th)
January 19; Lee's Birthday; Robert E Lee Day; Robert E Lee's Birthday (celebrated in southern United States)
December 31; New Year's Eve (the last day of the year)
Walpurgis Night (eve of May Day)
market day (a fixed day for holding a public market)
ides (in the Roman calendar: the 15th of March or May or July or October or the 13th of any other month)
field day ((military) a day for military exercises and display)
field day (a day for outdoor athletic competition)
Meaning:
The recurring hours when you are not sleeping (especially those when you are working)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations
Context examples:
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 ("day" is a kind of...):
work time (a time period when you are required to work)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "day"):
workday; working day (the amount of time that a worker must work for an agreed daily wage)
Meaning:
An era of existence or influence
Classified under:
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations
Context examples:
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 ("day" is a kind of...):
epoch; era (a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event)
Meaning:
A period of opportunity
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Context examples:
he deserves his day in court / every dog has his day
Hypernyms ("day" is a kind of...):
chance; opportunity (a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances)
Meaning:
The period of time taken by a particular planet (e.g. Mars) to make a complete rotation on its axis
Classified under:
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations
Context example:
how long is a day on Jupiter?
Hypernyms ("day" is a kind of...):
period; period of time; time period (an amount of time)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "day"):
lunar day (the period of time taken for the moon to make one full rotation on its axis (about 27.3 sidereal days))
Meaning:
The time for one complete rotation of the earth relative to a particular star, about 4 minutes shorter than a mean solar day
Classified under:
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations
Synonyms:
sidereal day; day
Hypernyms ("day" is a kind of...):
time unit; unit of time (a unit for measuring time periods)
sidereal time (measured by the diurnal motion of stars)
Meaning:
United States writer best known for his autobiographical works (1874-1935)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Clarence Day; Clarence Shepard Day Jr.; Day
Instance hypernyms:
author; writer (writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay))
