night in English
- night⇄adj. 1. of the night; seen at night.
Ex. night stars, night people.
2. done or used at night.
Ex. night flying, a night safe.
3. working at night.
Ex. a night clerk, the night staff. - night⇄expr. make a night of it, to celebrate until very late at night.
Ex. Friends and neighbors also made ... a night of it, in honor of the departed (Scribner's Magazine). - night⇄expr. night after night, every night.
Ex. Airplanes fly out of that airport night after night. - night⇄expr. night and day, all the time; continually; without stop.
Ex. Father worked night and day to earn enough money for the family. - night⇄night, noun, adjective.
- night⇄noun 1. the time between evening and morning; the time from sunset to sunrise, especially when it is dark.
2. the darkness of night; the dark.
Ex. to go out into the night.
3. (Figurative.)
a. the darkness of ignorance, sin, so