Other Definitions
day (enc)
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Day| Noun | 1. | day - time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis; "two days later they left"; "they put on two performances every day"; "there are 30,000 passengers per day"tomorrow - the day after today; "what are our tasks for tomorrow?" today - the day that includes the present moment (as opposed to yesterday or tomorrow); "Today is beautiful"; "did you see today's newspaper?" yesterday - the day immediately before today; "it was in yesterday's newspapers" morrow - the next day; "whenever he arrives she leaves on the morrow" eve - the day before; "he always arrives on the eve of her departure" date - a particular day specified as the time something will happen; "the date of the election is set by law" daylight, daytime, day - the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside; "the dawn turned night into day"; "it is easier to make the repairs in the daytime" night, nighttime, dark - the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside 60 minutes, hour, hr - a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day; "the job will take more than an hour" | | | 2. | day - some point or period in time; "it should arrive any day now"; "after that day she never trusted him again"; "those were the days"; "these days it is not unusual"time - an indefinite period (usually marked by specific attributes or activities); "he waited a long time"; "the time of year for planting"; "he was a great actor is his time" 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; "I guess this is one of my off-days" | | | 3. | day - the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside; "the dawn turned night into day"; "it is easier to make the repairs in the daytime"period, period of time, time period - an amount of time; "a time period of 30 years"; "hastened the period of time of his recovery"; "Picasso's blue period" day, mean solar day, solar day, twenty-four hours - time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis; "two days later they left"; "they put on two performances every day"; "there are 30,000 passengers per day" afternoon - the part of the day between noon and evening; "he spent a quiet afternoon in the park" evening, eventide, eve - the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall); "he enjoyed the evening light across the lake" night, nighttime, dark - the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside | | | 4. | day - a day assigned to a particular purpose or observance; "Mother's Day"Admission Day - in some states of the United States: a legal holiday commemorating the day the state was admitted to the Union Arbor Day - a day designated for planting trees November 5 - anniversary of the discovery of the Gunpowder Plot rag day - a day on which university students hold a rag 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 field day - a day for outdoor athletic competition field day - (military) a day for military exercises and display ides - in the Roman calendar: the 15th of March or May or July or October or the 13th of any other month market day - a fixed day for holding a public market Tet - the New Year in Vietnam; observed for three days after the first full moon after January 20th holiday - a day on which work is suspended by law or custom; "no mail is delivered on federal holidays"; "it's a good thing that New Year's was a holiday because everyone had a hangover" February 2, Groundhog Day - if the ground hog emerges and sees his shadow on this day, there will be 6 more weeks of winter Patriot's Day - the 3rd Monday in April; Massachusetts and Maine celebrate the battle of Lexington and Concord in 1775 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 | | | 5. | day - the recurring hours when you are not sleeping (especially those when you are working); "my day began early this morning"; "it was a busy day on the stock exchange"; "she called it a day and went to bed"work time - a time period when you are required to work workday, working day - the amount of time that a worker must work for an agreed daily wage; "they work an 8-hour day" | | | 6. | day - an era of existence or influence; "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"epoch, era - a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event | | | 7. | day - a period of opportunity; "he deserves his day in court"; "every dog has his day"chance, opportunity - a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances; "the holiday gave us the opportunity to visit Washington"; "now is your chance" | | | 8. | day - 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?"period, period of time, time period - an amount of time; "a time period of 30 years"; "hastened the period of time of his recovery"; "Picasso's blue period" lunar day - the period of time taken for the moon to make one full rotation on its axis (about 27.3 sidereal days) | | | 9. | day - the time for one complete rotation of the earth relative to a particular star, about 4 minutes shorter than a mean solar day | | | 10. | Day - United States writer best known for his autobiographical works (1874-1935)author, writer - writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay) | |
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