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day
a period of opportunity
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- Word length
- 3
- Starts with
- D
- Ends with
- Y
- Contains
- A
- Scrabble score
- 7
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
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noun
a period of opportunity
“he deserves his day in court”
noun
a point or period in time
“it should arrive any day now”
noun
the recurring hours when you are not sleeping (especially those when you are working)
“my day began early this morning”
noun
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
“two days later they left”
noun
a day assigned to a particular purpose or observance
“Mother's Day”
noun
the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside
“the dawn turned night into day”
noun
the time for one complete rotation of the earth relative to a particular star, about 4 minutes shorter than a mean solar day
noun
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?”
noun
an era of existence or influence
“in the day of the dinosaurs”
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Example Sentences
he deserves his day in court
every dog has his day
it should arrive any day now
after that day she never trusted him again
those were the days
these days it is not unusual
my day began early this morning
it was a busy day on the stock exchange
she called it a day and went to bed
two days later they left
they put on two performances every day
there are 30,000 passengers per day
Mother's Day
the dawn turned night into day
it is easier to make the repairs in the daytime
how long is a day on Jupiter?
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
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