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night
noun
darkness
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Word Facts
- Word length
- 5
- Starts with
- N
- Ends with
- T
- Contains
- IGH
- Scrabble score
- 9
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
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Pronunciation
naɪt
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Meaning
Definitions
noun
darkness
“it vanished into the night”
noun
the dark part of the diurnal cycle considered a time unit
“three nights later he collapsed”
noun
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
noun
the time between sunset and midnight
“he watched television every night”
noun
the period spent sleeping
“I had a restless night”
noun
a period of ignorance or backwardness or gloom
noun
a shortening of nightfall
“they worked from morning to night”
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Example Sentences
it vanished into the night
three nights later he collapsed
he watched television every night
I had a restless night
they worked from morning to night
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