nights
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/naɪts/
English
Definitions
adverb
- At night.“I work nights.”
- Every night.
noun
- The period between sunset and sunrise, when a location faces far away from the sun, thus when the sky is dark.“How do you sleep at night when you attack your kids like that!?”
- (Astronomy) The period of darkness beginning at the end of evening astronomical twilight when the sun is 18 degrees below the horizon, and ending at the beginning of morning astronomical twilight.
- (Legal) Often defined in the legal system as beginning 30 minutes after sunset, and ending 30 minutes before sunrise.
- An evening or night spent at a particular activity.“a night on the town”
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Synonyms
blacknessdarknessgloomobscurityshadoweveningdarkdusknightfallsundownsunsetsleepnighttimenoxeveningsovernightdaystimes