day
English Thesaurus
1. United States writer best known for his autobiographical works (1874-1935) (noun.person)
| instance hypernym | : | author, writer, |
| definition | : | writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay) (noun.person) |
2. a period of opportunity (noun.state)
| hypernym | : | chance, opportunity, |
| definition | : | a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances (noun.state) |
3. some point or period in time (noun.time)
| hypernym | : | time, |
| definition | : | an indefinite period (usually marked by specific attributes or activities) (noun.time) |
| hyponym | : | crack of doom, day of judgement, day of judgment, day of reckoning, doomsday, end of the world, eschaton, judgement day, judgment day, last day, last judgement, last judgment, |
| definition | : | (New Testament) day at the end of time following Armageddon when God will decree the fates of all individual humans according to the good and evil of their earthly lives (noun.time) |
| hyponym | : | off-day, |
| definition | : | a day when things go poorly (noun.time) |
4. the recurring hours when you are not sleeping (especially those when you are working) (noun.time)
| hypernym | : | work time, |
| definition | : | a time period when you are required to work (noun.time) |
| hyponym | : | workday, working day, |
| definition | : | the amount of time that a worker must work for an agreed daily wage (noun.time) |
5. time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis (noun.time)
| hyponym | : | tomorrow, |
| definition | : | the day after today (noun.time) |
| hyponym | : | today, |
| definition | : | the day that includes the present moment (as opposed to yesterday or tomorrow) (noun.time) |
| hyponym | : | yesterday, |
| definition | : | the day immediately before today (noun.time) |
| hyponym | : | morrow, |
| definition | : | the next day (noun.time) |
| hyponym | : | eve, |
| definition | : | the day before (noun.time) |
| hyponym | : | date, |
| definition | : | a particular day specified as the time something happens (noun.time) |
| part holonym | : | day, daylight, daytime, |
| definition | : | the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside (noun.time) |
| part holonym | : | dark, night, nighttime, |
| definition | : | the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside (noun.time) |
| part holonym | : | 60 minutes, hour, hr, |
| definition | : | a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day (noun.time) |
6. a day assigned to a particular purpose or observance (noun.time)
| hyponym | : | admission day, |
| definition | : | in some states of the United States: a legal holiday commemorating the day the state was admitted to the Union (noun.time) |
| hyponym | : | arbor day, |
| definition | : | a day designated for planting trees (noun.time) |
| hyponym | : | cinco de mayo, |
| definition | : | the fifth of May which is observed in Mexico and Mexican-American communities in the United States to commemorate the Mexican victory over the French in the Battle of Puebla in 1862 (noun.time) |
| hyponym | : | november 5, |
| definition | : | anniversary of the discovery of the Gunpowder Plot (noun.time) |
| hyponym | : | rag day, |
| definition | : | a day on which university students hold a rag (noun.time) |
| hyponym | : | red-letter day, |
| definition | : | a memorably happy or noteworthy day (from the custom of marking holy days in red on church calendars) (noun.time) |
| hyponym | : | payday, |
| definition | : | the day on which you receive pay for your work (noun.time) |
| hyponym | : | election day, polling day, |
| definition | : | the day appointed for an election; in the United States it is the 1st Tuesday after the 1st Monday in November (noun.time) |
| hyponym | : | field day, |
| definition | : | a day for outdoor athletic competition (noun.time) |
| hyponym | : | field day, |
| definition | : | (military) a day for military exercises and display (noun.time) |
| hyponym | : | ides, |
| definition | : | in the Roman calendar: the 15th of March or May or July or October or the 13th of any other month (noun.time) |
| hyponym | : | market day, |
| definition | : | a fixed day for holding a public market (noun.time) |
| hyponym | : | tet, |
| definition | : | the New Year in Vietnam; observed for three days after the first full moon after January 20th (noun.time) |
| hyponym | : | holiday, |
| definition | : | a day on which work is suspended by law or custom (noun.time) |
| hyponym | : | february 2, groundhog day, |
| definition | : | if the ground hog emerges and sees his shadow on this day, there will be 6 more weeks of winter (noun.time) |
| hyponym | : | march 2, texas independence day, |
| definition | : | Texans celebrate the anniversary of Texas' declaration of independence from Mexico in 1836 (noun.time) |
| hyponym | : | april 14, pan american day, |
| definition | : | a day celebrating political and economic unity among American countries (noun.time) |
| hyponym | : | patriot's day, |
| definition | : | the 3rd Monday in April; Massachusetts and Maine celebrate the battle of Lexington and Concord in 1775 (noun.time) |
| hyponym | : | first of may, may 1, may day, |
| definition | : | observed in many countries to celebrate the coming of spring; observed in Russia and related countries in honor of labor (noun.time) |
| hyponym | : | mother's day, |
| definition | : | second Sunday in May (noun.time) |
| hyponym | : | flag day, june 14, |
| definition | : | commemorating the adoption of the United States flag in 1777 (noun.time) |
| hyponym | : | father's day, |
| definition | : | US: third Sunday in June (noun.time) |
| hyponym | : | saint's day, |
| definition | : | a day commemorating a saint (noun.time) |
| hyponym | : | school day, |
| definition | : | any day on which school is in session (noun.time) |
| hyponym | : | speech day, |
| definition | : | an annual day in the schools when speeches are made and prizes are distributed (noun.time) |
| hyponym | : | washday, washing day, |
| definition | : | a day set aside for doing household laundry (noun.time) |
| hyponym | : | wedding day, |
| definition | : | the day of a wedding (noun.time) |
| hyponym | : | anniversary, day of remembrance, |
| definition | : | the date on which an event occurred in some previous year (or the celebration of it) (noun.time) |
7. the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside (noun.time)
| hyponym | : | afternoon, |
| definition | : | the part of the day between noon and evening (noun.time) |
| hyponym | : | midafternoon, |
| definition | : | the middle part of the afternoon (noun.time) |
| hyponym | : | eve, even, evening, eventide, |
| definition | : | the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall) (noun.time) |
8. the time for one complete rotation of the earth relative to a particular star, about 4 minutes shorter than a mean solar day (noun.time)
| hypernym | : | sidereal time, |
| definition | : | measured by the diurnal motion of stars (noun.time) |
9. the period of time taken by a particular planet (e.g. Mars) to make a complete rotation on its axis (noun.time)
| hyponym | : | lunar day, |
| definition | : | the period of time taken for the moon to make one full rotation on its axis (about 27.3 sidereal days) (noun.time) |
10. an era of existence or influence (noun.time)
| hypernym | : | epoch, era, |
| definition | : | a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event (noun.time) |
11. time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis (noun.time)
12. the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside (noun.time)
| antonym | : | dark, night, nighttime, |
| definition | : | the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside (noun.time) |
13. time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis (noun.time)
14. the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside (noun.time)
| antonym | : | dark, night, nighttime, |
| definition | : | the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside (noun.time) |
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