day

day
See: ALL IN A DAY'S WORK, CALL IT A DAY, CARRY THE DAY, EVERY DOG HAS HIS DAY, FATHER'S DAY, FOREVER AND A DAY, GOOD DAY, MAKE A DAY OF IT, NAME DAY, NIGHT AND DAY, ONE OF THESE DAYS, or SOME OF THESE DAYS, PASS THE TIME OF DAY, RAINY DAY, SAVE THE DAY, SEE BETTER DAYS, THAT'LL BE THE DAY.

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  • day — /day/, n. 1. the interval of light between two successive nights; the time between sunrise and sunset: Since there was no artificial illumination, all activities had to be carried on during the day. 2. the light of day; daylight: The owl sleeps… …   Universalium

  • day — W1S1 [deı] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(24 hours)¦ 2¦(not night)¦ 3¦(when you are awake)¦ 4¦(time at work)¦ 5¦(past)¦ 6¦(now)¦ 7¦(future)¦ 8 somebody s/something s day 9 Independence/election/Christmas etc day 10 five/three/ni …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • day — [ deı ] noun *** 1. ) count one of the periods of time that a week is divided into, equal to 24 hours: We re going away for five days. The animals are kept inside for 14 hours a day. 24 hours a day (=during the whole of the day and night): The… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • Day — (d[=a]), n. [OE. day, dai, dei, AS. d[ae]g; akin to OS., D., Dan., & Sw. dag, G. tag, Icel. dagr, Goth. dags; cf. Skr. dah (for dhagh ?) to burn. [root]69. Cf. {Dawn}.] 1. The time of light, or interval between one night and the next; the time… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Day — bezeichnet: Day (Sprache), eine Adamaua Sprache Orte in den Vereinigten Staaten: Day (Arkansas) Day Book (North Carolina) Day Center (New York) Day (Florida) Day Heights (Ohio) Day (Kalifornien) Day (Kentucky) Day (Louisiana) Day (Maryland) Day… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Day — /day/, n. 1. Clarence (Shepard) /shep euhrd/, 1874 1935, U.S. author. 2. Dorothy, 1897 1980, U.S. Roman Catholic social activist, journalist, and publisher. * * * I Time required for a celestial body to turn once on its axis; especially, the… …   Universalium

  • Day 1 — redirects here. For other uses, see Day One (disambiguation). Day 1 Studio album by Robbie Nevil Released …   Wikipedia

  • day — s.m.inv. ES ingl. {{wmetafile0}} giorno in cui si verifica un avvenimento o si celebra una ricorrenza; posposto a un sostantivo e preceduto da un trattino forma lessemi s.m.inv.: compleanno day, matrimonio day, Giampaolo Rossi day {{line}}… …   Dizionario italiano

  • Day 21 — Origin England Genres Punk rock Years active 2008 present Associated acts Sham 69, The Prodigy, Towers of London …   Wikipedia

  • day — O.E. dæg day, also lifetime, from P.Gmc. *dagaz (Cf. O.S., M.Du., Du. dag, O.Fris. dei, O.H.G. tag, Ger. Tag, O.N. dagr, Goth. dags), from PIE *dhegh . Not considered to be related to L. dies (see DIURNAL (Cf …   Etymology dictionary

  • Day 6 — is a Canadian radio program hosted by Brent Bambury, which airs Saturdays on CBC Radio One. Day 6 is a weekend magazine show that taps into an eclectic mix of the week s stories. Host Brent Bambury brings the audience opinionated columnists,… …   Wikipedia

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