Definition of night

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Night (n.) That part of the natural day when the sun is beneath the horizon, or the time from sunset to sunrise; esp., the time between dusk and dawn, when there is no light of the sun, but only moonlight, starlight, or artificial light..

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Disquietly :: Disquietly (adv.) In a disquiet manner; uneasily; as, he rested disquietly that night..
Ephialtes :: Ephialtes (n.) The nightmare.
Pavon :: Pavon (n.) A small triangular flag, esp. one attached to a knight's lance; a pennon..
Degradation :: Degradation (n.) The act of reducing in rank, character, or reputation, or of abasing; a lowering from one's standing or rank in office or society; diminution; as, the degradation of a peer, a knight, a general, or a bishop..
Bivouac :: Bivouac (n.) The watch of a whole army by night, when in danger of surprise or attack..
Wake :: Wake (n.) An annual parish festival formerly held in commemoration of the dedication of a church. Originally, prayers were said on the evening preceding, and hymns were sung during the night, in the church; subsequently, these vigils were discontinued, and the day itself, often with succeeding days, was occupied in rural pastimes and exercises, attended by eating and drinking, often to excess..
Lucubrate :: Lucubrate (n.) To study by candlelight or a lamp; to study by night.
Soil :: Soil (n.) Dung; faeces; compost; manure; as, night soil..
Midnight :: Midnight (a.) Being in, or characteristic of, the middle of the night; as, midnight studies; midnight gloom..
Night-eyed :: Night-eyed (a.) Capable of seeing at night; sharp-eyed.
Anight :: Anight (adv.) Alt. of Anight.
Moonflower :: Moonflower (n.) A kind of morning glory (Ipomoea Bona-nox) with large white flowers opening at night.
Nightshirt :: Nightshirt (n.) A kind of nightgown for men.
Grope :: Grope (v. t.) To search out by feeling in the dark; as, we groped our way at midnight..
Bulbul :: Bulbul (n.) The Persian nightingale (Pycnonotus jocosus). The name is also applied to several other Asiatic singing birds, of the family Timaliidae. The green bulbuls belong to the Chloropsis and allied genera..
Nightfall :: Nightfall (n.) The close of the day.
Diurnal :: Diurnal (a.) Opening during the day, and closing at night; -- said of flowers or leaves..
Spur :: Spur (n.) An implement secured to the heel, or above the heel, of a horseman, to urge the horse by its pressure. Modern spurs have a small wheel, or rowel, with short points. Spurs were the badge of knighthood..
Birthnight :: Birthnight (n.) The night in which a person is born; the anniversary of that night in succeeding years.
Nocturnal :: Nocturnal (a.) Having a habit of seeking food or moving about at night; as, nocturnal birds and insects..
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