day

Noun
  1. Time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis (synset 115180180)
    "two days later they left"; "they put on two performances every day"; "there are 30,000 passengers per day"
    is a type of: time unit, unit of time - a unit for measuring time periods
    subtypes:
    • tomorrow - the day after today
    • today - the day that includes the present moment (as opposed to yesterday or tomorrow)
    • yesterday - the day immediately before today
    • morrow - the next day
    • eve - the day before
    • date, day of the month - the specified day of the month
    • date - a particular day specified as the time something happens
    has:
    same as: 24-hour interval, mean solar day, solar day, twenty-four hour period, twenty-four hours
  2. Some point or period in time (synset 115148032)
    "it should arrive any day now"; "after that day she never trusted him again"; "those were the days"; "these days it is not unusual"
    is a type of: time - an indefinite period (usually marked by specific attributes or activities)
    subtypes:
  3. A day assigned to a particular purpose or observance (synset 115182185)
    "Mother's Day"
    is a type of: calendar day, civil day - a day reckoned from midnight to midnight
    subtypes:
  4. The time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside (synset 115190004)
    "the dawn turned night into day"; "it is easier to make the repairs in the daytime"
    is a type of: period, period of time, time period - an amount of time
    subtypes:
    • afternoon - the part of the day between noon and evening
    • midafternoon - the middle part of the afternoon
    • eve, even, evening, eventide - the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
    has: forenoon, morn, morning, morning time - the time period between dawn and noon
    is a part of: 24-hour interval, day, mean solar day, solar day, twenty-four hour period, twenty-four hours - time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
    same as: daylight, daytime
  5. The recurring hours when you are not sleeping (especially those when you are working) (synset 115161405)
    "my day began early this morning"; "it was a busy day on the stock exchange"; "she called it a day and went to bed"
    is a type of: work time - a time period when you are required to work
    subtypes: workday, working day - the amount of time that a worker must work for an agreed daily wage
  6. An era of existence or influence (synset 115274047)
    "in the day of the dinosaurs"; "in the days of the Roman Empire"; "in the days of sailing ships"; "he was a successful pianist in his day"
    is a type of: epoch, era - a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event
  7. The period of time taken by a particular planet (e.g. Mars) to make a complete rotation on its axis (synset 115233336)
    "how long is a day on Jupiter?"
    is a type of: period, period of time, time period - an amount of time
    subtypes: lunar day - the period of time taken for the moon to make one full rotation on its axis (about 27.3 sidereal days)
  8. The time for one complete rotation of the earth relative to a particular star, about 4 minutes shorter than a mean solar day (synset 115233129)
    is a type of:
    same as: sidereal day
  9. A period of opportunity (synset 114508100)
    "he deserves his day in court"; "every dog has his day"
    is a type of: chance, opportunity - a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
  10. United States writer best known for his autobiographical works (1874-1935) (synset 110945524)
    is an instance of: author, writer - writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
    same as: clarence day, clarence shepard day jr.

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