day
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1.0
- noun
- /deɪ/
:
día
- Time is a little difficult to find these days.
- minutes per day
- hours a day
- cigarettes per day
Anyway, the next day I get a flight.
- Anyway, the next day I get a flight.
- We would know within weeks, if not days, if that was all a lie.
- OK, so we, we land day one, this hit.
- All of which helps explain why on this one day, the GOAT couldn't win.
- I've been living in the house for six days now and it's glorious.
- But the next day I didn't hear anything.
- Today is the canonical death day of Tony Stark.
- So for the next two days, this is our home.
- Good morning, guys, and welcome back to day three, New York.
- But, and I see it every day, people do heal.
- We've missed her by a day down in keto's.
- I mean, taking a two or three day CPR class, EMT stuff.
Examples
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Every day, I make sure to take a walk in the park.
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Most people here live on $2 per day, and a concrete block costs 45 cents.
Academic text (2011) -
No, not the first day, a couple of days.
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I said that was the single worst day really.
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Hi, today is the next day and we are going.
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Anyway, the next day I get a flight.
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Here are my five steps to planning your day on your terms.
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It was the day after Thanksgiving.
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Such garments could be worn every day and provide constant health monitoring for people at risk.
Academic text (2011) -
And then Tuesday I've got the busiest day in the entire world.
Synonyms
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1.0
A period equal to one full day and night
2
3.8
The time from one noon to the next, about 24 hours
1
1.0
A period of 24 hours starting at midnight
Average time for Earth to turn once so the Sun appears in the same place, about 24 hours
The time Earth takes to turn once compared to a distant star
Idioms
- Informal
74
5.5
A time in the past people remember with warm feelings, often when they were young
- Offensive
A joking way to say someone is not good enough to do something as a job
Compounds
- US
66
1.4
A holiday on the first Monday in September in the United States and Canada celebrating workers
- US
35
1.3
A United States holiday on the last Monday in May to honor soldiers who died in war
27
1.8
A national holiday for giving thanks and sharing a large meal in the United States and Canada
- US
24
1.7
A United States public holiday on November 11 that honors people who served in the military
19
5.2
A person who belongs to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, often called the Mormon Church
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8.8
In Christian belief, a future day when God judges everyone's life and decides their final place after death
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1.1
A national holiday in the United States on July 4th that remembers when the country became independent in 1776
12
2.2
A period of work during the day, usually from morning to afternoon, or the workers who work then
8
2.5
A place where children spend the day doing activities with adults and go home at night
7
3.2
A day on February 2 when people watch a groundhog come out and guess if winter will last longer
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3.7
A day for special celebration and big meals, often for religious or cultural reasons
5
2.9
A national holiday in France on July 14 that marks the storming of the Bastille in 1789
- US
5
3.2
A public holiday in the United States on the second Monday in October to remember Columbus's arrival in the Americas
4
2.0
A public holiday in the United States on the third Monday in January to honor Martin Luther King Jr
4
1.7
A school where students go during the day and go home in the evening, not a boarding school
4
2.9
A holiday on March 17 when people celebrate Saint Patrick and Irish culture
3
2.8
A United States public holiday on the third Monday in February honoring Washington and Lincoln
3
5.8
A war in June 1967 that lasted six days between Israel and nearby Arab countries and changed the region
How Long
Surface Forms
Etymology
Day comes from an old English word dæg that meant 'day' or 'daylight'. So it naturally names the full 24-hour period, the time a planet takes to make one full turn.