day
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1.0
- noun
- /deɪ/
- Today is the designated Clean-Up Day for our community service project.
- election day
- first day
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Examples
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The next recruitment date at Garfield was May 18, the same day as our faculty appreciation lunch.
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I shall never forget, while staying in Paris, the day a friend's husband returned home from a business trip.
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And that was the day my life changed.
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It's our last full day here in Paris.
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Do you know what day it was today?
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I hope I get to host The Late Show one day now.
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No one else is coming to save the day.
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It is our last day in this city.
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You said the other day you don't see your dad much.
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Those are the vows you wrote for our wedding day.
Synonyms
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1.0
A day when most people do not have to work because of a law or custom
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1.1
A day when you do not have to work
197
2.0
The day when people vote to choose leaders
103
1.0
The day when two people get married
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1.7
The day when an important sports match happens
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3.4
A day when many people do not work to celebrate or show respect for a religion
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1.0
A day when someone usually works at their job
14
4.8
A day when a very important action or decision happens
12
5.8
A day when people remember a Christian saint and hold a special church service
10
2.3
A day when people do not work and relax, often for religious reasons
7
3.7
A day for special celebration and big meals, often for religious or cultural reasons
5
2.2
A day when people of a faith have ceremonies and celebrate
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4.1
A day to remember and honor people or events from the past
4
1.2
A day when most people go to work, not a weekend or holiday
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1.0
A day when most people go to work, not a weekend or holiday
3
1.0
A regular day when people sell goods in a town square
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7.5
A day when people celebrate someone who has a saint's name
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5.9
A day when people do not eat for religious or spiritual reasons
1
3.4
A day when a country remembers and celebrates an important military victory, often as a public holiday
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1.9
A special day for fun and games at school or with friends
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5.0
A public holiday that marks the date a state joined the United States
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6.7
A day to celebrate with music, food and games
Idioms
- Informal
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5.5
A time in the past people remember with warm feelings, often when they were young
- Offensive
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9.0
A joking way to say someone is not good enough to do something as a job
Compounds
- US
86
1.4
A holiday on the first Monday in September in the United States and Canada celebrating workers
- US
71
1.3
A United States holiday on the last Monday in May to honor soldiers who died in war
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1.8
A national holiday for giving thanks and sharing a large meal in the United States and Canada
- US
30
1.7
A United States public holiday on November 11 that honors people who served in the military
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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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2.0
A public holiday on 17 March when people celebrate Irish culture by wearing green and joining parades
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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
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5.2
A person who belongs to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, often called the Mormon Church
17
3.2
A day on February 2 when people watch a groundhog come out and guess if winter will last longer
16
2.2
A period of work during the day, usually from morning to afternoon, or the workers who work then
13
2.8
A United States public holiday on the third Monday in February honoring Washington and Lincoln
13
2.5
A place where children spend the day doing activities with adults and go home at night
- US
11
3.2
A public holiday in the United States on the second Monday in October to remember Columbus's arrival in the Americas
A Christian church started in 1830 by Joseph Smith, based in Salt Lake City
9
2.0
A public holiday in the United States on the third Monday in January to honor Martin Luther King Jr
8
1.7
A school where students go during the day and go home in the evening, not a boarding school
7
3.7
A day for special celebration and big meals, often for religious or cultural reasons
- US
7
3.4
A day in the United States that remembers when the national flag was first used on June 14
6
2.9
A national holiday in France on July 14 that marks the storming of the Bastille in 1789
How Significant
Surface Forms
Etymology
Day comes from an old English word dæg meaning 'day' or 'time'. So we use it for a particular calendar date or event, like Earth Day or Labor Day, a day set aside for a special purpose.