night

The time when there is little or no light

A situation with no light at all

A state of not knowing or understanding

A state with no light at all

Forward change toward a goal or better state

Gaining new knowledge and understanding, often from study or experience

During the whole night from evening until morning

A way to say goodbye and wish someone a nice night before sleep

During the whole night

A friendly short phrase to say to someone before they go to sleep

Stop what you are doing for the evening, usually to go to bed or go home

Cannot sleep at night because you are worried

Available at any time, both during the day and at night

To feel no guilt about what you did

At a very late, quiet time when most people are asleep

Until very late at night

To spend a long time moving to music until very late at night

To spend the whole evening enjoying yourself

Happens suddenly and secretly without any warning

Accept a belief or excuse that makes someone feel better, even if it is not true

Every night for a long time

On each night

A time late in the evening when people stay awake to work or finish tasks

Happening or done after most people go to bed

Happening at all times, day and night

An evening spent with friends outside the home, for example at a bar or restaurant

The first public performance of a play or film

A polite phrase for saying goodbye in the evening before sleep

Work that happens during the night or the people who do it

The sky at night that shows stars and the moon

A sexual encounter that happens for only one night and does not continue

The night after a wedding when two people who just married spend their first night together

Lasts or stays open through the whole night

A camera or device mode that shows images in low light

A sleep event, often in children, when a child wakes screaming in great fear and does not remember it

A small lamp left on at night to give dim light in a room

An evening course for adults who cannot attend during the day

A sports match played at night under bright stadium lights

Ability to see in low light or darkness

A person who guards a place at night

A friendly way to say good night to someone before sleep, often to children

A person who stays up late and does things at night

A night around the longest day of the year when people celebrate with fires and dancing

Not reliable and likely to disappear quickly, often for dishonest reasons

A time when people guard a place at night

A person who prefers to be awake and active at night

A climbing cactus with large fragrant flowers that open at night

A person who likes to be awake and active at night

A woman who sells sex for money

A bird active at night, like an owl

Trouble seeing in low light or at night

A show that happens in one place for only one night

A court that holds criminal cases at night instead of during the day

The evening of January 5 that marks the end of the Christmas season

A person who works in a hotel at night and helps guests

A small, cheap gun often used in crimes

The late part of the night when most people are asleep

A small bush that stays green all year with sweet white flowers that smell at night

A yearly UK event on November 5 when people light bonfires and watch fireworks to remember the Gunpowder Plot

Being able to see in low light, for example at night

Human waste collected at night and used to fertilize fields

A very cold night when you need extra blankets to stay warm

A night on April 30 in parts of Europe when people light bonfires and celebrate, often linked to witch stories

A person who looks after and guards a place at night

A secret group on horses that used threats and violence to scare people

An annual British event on November 5 where people light fireworks and burn effigies

A heron that hunts at night and in low light

An evening when club or college members bring friends

A time when people sing with recorded music in a bar late at night

A strong feeling of being scared at night when you are alone or in the dark

Skills to meet and attract people at bars or clubs

A medium-sized bird that lives by water with a black cap on its head

A telegram sent at night to arrive the next day for less money

A short stay during a trip where you sleep overnight before continuing

A night-active wading bird with a yellow crown found in North America

A button by a door used at night to call someone

A small lizard that hides during the day and gives birth to live young

A cactus with large, fragrant flowers that open at night and wilt by morning

A bush with pale, sweet-smelling flowers that open at night

A religious evening service on New Year's Eve for prayer and reflection

A person or business that disappears to avoid paying debts

A bird active at night that hunts small animals, for example an owl

A woman who guards a building at night

A loose dress that women wear in bed

The night before Midsummer Day that people in some countries celebrate with bonfires and songs

A lock on a door that you open inside by a knob and outside with a key

A night with bright moonlight that lights the land

A fishing line with bait on hooks that people leave in the water overnight to catch fish

A small evergreen bush with white or yellow flowers that smell sweet at night

A small snake that is active at night in the western United States and Mexico

A long party where people dance late at night for many hours

A short romantic or sexual meeting that lasts part of one night without starting a relationship

A heron that hunts at night or at dusk