naɪt n. 1
the period of darkness
between one day and the
next; the
time from sunset to
sunrise. 2
nightfall (shall
not reach home before night). 3 the darkness of night (as
black as night). 4 a night or
evening appointed
for some activity, or
spent or regarded in a
certain way (last night of the Proms; a
great night out). ønight-blindness =
NYCTALOPIA. night
fighter an
aeroplane used for interception at night. night-hawk 1 a
nocturnal prowler,
esp. a
thief. 2 a
nightjar. night-life
entertainment available at night in a
town. night-light a
dim light kept on in a
bedroom at night. night-long
throughout the night. night
nurse a nurse on
duty during the night. night-owl colloq. a
person active at night. night
safe a safe
with access from the
outer wall of a bank for the
deposit of
money etc.
when the bank is
closed. night school an
institution providing evening classes for
those working by day. night
shift a shift of workers employed during the night. night-soil the contents of cesspools etc. removed at night, esp. for
use as
manure. night-time the time of darkness. night-watchman 1 a person
whose job is to
keep watch by night. 2 Cricket an
inferior batsman sent in when a
wicket falls
near the close of a day's
play. øønightless adj. [OE neaht, niht f. Gmc]
