day

noun

Senses

  • unit of time lasting 24 hours regardless of start time
  • In the darkness of the hold, it was hard to tell time; perhaps three days elapsed before I saw the sky again.

  • time period starting and ending at midnight local time (or other customary offset)
  • Mark my words: before the day is out, you shall have your precious shrubbery!

  • sun-facing portion of the diurnal cycle
  • Now's not the time...ask me again when it is day.