Definition:_Day

A period of 24 hours.
The period from midnight to the following midnight. There are 7 days in a week: Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday.
Rotational period of a planet (especially earth).
The part of a day period which one spends at one’s job, school, etc.
I worked two days last week.
Part of a day period between sunrise and sunset where one enjoys daylight, daytime.
day and night.


Derived terms

terms derived from ‘day’




a broken clock is right twice a day
all-day
daily
daybreak
daydream
daycare, day care
day job
day laborer
day letter
daylight
day-neutral
day nursery
day off
day of reckoning
day one
day return
day school
daystar




daytime
day-to-day
day trader
day trip
day boarder
day bed
degree-day
dollar day
field day
flag day
have its day
judgment day
latter-day
payday
present-day
rainy day
save the day
sick day



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