day

n 1: time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis; "two

days later they left"; "they put on two performances

every day"; "there are 30,000 passangers per day" [syn:

{twenty-four hours}, {solar day}, {mean solar day}]

2: some point or period in time; "it should arrive any day

now"; "after that day she never trusted him again"; "those

were the days"; "these days it is not unusual"

3: the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light

outside; "the dawn turned night into day"; "it is easier

to make the repairs in the daytime" [syn: {daytime}, {daylight}]

[ant: {night}]

4: a day assigned to a particular purpose or observance;

"Mother's Day"

5: the recurring hours established by contract or usage for

work; "it was a busy day on the stock exchange"

6: an era of existence or influence; "in the day of the

dinosaurs"; "in the days of the Roman Empire"; "in the

days of sailing ships"

7: a period of opportunity; "he deserves his day in court";

"every dog has his day"

8: the period of time taken by a particular planet (e.g. Mars)

to make a complete rotation on its axis; "how long is a

day on Jupiter?"

9: the time for one complete rotation of the earth relative to

a particular star, about 4 minutes shorter than a mean

solar day [syn: {sidereal day}]