Meaning of 'day'

noun

a period of opportunity

Example: "Every person deserves their day in court."

noun

some point or period in time

Example: "it should arrive any day now"

noun

the recurring hours when you are not sleeping, especially those when you are working

Example: "My day began early this morning."

noun

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

Example: "two days later they left"

Synonyms: twenty-four hours twenty-four hour period solar day mean solar day

noun

a day assigned to a particular purpose or observance

noun

the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside

Example: "the dawn turned night into day"

Synonyms: daylight

noun

the time for one complete rotation of the earth relative to a particular star, about 4 minutes shorter than a mean solar day

Synonyms: sidereal day

noun

the period of time taken by a particular planet (e.g. Mars) to make a complete rotation on its axis

Example: "how long is a day on Jupiter?"

noun

an era of existence or influence

Example: "in the day of the dinosaurs"