Found 2 hits - Term: night watch, Database: *, Strategy: prefix
- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
night \night\ nimact, n. oe. night, niht, as. neaht, niht;
akin to d. nacht, os. ohg. naht, g. nacht, icel. n=ott,
sw. natt, dan. nat, goth. nahts, lith. naktis, russ. noche,
w. nos, ir. nochd, l. nox, noctis, gr. ny`x, nykto`s, skr.
nakta, nakti. root265. cf. equinox, nocturnal.
1. that part of the natural day when the sun is beneath the
horizon, or the time from sunset to sunrise; esp., the
time between dusk and dawn, when there is no light of the
sun, but only moonlight, starlight, or artificial light.
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and god called the light day, and the darkness he
called night. --gen. i. 5.
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2. hence:
a darkness; obscurity; concealment.
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nature and nature's laws lay hid in night.
--pope.
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b intellectual and moral darkness; ignorance.
c a state of affliction; adversity; as, a dreary night
of sorrow.
d the period after the close of life; death.
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she closed her eyes in everlasting night.
--dryden.
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do not go gentle into that good night
rage, rage against the dying of the light.
--dylan
thomas.
pjc
e a lifeless or unenlivened period, as when nature seems
to sleep. "sad winter's night". --spenser.
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note: night is sometimes used, esp. with participles, in the
formation of self-explaining compounds; as,
night-blooming, night-born, night-warbling, etc.
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night by night, night after night, nightly; many nights.
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so help me god, as i have watched the night,
ay, night by night, in studying good for england.
--shak.
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night bird. zool.
a the moor hen gallinula chloropus.
b the manx shearwater puffinus anglorum.
night blindness. med. see hemeralopia.
night cart, a cart used to remove the contents of privies
by night.
night churr, zool., the nightjar.
night crow, a bird that cries in the night.
night dog, a dog that hunts in the night, -- used by
poachers.
night fire.
a fire burning in the night.
b ignis fatuus; will-o'-the-wisp; jask-with-a-lantern.
night flyer zool., any creature that flies in the night,
as some birds and insects.
night glass, a spyglass constructed to concentrate a large
amount of light, so as see objects distinctly at night.
--totten.
night green, iodine green.
night hag, a witch supposed to wander in the night.
night hawk zool., an american bird chordeiles
virginianus, allied to the goatsucker. it hunts the
insects on which it feeds toward evening, on the wing, and
often, diving down perpendicularly, produces a loud
whirring sound, like that of a spinning wheel. also
sometimes applied to the european goatsuckers. it is
called also bull bat.
night heron zool., any one of several species of herons
of the genus nycticorax, found in various parts of the
world. the best known species is nycticorax griseus, or
nycticorax nycticorax, of europe, and the american
variety var. naevius. the yellow-crowned night heron
nyctanassa violacea syn. nycticorax violaceus
inhabits the southern states. called also qua-bird, and
squawk.
night house, a public house, or inn, which is open at
night.
night key, a key for unfastening a night latch.
night latch, a kind of latch for a door, which is operated
from the outside by a key.
night monkey zool., an owl monkey.
night moth zool., any one of the noctuids.
night parrot zool., the kakapo.
night piece, a painting representing some night scene, as a
moonlight effect, or the like.
night rail, a loose robe, or garment, worn either as a
nightgown, or over the dress at night, or in sickness.
obs.
night raven zool., a bird of ill omen that cries in the
night; esp., the bittern.
night rule.
a a tumult, or frolic, in the night; -- as if a
corruption, of night revel. obs.
b such conduct as generally rules, or prevails, at
night.
what night rule now about this haunted grove?
--shak.
night sight. med. see nyctolopia.
night snap, a night thief. cant --beau. fl.
night soil, human excrement; -- so called because in cities
it is collected by night and carried away for manure.
night spell, a charm against accidents at night.
night swallow zool., the nightjar.
night walk, a walk in the evening or night.
night walker.
a one who walks in his sleep; a somnambulist; a
noctambulist.
b one who roves about in the night for evil purposes;
specifically, a prostitute who walks the streets.
night walking.
a walking in one's sleep; sleep walking; somnambulism;
noctambulism.
b walking the streets at night with evil designs.
night warbler zool., the sedge warbler acrocephalus
phragmitis; -- called also night singer. prov. eng.
night watch.
a a period in the night, as distinguished by the change
of watch.
b a watch, or guard, to aford protection in the night.
night watcher, one who watches in the night; especially,
one who watches with evil designs.
night witch. same as night hag, above.
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see also:
equinox nocturnal night by night night after night night bird gallinula chloropus
puffinus anglorum night blindness hemeralopia night cart night churr
night crow night dog night fire night flyer night glass
night green night hag night hawk chordeiles virginianus bull bat
night heron nycticorax nycticorax griseus nycticorax nycticorax nyctanassa violacea
nycticorax violaceus qua-bird squawk night house night key
night latch night monkey night moth night parrot night piece
night rail night raven night rule night sight nyctolopia
night snap night soil night spell night swallow night walk
night walker night walking night warbler acrocephalus phragmitis night singer
night watch night watcher night witch
- [2] : WordNet (r) 2.0
night watch
n : a watch during the night as from midnight to 8 a.m. syn:
graveyard watch, middle watch, midwatch
see also:
graveyard watch middle watch midwatch
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