benight | (verb) make darker and difficult to perceive by sight | Synonyms: bedim |
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(verb) envelop with social, intellectual, or moral darkness | - |
(verb) overtake with darkness or night | - |
benighted | (adjective) lacking enlightenment or knowledge or culture | Synonyms: dark |
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(adjective) overtaken by night or darkness | Synonyms: nighted |
fortnight | (noun) a period of fourteen consecutive days | Synonyms: two weeks |
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fortnightly | (adjective) occurring every two weeks | Synonyms: biweekly |
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(adverb) every two weeks | Synonyms: biweekly |
knight | (noun) a chessman shaped to resemble the head of a horse; can move two squares horizontally and one vertically (or vice versa) | Synonyms: horse |
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(noun) originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit | - |
(verb) raise (someone) to knighthood | Synonyms: dub |
knighthood | (noun) aristocrats holding the rank of knight | - |
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knightliness | (noun) the medieval principles governing knighthood and knightly conduct | Synonyms: chivalry |
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knightly | (adjective) being attentive to women like an ideal knight | Synonyms: chivalrous, gallant |
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(adjective) characteristic of the time of chivalry and knighthood in the Middle Ages | Synonyms: chivalric, mediaeval, medieval |
midnight | (noun) 12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night | - |
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mornight | (noun) both morning and night, used when greeting someone | - |
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nigh | (adjective) not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances | Synonyms: close, near |
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(adjective) being on the left side | Synonyms: near |
(adverb) near in time or place or relationship | Synonyms: close, near |
(adverb) (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but | Synonyms: about, almost, most, near, nearly, virtually, well-nigh |
nigher | (adverb) (comparative of `near' or `close') within a shorter distance | Synonyms: closer, nearer |
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nighest | (adverb) (superlative of `near' or `close') within the shortest distance | Synonyms: closest, nearest |
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night | (noun) darkness | - |
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(noun) the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside | Synonyms: dark, nighttime |
(noun) a period of ignorance or backwardness or gloom | - |
(noun) the dark part of the diurnal cycle considered a time unit | - |
(noun) the time between sunset and midnight | - |
(noun) the period spent sleeping | - |
(noun) a shortening of nightfall | - |
nightbird | (noun) a person who likes to be active late at night | Synonyms: night owl, nighthawk |
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nightcap | (noun) the final game of a double header | - |
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(noun) a cloth cap worn in bed | - |
(noun) an alcoholic drink taken at bedtime; often alcoholic | - |
nightclothes | (noun) garments designed to be worn in bed | Synonyms: nightwear, sleepwear |
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nightclub | (noun) a spot that is open late at night and that provides entertainment (as singers or dancers) as well as dancing and food and drink | Synonyms: cabaret, club, night club, nightspot |
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nightcrawler | (noun) terrestrial worm that burrows into and helps aerate soil; often surfaces when the ground is cool or wet; used as bait by anglers | Synonyms: angleworm, crawler, dew worm, earthworm, fishing worm, fishworm, nightwalker, red worm, wiggler |
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nightdress | (noun) lingerie consisting of a loose dress designed to be worn in bed by women | Synonyms: gown, night-robe, nightgown, nightie |
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nighted | (adjective) overtaken by night or darkness | Synonyms: benighted |
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nightfall | (noun) the time of day immediately following sunset | Synonyms: crepuscle, crepuscule, dusk, evenfall, fall, gloam, gloaming, twilight |
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nightgown | (noun) lingerie consisting of a loose dress designed to be worn in bed by women | Synonyms: gown, night-robe, nightdress, nightie |
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nighthawk | (noun) mainly nocturnal North American goatsucker | Synonyms: bullbat, mosquito hawk |
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(noun) a person who likes to be active late at night | Synonyms: night owl, nightbird |
nightie | (noun) lingerie consisting of a loose dress designed to be worn in bed by women | Synonyms: gown, night-robe, nightdress, nightgown |
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nightingale | (noun) European songbird noted for its melodious nocturnal song | Synonyms: Luscinia megarhynchos |
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nightjar | (noun) mainly crepuscular or nocturnal nonpasserine birds with mottled greyish-brown plumage and large eyes; feed on insects | Synonyms: caprimulgid, goatsucker |
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nightlife | (noun) the activity of people seeking nighttime diversion (as at the theater, a nightclub, etc.) | Synonyms: night life |
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(noun) the entertainment available to people seeking nighttime diversion | Synonyms: night life |
nightlong | (adjective) lasting, open, or operating through the whole night | Synonyms: all-night, overnight |
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nightly | (adjective) happening every night | - |
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(adverb) at the end of each day | Synonyms: every night |
nightmare | (noun) a terrifying or deeply upsetting dream | - |
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(noun) a situation resembling a terrifying dream | Synonyms: incubus |
nightmarish | (adjective) extremely alarming | Synonyms: bloodcurdling, hair-raising |
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nightmarishness | (noun) The property of being extremely bad, miserable, difficult or terrifying; resembling a nightmare. | Synonyms: hellishness |
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nightrider | (noun) member of a secret mounted band in United States South after the American Civil War; committed acts of intimidation and revenge | Synonyms: night rider |
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nightshade | (noun) any of numerous shrubs or herbs or vines of the genus Solanum; most are poisonous though many bear edible fruit | - |
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nightshirt | (noun) nightclothes worn by men | - |
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nightspot | (noun) a spot that is open late at night and that provides entertainment (as singers or dancers) as well as dancing and food and drink | Synonyms: cabaret, club, night club, nightclub |
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nightstick | (noun) a short stout club used primarily by policemen | Synonyms: baton, billy, billy club, billystick, truncheon |
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nighttime | (noun) the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside | Synonyms: dark, night |
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nightwalker | (noun) terrestrial worm that burrows into and helps aerate soil; often surfaces when the ground is cool or wet; used as bait by anglers | Synonyms: angleworm, crawler, dew worm, earthworm, fishing worm, fishworm, nightcrawler, red worm, wiggler |
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nightwear | (noun) garments designed to be worn in bed | Synonyms: nightclothes, sleepwear |
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nightwork | (noun) work to be done at night | - |
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overnight | (adjective) lasting, open, or operating through the whole night | Synonyms: all-night, nightlong |
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(adverb) during or for the length of one night | - |
(adverb) happening in a short time or with great speed | - |
overnighter | (noun) a small traveling bag to carry clothing and accessories for staying overnight | Synonyms: overnight bag, overnight case |
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(noun) a guest who stays overnight | - |
tonight | (noun) the present or immediately coming night | - |
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(adverb) during the night of the present day | Synonyms: this evening, this night |
weeknight | (noun) any night of the week except Saturday or Sunday | - |
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