break of day :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

Nouns (19)

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day

n. 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"

day

n. a day assigned to a particular purpose or observance; "Mother's Day"

day

n. a period of opportunity; "he deserves his day in court"; "every dog has his day"

Day

n. [the time after sunrise and before sunset when it is light outside]

day

n. 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"; "he was a successful pianist in his day"

day

n. 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?"

n. an interruption of any action on the computer

n. a failure to knock down all ten pins in a single frame

n. the start of a race

n. a series of succesful strokes

n. an act of instance of stepping back or separating from a clinch

n. a sudden dash; "he made a break for the open door"

n. an abrupt change in the tone or register of the voice (as at puberty or due to emotion); "then there was a break in her voice"

n. the opening shot that scatters the balls in billiards or pool

sidereal day, day

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

day, daytime, daylight

n. 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"

Verbs (15)

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v. to stop temporarily any action on the computer

v. find a flaw in; "break an alibi"; "break down a proof"

v. to step back or separate from a clinch

v. to score frequently or win against someone

v. interrupt the flow of current in; "break a circuit"

v. weaken or destroy in spirit or body; "His resistance was broken"; "a man broken by the terrible experience of near-death"

v. change suddenly from one tone quality or register to another; "Her voice broke to a whisper when she started to talk about her children"

v. diminish or discontinue abruptly; "The patient's fever broke last night"

v. cause the failure or ruin of; "His peccadilloes finally broke his marriage"; "This play will either make or break the playwright"

v. crack; of the male voice in puberty; "his voice is breaking--he should no longer sing in the choir"

v. make a rupture in the ranks of the enemy or one's own by quitting or fleeing; "The ranks broke"

v. curl over and fall apart in surf or foam, of waves; "The surf broke"

v. emerge from the surface of a body of water; "The whales broke"

v. surpass in excellence; "She bettered her own record"; "break a record"

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Fuzzynyms (89)

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dawn, dawning, morning, aurora, first light, daybreak, break of day, break of the day, dayspring, sunrise, sunup, cockcrow

n. the first light of day; "we got up before dawn"; "they talked until morning"

matins, morning prayer

n. the first canonical hour; at daybreak

crumble, crumple, tumble, break down, collapse

v. fall apart; "the building crumbled after the explosion"; "Negotiations broke down"

bankrupt, ruin, break, smash

v. reduce to bankruptcy; "My daughter's fancy wedding is going to break me!"; "The slump in the financial markets smashed him"

deprive, impoverish

v. take away

crack, check, break

v. become fractured; break or crack on the surface only; "The glass cracked when it was heated"

separate, disunite, divide, part

v. force, take, or pull apart; "He separated the fighting children"; "Moses parted the Red Sea"

v. separate (a small unit) from a larger, especially for a special assignment; "detach a regiment"

detach, come off, come away

v. come to be detached; "His retina detached and he had to be rushed into surgery"

v. break apart or in two, using violence

rip

v. move precipitously or violently; "The tornado ripped along the coast"

cut

v. grow through the gums; "The new tooth is cutting"

cut

v. make an abrupt change of image or sound; "cut from one scene to another"

tear

v. to separate or be separated by force; "planks were in danger of being torn from the crossbars"

tear, rupture, snap, bust

v. separate or cause to separate abruptly; "The rope snapped"; "tear the paper"

v. break into simpler molecules by means of heat; "The petroleum cracked"

v. stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments; "Hold on a moment!"

end, stop, finish, terminate, cease

v. have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical; "the bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed"; "Your rights stop where you infringe upon the rights of other"; "My property ends by the bushes"; "The symphony ends in a pianissimo"

restrict, curtail, curb, cut back

v. place restrictions on; "curtail drinking in school"

v. make cracks or chinks in; "The heat checked the paint"

pry, prise, prize, lever, jimmy

v. to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open; "The burglar jimmied the lock": "Raccoons managed to pry the lid off the garbage pail"

v. crack; of the male voice in puberty; "his voice is breaking--he should no longer sing in the choir"

interrupt, break

v. terminate; "She interrupted her pregnancy"; "break a lucky streak"; "break the cycle of poverty"

dampen, deaden, damp

v. make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible; "muffle the message"

fail

v. get worse; "Her health is declining"

punch, perforate

v. make a hole into or between, as for ease of separation; "perforate the sheets of paper"

tear, rupture, snap, bust

v. separate or cause to separate abruptly; "The rope snapped"; "tear the paper"

pry, prise, prize, lever, jimmy

v. to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open; "The burglar jimmied the lock": "Raccoons managed to pry the lid off the garbage pail"

interrupt, break

v. terminate; "She interrupted her pregnancy"; "break a lucky streak"; "break the cycle of poverty"

v. weaken or destroy in spirit or body; "His resistance was broken"; "a man broken by the terrible experience of near-death"

dampen, deaden, damp

v. make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible; "muffle the message"

fail

v. get worse; "Her health is declining"

Synonyms (15)

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bust up, wreck, wrack

v. smash or break forcefully; "The kid busted up the car"

chip, knap, cut off, break off

v. break a small piece off from; "chip the glass"; "chip a tooth"

v. break up; "scarify soil"

sever, break up

v. set or keep apart; "sever a relationship"

analyze, analyse, break down, dissect, take apart

v. make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of; break down into components or essential features; "analyze a specimen"; "analyze a sentence"; "analyze a chemical compound"

Antonyms (10)

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night, nighttime, dark

n. the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

v. move, travel, or proceed toward some place; "He repaired to his cabin in the woods"

patch, patch up

v. mend by putting a patch on; "patch a hole"

v. repair by adding pieces; "She pieced the china cup"

make

v. consider as being; "It wasn't the problem some people made it"

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