daylight

  • 11daylight — [[t]de͟ɪlaɪt[/t]] 1) N UNCOUNT Daylight is the natural light that there is during the day, before it gets dark. It was still daylight but all the cars had their headlights on... Lack of daylight can make people feel depressed. Ant: night 2) N… …

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  • 12daylight — noun (U) 1 the light produced by the sun during the day: We ll keep working while there s still enough daylight. 2 daylight robbery BrE informal a situation in which something costs you a lot more than it should: £2.50 for a cup of coffee? It s… …

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  • 13daylight — n. 1 the light of day. 2 dawn (before daylight). 3 a openness, publicity. b open knowledge. 4 a visible gap or interval, e.g. between boats in a race. 5 (usu. in pl.) sl. one s life or consciousness (orig. the internal organs) esp. as… …

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  • 14daylight — /day luyt /, n., adj., v., daylighted or daylit, daylighting. n. 1. the light of day: At the end of the tunnel they could see daylight. 2. public knowledge or awareness; openness: The newspaper article brought the scandal out into the daylight. 3 …

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  • 15daylight — 1. noun a) The light from the Sun, as opposed to that from any other source. We should get home while its still daylight. b) A light source that simulates daylight. We had only two hours to work before daylight. Syn: daytime …

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  • 16daylight — noun 1) do the test in daylight Syn: natural light, sunlight Ant: darkness 2) she went there only in daylight Syn: daytime, day; broad daylight Ant …

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  • 17daylight — day•light [[t]ˈdeɪˌlaɪt[/t]] n. adj. v. light•ed lit, light•ing 1) the period of light during a day 2) public awareness 3) daytime 4) daybreak; dawn 5) a space between any two parts that should be close together: I can see daylight between the… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 18daylight — /ˈdeɪlaɪt/ (say dayluyt) noun 1. the light of day. 2. openness; publicity. 3. daytime. 4. daybreak. 5. a clear space between two contestants in a race. –phrase 6. in broad daylight, in the full visibility provided by daylight: a robbery conducted …

  • 19daylight — day|light [ deı,laıt ] noun uncount * the light outside that you see during the day: The large windows let in plenty of daylight. a. the period of time during the day when it is light: It was still daylight when we left. see daylight to… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 20daylight */ — UK [ˈdeɪˌlaɪt] / US noun [uncountable] a) the light outside that you see during the day The large windows let in plenty of daylight. b) the period of time during the day when it is light It was still daylight when we left. • see daylight …

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