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  • 11night — /naIt/ noun 1 WHEN IT IS DARK (C, U) the dark part of each 24 hour period when the sun cannot be seen: a starry night | at night/by night (=when it is dark): At night the temperature drops below zero. | They travelled by night and slept during… …

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  • 12night shift — noun 1. the work shift during the night (as midnight to 8 a.m.) • Syn: ↑graveyard shift • Hypernyms: ↑shift, ↑work shift, ↑duty period 2. workers who work during the night (as midnight to 8 a.m.) • Syn: ↑ …

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  • 13work — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 effort/product of effort ADJECTIVE ▪ hard ▪ It s hard work trying to get him to do a few things for himself. ▪ It doesn t require skill it s a matter of sheer hard work. ▪ arduous, back breakin …

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  • 14Night soil — 18th century London nightman s calling card Night soil is a euphemism for human excrement collected at night from cesspools, privies, etc. and sometimes used as a fertilizer.[1] Night soil is produced as a result of a waste management system in… …

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  • 15Night Shift — A night shift is either a group of workers who work during the night, or the period in which they work. See shift work. Night Shift may also refer to: Night Shift (comics), a fictional team of supervillains in the Marvel Universe Night Shift… …

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  • 16night — night1 [ naıt ] noun *** 1. ) count or uncount the part of each 24 hour period when it is dark: It was a lovely starlit night. all night long: It rained all night long. at night: 11 o clock at night by night: Owls hunt by night. a ) the time when …

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  • 17night — I UK [naɪt] / US noun Word forms night : singular night plural nights *** 1) [countable/uncountable] the part of each 24 hour period when it is dark It was a lovely starlit night. all night long: It rained all night (long). at night: The parties… …

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  • 18work over — verb give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression Thugs beat him up when he walked down the street late at night The teacher used to beat the students • Syn: ↑beat, ↑beat up • Derivationally related… …

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  • 19night shift — group of workers that work through the night; hours they work …

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  • 20Night (book) — Night   …

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