midnight

Pluralmidnights (some meanings)

1. 1
   noununcountable

   Twelve o'clock at night, when one day ends and the next begins.

   Like the moment a clock ticks from one day into the next.

   The fireworks started at midnight on New Year's Eve.

   We have to be home before midnight tonight.

   Oppositenoon, midday

2. 2
   noununcountable

   The middle of the night, halfway between sunset and sunrise.

   Like the middle point of the dark hours, with the same amount of night before and after.

   By midnight the whole village was asleep and the streets stood silent.

   The travelers rested at midnight, halfway through the long night.

   Oppositenoon, midday

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3. 3
   adjectiveliterary

   Completely dark or black, with no light at all.

   Like a room with no windows after the lights are switched off.

   Her midnight hair fell past her shoulders.

   The midnight cellar hid every corner from view.

   Similarinky, black, jet-black, pitch-black, ebony

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4. 4
   nouncountable or uncountable

   In dice games, a roll that shows two sixes.

   He rolled midnight and won the round instantly.

   You need midnight on this last throw to win.

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