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As nouns the difference between night and sight

is that night is the period between sunset and sunrise, when a location faces far away from the sun, thus when the sky is dark while sight is the ability to see.

As verbs the difference between night and sight

is that night is to spend a night (in a place), to overnight while sight is to register visually.

As an interjection night

is short for good night.

As a proper noun Night

is the goddess of the night in Heathenry.

night

English

(wikipedia night)

Alternative forms

* nite (informal)

Noun

  • (lb) The period between sunset and sunrise, when a location faces far away from the sun, thus when the sky is dark.
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  • *:The Bat—they called him the Bat. Like a bat he chose the night hours for his work of rapine; like a bat he struck and vanished, pouncingly, noiselessly; like a bat he never showed himself to the face of the day.
  • *{{quote-magazine, date=2013-07-19, author= Ian Sample
  • , volume=189, issue=6, page=34, magazine=(The Guardian Weekly) , title= Irregular bedtimes may affect children's brains , passage=Irregular bedtimes may disrupt healthy brain development in young children, according to a study of intelligence and sleeping habits.  ¶ Going to bed at a different time each night affected girls more than boys, but both fared worse on mental tasks than children who had a set bedtime, researchers found.}}
  • (lb) An evening or night spent at a particular activity.
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  • *{{quote-magazine, date=2013-06-08, volume=407, issue=8839, page=52, magazine=(The Economist)
  • , title= The new masters and commanders , passage=From the ground, Colombo’s port does not look like much. Those entering it are greeted by wire fences, walls dating back to colonial times and security posts. For mariners leaving the port after lonely nights on the high seas, the delights of the B52 Night Club and Stallion Pub lie a stumble away.}}
  • (lb) A night (and part of the days before and after it) spent in a hotel or other accommodation.
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  • (lb) Nightfall.
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  • (lb) Darkness.
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  • (lb) A dark blue colour, midnight blue.
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  • A night's worth of competitions, generally one game.
  • Synonyms

    * (evening or night spent at a particular activity) evening * (quality of sleep) sleep * (nightfall) dark, dusk, nightfall, sundown, sunset, twilight * (darkness) blackness, darkness, gloom, obscurity, shadow

    Antonyms

    * (period between sunset and sunrise) day * (darkness) brightness, daylight, light

    See also

    *

    Derived terms

    * all-night * all-nighter * at night * day and night * fly-by-night * first night * goodnight * lady of the night * last night * midnight * night and day * night-bat * night blindness * nightcap * nightclub * night court * night crawler * nightdress * night emission * nightfall * nightgown * nightie, nighty * night letter * nightlife * nightlight * nightly * nightmare * night-night * night owl * nightpiece * night-raven * night shift * nightshirt * night soil * nighttime, night-time * night terror * night watch * overnight * ships that pass in the night * the night is young * tonight * tomorrow night * Twelfth Night

    Interjection

    (en-interj)!
  • Short for good night
  • Night all! Thanks for a great evening!

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To spend a night (in a place), to overnight.
  • *2008 , Richard F. Burton, Arabian Nights, in 16 volumes , p.284:
  • *:"So I took seat and ate somewhat of my vivers, my horse also feeding upon his fodder, and we nighted in that spot and next morning I set out."
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    Anagrams

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    sight

    English

    Noun

  • (in the singular) The ability to see.
  • * Shakespeare
  • Thy sight is young, / And thou shalt read when mine begin to dazzle.
  • * Milton
  • O loss of sight , of thee I most complain!
  • The act of seeing; perception of objects by the eye; view.
  • to gain sight of land
  • * Bible, Acts i. 9
  • A cloud received him out of their sight .
  • Something seen.
  • * 2005 , Lesley Brown (translator), :
  • * He's a really remarkable man and it's very hard to get him in one's sights ;
  • Something worth seeing; a spectacle.
  • You really look a sight in that silly costume!
  • * Bible, Exodus iii. 3
  • Moses said, I will now turn aside and see this great sight , why the bush is not burnt.
  • * Spenser
  • They never saw a sight so fair.
  • A device used in aiming a projectile, through which the person aiming looks at the intended target.
  • A small aperture through which objects are to be seen, and by which their direction is settled or ascertained.
  • the sight of a quadrant
  • * Shakespeare
  • their eyes of fire sparking through sights of steel
  • a great deal, a lot; (frequently used to intensify a comparative).
  • a sight of money
    This is a darn sight better than what I'm used to at home!
  • * Gower
  • a wonder sight of flowers
  • * 1913 ,
  • "If your mother put you in the pit at twelve, it's no reason why I should do the same with my lad."
    "Twelve! It wor a sight afore that!"
  • In a drawing, picture, etc., that part of the surface, as of paper or canvas, which is within the frame or the border or margin. In a frame, the open space, the opening.
  • (obsolete) The instrument of seeing; the eye.
  • * Shakespeare
  • Why cloud they not their sights ?
  • Mental view; opinion; judgment.
  • In their sight it was harmless.
    (Wake)
  • * Bible, Luke xvi. 15
  • That which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God.

    Synonyms

    * (ability to see) sense of sight, vision * (something seen) view * (aiming device) scope, peep sight

    Derived terms

    * sight for sore eyes * far-sighted * in sight * insight * long-sighted * near-sighted * not a pretty sight * at sight * on sight * out of sight * * outsight * second sight * short-sighted * sight cheque * sight draft * sight for sore eyes * sight gag * sight rhyme * sight unseen

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To register visually.
  • To get sight of (something).
  • * , chapter=4
  • , title= Mr. Pratt's Patients , passage=I was on my way to the door, but all at once, through the fog in my head, I began to sight one reef that I hadn't paid any attention to afore.}}
  • To apply sights to; to adjust the sights of; also, to give the proper elevation and direction to by means of a sight.
  • To take aim at.
  • Synonyms

    * (visually register) see * (get sight of) espy, glimpse, spot * (take aim) aim at, take aim at

    Derived terms

    * resight

    See also

    * see * vision

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