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Dawn

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penetrateverbTo enter into; to make way into the interior of; to pierce.
dayspringnoun(archaic) The beginning of the day, or first appearance of light; the dawn; daybreak.
clickverb(graphical user interface) The act of pressing a button on a computer mouse or similar input device, both as a physical act and a reaction in the software.
sunrisenounThe time of day when the sun appears above the eastern horizon.
dawningnounThe first beginnings of something.
first lightnounThe time when light first appears in the morning; dawn, especially the start of dawn.
morningnounThe early part of the day, especially from midnight to noon.
cockcrownounThe time of day at which the first crow of a cockerel is heard; dawn or daybreak; first light
get throughverb(informal, intransitive, transitive) To communicate successfully across a barrier; to make contact, or get one's point across; to reach the addressee with difficulty.
get acrossverb(transitive) To make an idea evident; to successfully explain a thought or feeling; put over.
sink inverb(intransitive, idiomatic) To become completely known, felt, or understood.
break of daynounDaybreak.
sunupnoun(US) The time of day when the sun appears above the eastern horizon.
fall into placeverb(idiomatic) To assume a clear and complete form when separate elements come together; to be fully realized at last.
come homeverbTo return to one's house, or to any place of origin.
break of the daynounthe first light of day
auroranounAn atmospheric phenomenon created by charged particles from the sun striking the upper atmosphere, creating coloured lights in the sky. It is usually named australis or borealis based on whether it is in the Southern or Northern Hemisphere respectively.
daybreaknounThe beginning of the day; the first moment of daylight.

↔️ Antonyms of "Dawn"

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sundownnoun(now chiefly US) Sunset.
sunsetnounThe moment each evening when the sun disappears below the western horizon.

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WordDefinition
daybreaknounThe beginning of the day; the first moment of daylight.
break of daynounDaybreak.
dayspringnoun(archaic) The beginning of the day, or first appearance of light; the dawn; daybreak.
cockcrownounThe time of day at which the first crow of a cockerel is heard; dawn or daybreak; first light
first lightnounThe time when light first appears in the morning; dawn, especially the start of dawn.
sunupnoun(US) The time of day when the sun appears above the eastern horizon.
sunrisenounThe time of day when the sun appears above the eastern horizon.
morningnounThe early part of the day, especially from midnight to noon.
auroranounAn atmospheric phenomenon created by charged particles from the sun striking the upper atmosphere, creating coloured lights in the sky. It is usually named australis or borealis based on whether it is in the Southern or Northern Hemisphere respectively.
sink inverb(intransitive, idiomatic) To become completely known, felt, or understood.
fall into placeverb(idiomatic) To assume a clear and complete form when separate elements come together; to be fully realized at last.
come homeverbTo return to one's house, or to any place of origin.
penetrateverbTo enter into; to make way into the interior of; to pierce.
get acrossverb(transitive) To make an idea evident; to successfully explain a thought or feeling; put over.
get throughverb(informal, intransitive, transitive) To communicate successfully across a barrier; to make contact, or get one's point across; to reach the addressee with difficulty.
clicknoun(graphical user interface) The act of pressing a button on a computer mouse or similar input device, both as a physical act and a reaction in the software.
break of the daynounthe first light of day
predawnnounThe period immediately preceding dawn.
mornnoun(now poetic) Morning.
sundownnoun(now chiefly US) Sunset.

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