Lexicon: niggardly – nightingale

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niggardly, adj. [see niggard, adj.]

Meanly covetous; avaricious.

niggardly, adj. [see niggard, adj.]

Meanly covetous; avaricious.

night (-s, -'s), n. [OE.]

  1. Time preceding daylight; hours from sunset to sunrise; period when the sun is beneath the horizon.
  2. Evening; time prior to the next day.
  3. Darkness; dusk to dawn; decline of the day.
  4. Ignorance; moral darkness; warped state; concealment from the eyes; obscurity.
  5. Adversity; distress; state of unrest.
  6. Death; end of life.
  7. Dark half of day; twelve hours of darkness; [fig.] brief time of death; short period of dying.
  8. Phrase. “Good night”: evening greeting; salutation for bedtime; [fig.] farewell to deceased loved one.
  9. Phrase. “Last night”: the previous evening; the evening of the day before.

night (-s, -'s), n. [OE.]

  1. Time preceding daylight; hours from sunset to sunrise; period when the sun is beneath the horizon.
  2. Evening; time prior to the next day.
  3. Darkness; dusk to dawn; decline of the day.
  4. Ignorance; moral darkness; warped state; concealment from the eyes; obscurity.
  5. Adversity; distress; state of unrest.
  6. Death; end of life.
  7. Dark half of day; twelve hours of darkness; [fig.] brief time of death; short period of dying.
  8. Phrase. “Good night”: evening greeting; salutation for bedtime; [fig.] farewell to deceased loved one.
  9. Phrase. “Last night”: the previous evening; the evening of the day before.

nightfall, n. [see night, n. + fall, v.]

Dusk; evening; sunset; end of day; beginning of night.

nightfall, n. [see night, n. + fall, v.]

Dusk; evening; sunset; end of day; beginning of night.

nightgown (-s), n. [see night, n. + gown, n.]

  1. Sleep wear; soft dress worn to bed; [fig.] sepals that close at night to protect a flower's petals and inner parts.
  2. Shift; chemise; tunic; garment to keep one warm; [metaphor] angel robe; [fig.] feathers.

nightgown (-s), n. [see night, n. + gown, n.]

  1. Sleep wear; soft dress worn to bed; [fig.] sepals that close at night to protect a flower's petals and inner parts.
  2. Shift; chemise; tunic; garment to keep one warm; [metaphor] angel robe; [fig.] feathers.

nightingale, n. [OE nihtegale..]

A bird which has a melodious song.

nightingale, n. [OE nihtegale..]

A bird which has a melodious song.