Definition of dawn
Nouns
the first light of day
"we got up before dawn"
- Synonyms:
- aurora, break of day, break of the day, cockcrow, dawning, daybreak, dayspring, first light, morning, sunrise, sunup
- Antonyms:
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sunset
the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon
- sundown
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- Type of:
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hour, time of day
clock time
the earliest period
"the dawn of civilization"
- Synonyms:
- morning
- Type of:
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start
the beginning of anything
an opening time period
"it was the dawn of the Roman Empire"
- Type of:
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period, period of time, time period
an amount of time
Verbs
become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions
"It dawned on him that she had betrayed him"
- Synonyms:
- click, come home, fall into place, get across, get through, penetrate, sink in
appear or develop
"The age of computers had dawned"
become light
"It started to dawn, and we had to get up"
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change
undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature
Vocabulary Lists for dawn
Mark Twain's "Huckleberry Finn" Chapters 29-43 »(113 words)
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WordMasters: Grade 4 Blue Division Jan-Feb '09 »(25 words)
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Mark Twain's "The Prince and the Pauper" Chapters 1-17 »(606 words)
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Charles Frazier's "Cold Mountain" Chapter 1 »(262 words)
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