Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The middle of the night, specifically 12 o'clock at night.
- noun Intense darkness or gloom.
- noun A period of darkness and gloom.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To obscure; dim; darken.
- noun The middle of the night; twelve o'clock at night.
- Pertaining to or occurring in the middle of the night: as, midnight studies.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The middle of the night; twelve o'clock at night.
- adjective Being in, or characteristic of, the middle of the night
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The
middle of thenight ; 12:00 am; on a 12-hour clock, 12:00 atnight ; on a 24-hour clock, 00:00. - noun The middle of the night: the moment of time, which is equidistant between
sunset andsunrise .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun 12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
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Examples
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Sneaky Pete's, 3465 Bonita Beach Road, Bonita Springs, 498-8887. 9: 30 p. m.-1: 30 a.m. today and Saturday, West Coast South; 7: 30 p.m. - midnight, Dave Tecce; 7: 30 p. m.-midnight, Tuesday,
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Saturday Night Dance Party W/DJ Gemini, Sat. $5 before midnight; DJ Menace (18 to party; 21 to drink), Sun. 10 p.m. $5; free, 21 and over; DJ Gemini, Tues. $2 cover, 10 p. m.-midnight;
unknown title 2009
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Automatic Slims: Two-for-one drinks and a bottle of champagne to the best group of costumes until midnight; 8 p. m.-midnight; 954-678-7272.
miami.com - 2009
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But for a lot of other people the term midnight movie probably conjures up images of "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" or "Eraserheads," cult classics that used to run at independent theaters the second the witching hour began.
‘The Dark Knight’ Debate: What Was The First Ever Midnight Movie? » MTV Movies Blog 2008
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Based on that, I was thinking this is a book for complete neophytes, or what I call the midnight screenwriters -- those toiling away after the kids and spouse are asleep, with no formal training at film school.
Archive 2007-05-27 Rogers 2007
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Based on that, I was thinking this is a book for complete neophytes, or what I call the midnight screenwriters -- those toiling away after the kids and spouse are asleep, with no formal training at film school.
Writing: Writing a Great Movie - Book Review Rogers 2007
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I thought about the lights of the city when we were out in midnight snow, and I thought about bicycles and the peacocks at the zoo.
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Getting mugged in a "bad" neighborhood by a crack-head at midnight is one thing.
Page 2 2009
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First off black tie is 70% etiquette (which I'd forgotten), and Tom Ford dressed him in midnight blue.
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Aside from its deceptively appealing title and the bold color scheme of the jacket – it had all the fierce, visionary glamour of a Tidal Basin midnight escapade with Fanne Foxe.
skipvia commented on the word midnight
Rowdy Yates. See A Horse is a Horse
February 1, 2008
bilby commented on the word midnight
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Bot: I'm leaving.
User: Shall I open the door?
Bot: It's midnight... And it's so dark...
User: If it wasn't dark it probably wouldn't be midnight.
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October 14, 2008
frindley commented on the word midnight
Exactly how does one find oneself conversing with bots?
October 14, 2008
yarb commented on the word midnight
I'd like to know, too. I'd like a bit of flirtatious bot-chat.
October 14, 2008
bilby commented on the word midnight
There are a few around. This one's at cleverbot.com
October 15, 2008