Adjectival wee bit apparently developed as parallel to such forms as a bit thing "a little thing." Wee hours "hours after midnight" is attested by 1891, from Scottish phrase wee sma' hours (1819); so called for their low numbers. Wee folk "faeries" is recorded from 1819....
From 17c. to 19c.,noonsometimes also meant "midnight" (thenoon of the night). nuncheon(n.) mid-14c.,nōn-schench, "slight refreshment of food and/or liquor taken at midday," originally taken in the afternoon, fromnone"noon" (seenoon) +shench"draught, cup," from Old Englishscenc,...
a time or place of little or no light we had to find our way on back roads in the black of night Synonyms & Similar Words dark blackness shadows darkness night dusk twilight gloom midnight candlelight shade murk semidarkness umbra gloaming blackout dullness dulness...
“You’re joining us for Midnight Mass, right?” “I would love to,” I told them. “But I only stopped by for a prayer upstairs and to meet you all down here and thank you for creating this beautiful event. Then I need to get back on the bus home for safety’s sake.” Their ...
Close to midnight a while back, I found myself profiling cops on the side of the highway. I was being followed by some Trump supporters who’d threatened me and my son as they’d threatened many others. They were confused, angry people with hurt feelings and they’d been fooled. Confus...
Connections is released at midnight in your local time zone. Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 1 Jan. 2025 For the first time since 1961, Manchester United has lost four times in succession and is now just seven points above the relegation zone. Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024 Definit...
noon – midnight none of – al lof normal – strange north – south not yet – already nothing – everything notice – ignore now – then occasionally – frequently occupied – vacant odd – even off – on often – seldom old – modern ...
To have one's abode; dwell; reside: To continue in a particular condition, attitude, relationship, etc.; last. (used with object): to put up with; tolerate; stand: abject Extremely humiliated or debased; the bottom of the barrel. ablution A ritual cleansing. abnegate To deny oneself ...
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aThree days later in the midnight 三日后自午夜[translate] a He has more pens. 他有更多笔。[translate] aplease brief to us 请摘要对我们[translate] aariba ariba[translate] aI want to say is, all night we were together. 我想要说是,整夜我们一起是。[translate] ...