“the night”

The following 10 entries include the term the night.

Queen of the Night

noun

lady-of-the-night

noun

: a West Indian shrub (Brunfelsia americana) with fragrant showy yellowish white flowers

dance the night away

phrase

: to dance the entire evening

dead of the night

noun phrase

: the middle of the night

spend/stay the night

phrase

: to sleep overnight in a place

spend the night

phrase

: to sleep for the night at a place —often + at

spend the night together

phrase

: to stay with each other overnight and have sex

spend the night with (someone)

phrase

: to sleep at someone's house

stay the night

phrase

: to sleep at another person's house for the night —often + at

the still of the night

noun phrase

: the time late at night when it is very quiet and dark


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