NOON


Meaning of NOON in English

noun

COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES

high noon (= 12 o'clock in the middle of the day )

morning, noon, and night (= all the time )

She nagged at him morning, noon, and night.

COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS

■ ADJECTIVE

high

Pictorially this visual time sequence can be used to suggest morning, high noon , afternoon and evening.

Say you were stuck out in the Sonoran wilderness at high noon in summer, lost, thirsty and tired.

From high noon to sundown we blazed and buzzed like hot island bees on sweet cherry trees.

And there they sat without frames, naked in the heat of high noon , waiting to be paid attention to.

The 1987 election marked the high noon of the government of Margaret Thatcher.

The siren was simply announcing high noon .

The glaring light of high noon encouraged his use of rich blacks.

It was always high noon there.

■ VERB

arrive

The telegram from the Red Cross arrived at noon and its yellow envelope sent a chill through her heart.

The company had taken off for London on a Sunday at noon , arriving Monday at noon for a Tuesday night opening.

The first train ex Aberystwyth is at 07.00 arrives at Euston at noon .

The letter to Dan arrives just after noon on a Thursday in late October.

Amaryllis had put on a dress which had arrived only that noon from London.

begin

He was arrested at 6 a.m. and detained at a police station until his interview began after noon .

Event begins at noon today, and 10 a. m. tomorrow and Sunday in Oracle, located 45 minutes north of Tucson.

The peasant told the emperor to agree to the match, on the condition that it begin at noon .

start

Las Vegas bookmakers started posting odds by noon Tuesday, soon after nominations were announced.

The action starts at 12 noon .

When: The parade of gymnasts starts at noon Saturday.

When the captain started coming after noon , they were not unhappy.

The $ 25-per-ticket debut tour, by invitation only, starts at noon at DeFremery Park.

PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

morning, noon, and night

I've been going to meetings morning , noon, and night lately.

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

Danny hardly ever gets up before noon .

the noon meal

The gallery is open from noon to 6 p.m.

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

Anyone who wishes to have their bike security marked should pop along between 10 a.m. and 12 noon .

Friday, noon to 5 p. m..

He says some one called at her house at noon yesterday, and its likely he returned later with the robbers.

Mrs Hooper sat in the attic morning, noon and night, and their presents lay unopened under Noreen's artistic tree.

Regular gallery hours are 11 a. m. to 5 p. m. Monday through Friday, noon to 5 p. m. Sunday.

She promises to come for him at noon .

The galleries, many of which are closed Mondays or Tuesdays, open at 11 a. m. or noon .

The Nordic Initiative will sponsor a luncheon for the group at noon in the Ramada Inn.

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