n.
1) to spend a ~ (we spent a restless ~ waiting for news)
2) a clear; dark, murky; overcast; starlit; stormy ~
3) a restless, sleepless ~
4) a first, opening ~ (of a play)
5) a wedding ~
6) last; tomorrow ~; to~
7) at ~ (to work at ~; late at ~)
8) by ~ (London by ~)
9) for a ~ (to put smb. up for the ~)
10) on a certain ~ (on the ~ of December first; on that ~)
11) throughout the ~
12) ( misc. ) to bid, wish smb. good ~; ( AE ) to work ~s; in the dead of the ~
USAGE NOTE: The collocation at ~ is usu. used with verbs (she works at ~) and contrasts with during the day . The collocation by ~ is usu. used with nouns (London by ~) and contrasts with by day . ( see the Usage Note for day )