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bedtime
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n 1: the time you go to bed
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begrime
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v 1: make soiled, filthy, or dirty; "don't soil your clothes
when you play outside!" [syn: dirty, soil, begrime,
grime, colly, bemire] [ant: clean, make clean]
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chime
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n 1: a percussion instrument consisting of a set of tuned bells
that are struck with a hammer; used as an orchestral
instrument [syn: chime, bell, gong]
v 1: emit a sound; "bells and gongs chimed"
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daytime
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n 1: the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light
outside; "the dawn turned night into day"; "it is easier to
make the repairs in the daytime" [syn: day, daytime,
daylight] [ant: dark, night, nighttime]
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dinnertime
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n 1: the customary or habitual hour for the evening meal [syn:
dinnertime, suppertime]
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downtime
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n 1: a period of time when something (as a machine or factory)
is not operating (especially as a result of malfunctions)
[ant: uptime]
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halftime
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n 1: an intermission between the first and second half of a game
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lifetime
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n 1: the period during which something is functional (as between
birth and death); "the battery had a short life"; "he lived
a long and happy life" [syn: life, lifetime, life-
time, lifespan]
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lunchtime
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n 1: the customary or habitual hour for eating lunch; "he
observed a regular lunchtime" [syn: lunchtime, lunch
period]
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maritime
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adj 1: relating to or involving ships or shipping or navigation
or seamen; "nautical charts"; "maritime law"; "marine
insurance" [syn: nautical, maritime, marine]
2: bordering on or living or characteristic of those near the
sea; "a maritime province"; "maritime farmers"; "maritime
cultures"
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mealtime
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n 1: the hour at which a meal is habitually or customarily eaten
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meantime
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adv 1: during the intervening time; "meanwhile I will not think
about the problem"; "meantime he was attentive to his
other interests"; "in the meantime the police were
notified" [syn: meanwhile, meantime, in the
meantime]
n 1: the time between one event, process, or period and another;
"meanwhile the socialists are running the government" [syn:
interim, meantime, meanwhile, lag]
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onetime
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adj 1: belonging to some prior time; "erstwhile friend"; "our
former glory"; "the once capital of the state"; "her
quondam lover" [syn: erstwhile(a), former(a), old,
onetime(a), one-time(a), quondam(a), sometime(a)]
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overtime
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adv 1: beyond the regular time; "she often has to work overtime"
n 1: work done in addition to regular working hours
2: playing time beyond regulation, to break a tie [syn:
overtime, extra time] [ant: regulation time]
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pastime
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n 1: a diversion that occupies one's time and thoughts (usually
pleasantly); "sailing is her favorite pastime"; "his main
pastime is gambling"; "he counts reading among his
interests"; "they criticized the boy for his limited
pursuits" [syn: pastime, interest, pursuit]
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peacetime
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n 1: a period of time during which there is no war
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playtime
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n 1: time for play or diversion [syn: playtime, playday]
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ragtime
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n 1: music with a syncopated melody (usually for the piano)
[syn: ragtime, rag]
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sometime
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adv 1: at some indefinite or unstated time; "let's get together
sometime"; "everything has to end sometime"; "It was to
be printed sometime later"
adj 1: belonging to some prior time; "erstwhile friend"; "our
former glory"; "the once capital of the state"; "her
quondam lover" [syn: erstwhile(a), former(a), old,
onetime(a), one-time(a), quondam(a), sometime(a)]
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springtime
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n 1: the season of growth; "the emerging buds were a sure sign
of spring"; "he will hold office until the spring of next
year" [syn: spring, springtime]
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summertime
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n 1: the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere
it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal
equinox; "they spent a lazy summer at the shore" [syn:
summer, summertime]
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teatime
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n 1: a light midafternoon meal of tea and sandwiches or cakes;
"an Englishman would interrupt a war to have his afternoon
tea" [syn: tea, afternoon tea, teatime]
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time
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n 1: an instance or single occasion for some event; "this time
he succeeded"; "he called four times"; "he could do ten at
a clip" [syn: time, clip]
2: a period of time considered as a resource under your control
and sufficient to accomplish something; "take time to smell
the roses"; "I didn't have time to finish"; "it took more
than half my time"
3: an indefinite period (usually marked by specific attributes
or activities); "he waited a long time"; "the time of year
for planting"; "he was a great actor in his time"
4: a suitable moment; "it is time to go"
5: the continuum of experience in which events pass from the
future through the present to the past
6: a person's experience on a particular occasion; "he had a
time holding back the tears"; "they had a good time together"
7: a reading of a point in time as given by a clock; "do you
know what time it is?"; "the time is 10 o'clock" [syn: clock
time, time]
8: the fourth coordinate that is required (along with three
spatial dimensions) to specify a physical event [syn: fourth
dimension, time]
9: rhythm as given by division into parts of equal duration
[syn: meter, metre, time]
10: the period of time a prisoner is imprisoned; "he served a
prison term of 15 months"; "his sentence was 5 to 10 years";
"he is doing time in the county jail" [syn: prison term,
sentence, time]
v 1: measure the time or duration of an event or action or the
person who performs an action in a certain period of time;
"he clocked the runners" [syn: clock, time]
2: assign a time for an activity or event; "The candidate
carefully timed his appearance at the disaster scene"
3: set the speed, duration, or execution of; "we time the
process to manufacture our cars very precisely"
4: regulate or set the time of; "time the clock"
5: adjust so that a force is applied and an action occurs at the
desired time; "The good player times his swing so as to hit
the ball squarely"
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uptime
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n 1: a period of time when something (as a machine or factory)
is functioning and available for use [ant: downtime]
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wartime
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n 1: a period of time during which there is armed conflict
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wintertime
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n 1: the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere
it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
[syn: winter, wintertime]
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mistime
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v 1: time incorrectly; "She mistimed the marathon runner"
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nighttime
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n 1: the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark
outside [syn: night, nighttime, dark] [ant: day,
daylight, daytime]
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schooltime
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n 1: the period of instruction in a school; the time period when
school is in session; "stay after school"; "he didn't miss
a single day of school"; "when the school day was done we
would walk home together" [syn: school, schooltime,
school day]
2: the time of life when you are going to school [syn:
schooldays, schooltime]
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showtime
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n 1: the time at which something is supposed to begin; "they got
an early start"; "she knew from the get-go that he was the
man for her" [syn: beginning, commencement, first,
outset, get-go, start, kickoff, starting time,
showtime, offset] [ant: end, ending, middle]
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suppertime
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n 1: the customary or habitual hour for the evening meal [syn:
dinnertime, suppertime]
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part-time
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adv 1: for less than the standard number of hours; "he works
part-time" [syn: half-time, part-time] [ant: full-
time]
adj 1: involving less than the standard or customary time for an
activity; "part-time employees"; "a part-time job" [syn:
part-time, parttime] [ant: full-time]
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anytime
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beforetime
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noontime
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airtime
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flextime
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