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Meaning of OVERNIGHT

Pronunciation:  'owvur'nIt

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [adv]  happening in a short time or with great speed; "these solutions cannot be found overnight!"
  2. [adj]  lasting through or extending over the whole night; "a nightlong vigil"; "an overnight trip"
 

OVERNIGHT is a 9 letter word that starts with O.

 

 Synonyms: long, nightlong
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. \O"ver*night`\, n.
    The fore part of the night last past; the previous evening.
    [R.] --Shak.
    
    
  2. \O"ver*night"\, adv.
    In the fore part of the night last past; in the evening
    before; also, during the night; as, the candle will not last
    overnight.
    
          I had been telling her all that happened overnight.
                                                   --Dickens.
    
    
 

 

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