nights
/naɪts/
adverb
At night (during night-time, especially on a regular basis).
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Adverb 1 meaning
At night (during night-time, especially on a regular basis).
“I work nights, my brother only afternoons, and my son days.”
Where it comes from
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English nightes, from Old English nihtes (“at night, by night”), equivalent to night + -s (adverbial genitive suffix). Cognate with Old Frisian nachtes, Old Saxon nahtes, German nachts (all “nights, at night”).
Similar and opposite words
Opposite
days
NIGHTS at a glance
NIGHTS has 6 letters and scores 10 points in Scrabble (N 1 + I 1 + G 2 + H 4 + T 1 + S 1) and 11 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #3,122 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with nights
All rhymes- RIGHTS10
- THOUGHTS15
- LIGHTS10
- HIGHLIGHTS21
- FLIGHTS14
- FIGHTS13
- HEIGHTS14
- KNIGHTS15
- INSIGHTS12
- WEIGHTS14
- SIGHTS10
- HEADLIGHTS18
One letter away
- RIGHTS10
- LIGHTS10
- FIGHTS13
- SIGHTS10
- TIGHTS10
- EIGHTS10
- NIGHTY13
- NICHTS11
- WIGHTS13
- HIGHTS13
- MIGHTS12
- BIGHTS12
- DIGHTS11
- KIGHTS14
- PIGHTS12
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