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nights

The correct spelling is nights.

How to pronounce nights

/naɪts/
adverb

IPA: /naɪts/

Say it like: Nit-s

The correct spelling is nights. At night. For example: "I work nights."

Usage Examples

I work nights.

How do you sleep at night when you attack your kids like that!?

a night on the town

Meanings

adverb

  1. 1.At night.
  2. 2.Every night.

noun

  1. 1.The period between sunset and sunrise, when a location faces far away from the sun, thus when the sky is dark.
  2. 2.(Astronomy) The period of darkness beginning at the end of evening astronomical twilight when the sun is 18 degrees below the horizon, and ending at the beginning of morning astronomical twilight.
  3. 3.(Legal) Often defined in the legal system as beginning 30 minutes after sunset, and ending 30 minutes before sunrise.
  4. 4.An evening or night spent at a particular activity.
  5. 5.A night (and part of the days before and after it) spent in a place away from home, e.g. a hotel.

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