Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

break of day

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.11 in modern English

Syllables: break of -day
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Example Sentences

"at the break of day"
"Haply I think on thee, and then my state, Like to the lark at break of day arising From sullen earth, sings hymns at heaven's gate."
"Well, with break of day she wakes and sits up in bed."
""You've got to rise 'fore break of day If you want to fool old Mr. Jay.""
"Because tonight I intend to play / And if you listen by the break of day / You might even say / Hey, yeah"
"Wholesale buyers and curious onlookers pack Tokyo's Tsukiji Fish Market at the break of day."

Synonyms

break of dawn daybreak dawn dawning morning aurora first light break of the day dayspring sunrise sunup cockcrow

Questions

What does break of day mean?: Daybreak.

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