Definitions for overnight

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overnight o·ver·night

Spelling: [adverb oh-ver-nahyt; adjective, noun

IPA: /adverb ˈoʊ vərˈnaɪt; adjective, noun ˈoʊ vərˌnaɪt; verb ˌoʊ vərˈnaɪt/

Overnight is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 16 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 18 points.

You can make 453 anagrams from letters in overnight (eghinortv).

Definitions for overnight

noun

1. Informal. an overnight stay or trip:
2. Informal. a permit for overnight absence, as from a college dormitory:
3. the previous evening.

adverb

1. for or during the night:
2. on or during the previous evening:
3. very quickly; suddenly:

adjective

1. done, made, occurring, or continuing during the night:
2. staying for one night:
3. designed to be used on a trip or for a journey lasting one night or only a few nights.
4. intended for delivery on the next day:
5. valid for one night:
6. occurring suddenly or within a very short time:

verb (used without object)

1. to have an overnight stay or trip:

Origin of overnight

Middle English word dating back to 1325-75; See origin at over-, night

Examples for overnight

After she had gone he kept on coming more than ever, and he stayed overnight.

The quandary of whether to freeze eggs or not could become irrelevant overnight.

overnight on a New York City street, two artists might be creating their latest photo set, made entirely from discarded items.

I remember all our music appeared on Spotify overnight, without anybody asking us.

Mrs. Bines, so complacent overnight, was the most disconsolate one of the group.

It was closed, barred, and curtained, just as it had been overnight.

Soak the beans overnight and then parboil them in soda water.

It took 12 hours to rescue just 100 passengers overnight Sunday.

And quiet—quiet to gloom, did the inn, so noisy overnight, seem by morning.

After last night's dinner, Will and Kate, still in evening dress, were whisked to JFK airport for an overnight flight home.