Definition of Every night

1. Adverb. At the end of each day. "She checks on her roses nightly"

Exact synonyms: Nightly

Lexicographical Neighbors of Every Night

every cloud has a silver lining
every day
every day is a school day
every dog has its day
every five minutes
every good boy deserves fudge
every inch
every king needs a queen
every last
every last(p)
every little helps
every man Jack
every man for himself
every man has a price
every month
every night (current term)
every now and then
every old nook and cranny
every other
every quarter
every rule has an exception
every second
every silver lining has a cloud
every so often
every time
every time one turns around
every trick in the book
every week
every which way
every which where

Literary usage of Every night

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A General Collection of the Best and Most Interesting Voyages and Travels in by John Pinkerton (1811)
"... caft anchor every night, and we had then liberty to go on more, ... WE continued till we had failed as far as Ras Mahommed, to caft anchor every night. ..."

2. The Confessions of an English Opium-eater by Thomas De Quincey (1913)
"I hoped to return in a week, at furthest, and I agreed with her, that on the fifth night from that, and every night afterwards, she should wait for me, ..."

3. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1873)
""After the first sixteen hours he had no pain whatever, and slept well every night. At the expiration of forty-two hours he was allowed one ..."

4. The History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England Begun in the Year 1641 by Edward Hyde Clarendon (1888)
"1642 Hampton Court, they reviewed their votes which had passed in the committee in the city, which they had caused every night to be printed without staying ..."

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