dawn
noun
[ dɔːn ]
• the first appearance of light in the sky before sunrise.
• "he set off at dawn"
Similar:
daybreak,
break of day,
crack of dawn,
sunrise,
first light,
daylight,
first thing in the morning,
early morning,
cockcrow,
sunup,
dawning,
peep of day,
aurora,
dayspring,
• the beginning of a phenomenon or period of time, especially one considered favourable.
• "the dawn of civilization"
Similar:
beginning,
start,
birth,
inception,
conception,
origination,
genesis,
emergence,
advent,
coming,
appearance,
debut,
arrival,
dawning,
rise,
starting point,
origin,
launch,
institution,
inauguration,
opening,
initiation,
onset,
outset,
unfolding,
development,
infancy,
day one,
kick-off,
the word go,
commencement,
dawn
verb
• (of a day) begin.
• "Thursday dawned bright and sunny"
• become evident to the mind; be perceived or understood.
• "the awful truth was beginning to dawn on him"
Similar:
occur to,
come to,
come to mind,
spring to mind,
enter someone's mind/head,
come into someone's head/mind,
strike,
hit,
register with,
enter someone's consciousness,
flash across someone's mind,
pass through someone's mind,
cross someone's mind,
suggest itself,
Origin:
late 15th century (as a verb): back-formation from Middle English dawning.
