twenty-four_hours (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the expression *twenty-four hours*:
NOUN	time	twenty-four hours, day, twenty-four hour period, 24-hour interval, solar day, mean solar day	time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

English > *twenty-four hours*: 1 sense > noun 1, time
Meaning	Time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis.
Synonyms	day, twenty-four hour period, 24-hour interval, solar day, mean solar day
Parts	day, daytime, daylight	The time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside
	hour, hr, 60 minutes	A period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
	night, nighttime, dark	The time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
	noon, twelve noon, high noon, midday, noonday, noontide	The middle of the day
Narrower	date, day of the month	A particular but unspecified point in time
	date	A particular day specified as the time something happens / happens
	eve	The day before
	morrow	The next day
	today	The day that includes the present moment (as opposed to yesterday or tomorrow)
	tomorrow	The day after today
	yesterday	The day immediately before today
Broader	time unit, unit of time	A unit for measuring time periods
Spanish	día, día solar
Catalan	dia, dia solar

HyperDic: twenty-four_hours