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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (1)

1. lasting, open, or operating through the whole night;
- Example: "a nightlong vigil"
- Example: "an all-night drugstore"
- Example: "an overnight trip"
[syn: nightlong, all-night, overnight]


ADVERB (2)

1. during or for the length of one night;
- Example: "the fish marinates overnight"

2. happening in a short time or with great speed;
- Example: "these solutions cannot be found overnight!"



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

overnight \o"ver*night"\, a.
   Ocurring or accomplished during one night; as, guaranteed
   overnight delivery of a package.
   [PJC]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Overnight \O"ver*night`\, n.
   The fore part of the night last past; the previous evening.
   [R.] --Shak.
   [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

overnight \o"ver*night"\, adv.
   1. In the fore part of the night last past; in the evening
      before.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. Throughout the night; as, the candle will not last
      overnight.
      [1913 Webster]

   3. During the night; hence, in a short period of time; as,
      his prospects of winning changed overnight.
      [PJC]

            I had been telling her all that happened overnight.
                                                  --Dickens.
      [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

overnight
    adv 1: during or for the length of one night; "the fish
           marinates overnight"
    2: happening in a short time or with great speed; "these
       solutions cannot be found overnight!"
    adj 1: lasting, open, or operating through the whole night; "a
           nightlong vigil"; "an all-night drugstore"; "an overnight
           trip" [syn: nightlong, all-night, overnight]