Daylights

Word DAYLIGHTS
Character 9
Hyphenation N/A
Pronunciations /ˈdeɪlaɪts/

Definitions and meanings of "Daylights"

What do we mean by daylights?

The light from the Sun, as opposed to that from any other source.

A light source that simulates daylight.

(photometry) The intensity distribution of light over the visible spectrum generated by the Sun under various conditions or by other light sources intended to simulate natural daylight.

The period of time between sunrise and sunset.

Daybreak.

Exposure to public scrutiny.

A clear, open space.

(machinery) The space between platens on a press or similar machinery.

Emotional or psychological distance between people, or disagreement.

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The word "daylights" in example sentences

Thus encouraged, Mr. Appel declared that he wished he would not fry the ham to chips and boil the "daylights" out of the coffee. ❋ Caroline Lockhart (1916)

Not dreaming of any danger in that direction, the robber only thought of guarding his "daylights" against the hornbill upon the wing. ❋ Mayne Reid (1850)

"Every few years a story like this comes out and scares the living daylights out of everyone, but it'll go away as quickly as it came." ❋ AP (2011)

Nobody would take seriously a big brute of a bully who beat the daylights out of an innocent bystander, and then claimed he was victimized because he scraped his knuckles. ❋ Jeff Schweitzer (2011)

You guys beat the [daylights] out of me, and it kept me humble. ❋ Courtland Milloy (2010)

If that were not ostracism enough, the women -- depicted so often as shy and demure in gauzy works of fiction with titles like that of Lee's play -- begin taking turns beating the daylights out of her. ❋ Peter Marks (2010)

It was not, however, a club where grown men beat the living daylights out of each other, as in the book and movie of the same title. ❋ Melissa Bell (2010)

While I understand the dislike of this glorification, the source material certainly illustrates ruthless violence that also plays a major role in the life of someone who beats the daylights out of people with righteous justification. ❋ Unknown (2009)

It's that time of year when little kids pull on masks and troll the neighborhood for candy, while adults overspend on costumes and thousands from all over Southern California flock to theme parks to have the daylights scared out of them. ❋ M.D. Glenn D. Braunstein (2011)

I have also used the daylights out of 3-9x scopes for general deer, antelope and coyote hunting. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Jordan "threw the daylights out of it" in Florida, Harris said, hitting 93 and 94 miles per hour on a fastball with some wicked sinking action. ❋ Adam Kilgore (2010)

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