noon
US /nun/
Definition
the middle of the day
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
The staff meeting will end at noon so everyone can have lunch.
Synonyms
- middaythe middle of the day
- twelve o'clockhaving a meaning similar to noon
Collocations
- Easy at noonindicating a specific point in time, place, or degree noon
- Medium submit sealed tenders before twelve noonto present a document or proposal for consideration regarding sealed tenders before twelve noon
- Hard high noon showdown in the boardroomdescribing high noon showdown in the boardroom (a lofty level or position or degree)
- Very Hard as clear as noon day to dispassionate observersdescribing as clear as noon day to dispassionate observers (a very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms; arsenic and arsenic compounds are used as herbicides and insecticides and various alloys; found in arsenopyrite and orpiment and realgar)
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