in the dead of night/winter
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› in the middle of night/winter: The fire broke out in the dead of night.Days and times of dayThe seasons
(Definition of in the dead of night/winter from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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in the depth(s) of winter idiom
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in the firing line idiom
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Synonyms and related words:
- a.m. adverb
- afternoon noun
- afternoons adverb
- at the crack of dawn idiom
- bedtime noun
- crepuscular adjective
- dawn noun
- in broad daylight idiom
- last orders noun
- lighting-up time noun
- local time noun
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