Nyctanassa violacea, a fairly small heron found in the Americas, especially warmer coastal regions.

(cricket) The batsman who bats ninth. / (soccer) The centre forward / (dated, British Army military slang) A laxative pill.

plural of night lizard

Any of the family Xantusiidae of very small, viviparous lizards.

Someone who works a nine-to-five job.

(Britain) Bonfire Night.

(Chicago, Maryland, New Jersey, coastal New England, and especially Michigan) A particular night, commonly the night of the 30th to the 31st of October, during which young people play pranks and do mischief in their neighborhoods.

(around New York City, Northern New Jersey, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and especially upstate New York and Vermont) A particular night, commonly the night of the 30th to the 31st of October, during which young people play pranks and do mischief in their neighborhoods.

(around New York City, Connecticut, Winnipeg, Rhode Island) A particular night, commonly the night of the 30th to the 31st of October, during which young people play pranks and do mischief in their neighborhoods.

(US, around New York City, Connecticut, Rhode Island) A particular night, commonly the night of the 30th to the 31st of October, during which young people play pranks and do mischief in their neighborhoods.