daylight

(līt′)

noun

  1. the light of day; sunlight
  2. dawn; daybreak
  3. full understanding or knowledge of something hidden or obscure
  4. the approaching end of a task or an ordeal: to see daylight ahead
  5. Slang the eyes
  6. Informal consciousness: often used hyperbolically, as in

See daylight in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. The light of day; sunlight.
  2. a. Daybreak.
    b. Daytime.
  3. Exposure to public notice: corrupt business practices that were finally brought into the daylight.
  4. Understanding or insight into what was formerly obscure: new evidence that gave the researchers some daylight into the matter.
  5. Sports An opening, as between defensive players, especially one providing an opportunity for action: The running back found some daylight and gained six yards.
  6. daylights Slang One's wits: “His adventurism had scared the daylights out of them” (Frederick Forsyth).

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