nightly

Modifies a noun

• vigil: Monks Monk Christian monks despised sleep, and early monasteries kept up a nightly vigil of prayer and fasting to effect " sleeplessness " .
• entertainment: Of warm springs nothing small about of nightly entertainment to draw record.
• raid: On 23 August came the start of the Blitz, building up to a terrible autumn of heavy, nightly raids.
• backup: Our local backup service is an economical way to maintain nightly backups of your site data on the local drive array.
• patrol: Badgers too, out on their nightly patrols are known to have a sweet tooth and make the most of the season.
• ritual: I have turned this one book into a nightly ritual.

Modifying Another Word

• twice: The great Scottish entertainer Harry Lauder could be seen ' twice nightly ' in November 1931.
• almost: The demonstrations are held on an almost nightly basis.
• up: It is backed up nightly, and can be restored from tape on request.

Used with adjective complement

• run: This is run automatically nightly to scan all user home directories and disinfect any files found to contain viruses.
• vary: Tickets: £ 10-12 ( approx, varies nightly ).
• appear: Within a few more days the fireballs were appearing almost nightly.
• perform: We performed twice nightly, and would you believe, in those days, three on Saturdays?
• back: It is backed up nightly, and can be restored from tape on request.