noonnoon /nuːn/ ●●● W3 noun [uncountable] 
We left home at noon. He rarely gets up before noon. We met at 12 noon. → morning, noon, and night at morning1(5)
WORD ORIGINnoon
Origin:
Old English non ‘ninth hour from sunrise’, from Latin nonus ‘ninth’EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Danny hardly ever gets up before noon.
- the noon meal
- The gallery is open from noon to 6 p.m.
- Anyone who wishes to have their bike security marked should pop along between 10 a.m. and 12 noon.
- Friday, noon to 5 p. m.
- He says some one called at her house at noon yesterday, and its likely he returned later with the robbers.
- Mrs Hooper sat in the attic morning, noon and night, and their presents lay unopened under Noreen's artistic tree.
- Regular gallery hours are 11 a. m. to 5 p. m. Monday through Friday, noon to 5 p. m. Sunday.
- She promises to come for him at noon.
- The galleries, many of which are closed Mondays or Tuesdays, open at 11 a. m. or noon.
- The Nordic Initiative will sponsor a luncheon for the group at noon in the Ramada Inn.
WORD SETS
AD, advance, verbafter, prepositionafternoon, nounalarm, nounalarm clock, nouna.m., Anno Domini, annual, adjectiveApril, nounAsh Wednesday, nounAug., August, nounautumn, nounautumnal, adjectivebank holiday, nounBC, BCE, biannual, adjectivebicentenary, nounbicentennial, nounbiennial, adjectivebimonthly, adjectivebirthday, nounbiweekly, adjectivebonfire night, nounBoxing Day, nounBritish Summer Time, nounBST, nouncalendar, nouncalendar month, nouncalendar year, nouncarriage clock, nouncentenary, nouncentury, nounChristmas, nounChristmas Day, nounChristmas Eve, nounChristmastime, nounchronograph, nounchronological, adjectivechronometer, nouncircadian, adjectiveclock, nouncrystal, nouncuckoo clock, nouncycle, nouncyclic, adjectivedaily, adjectivedaily, adverbdate, noundate, verbdawn, nounday, nounDec., decade, nounDecember, noundiamond anniversary, noundiamond jubilee, noundinnertime, noundiurnal, adjectived.o.b., due date, noundusk, nounface, nounFather's Day, nounfeast, nounFebruary, nounfortnightly, adjectiveFourth of July, the, Fri., Friday, nounGood Friday, nounGreenwich Mean Time, nounGregorian calendar, nounguy, nounGuy Fawkes Night, nounhalf-hourly, adjectivehalf-yearly, adjectiveHalloween, nounhand, nounHanukkah, nounharvest festival, nounHogmanay, nounhorn, nounhour, nounhourglass, nounhour hand, nounhr, Independence Day, nounJan., January, nounjubilee, nounJuly, nounJune, nounLabor Day, nounleap year, nounlunar month, nounmainspring, nounman-hour, nounMar., March, nounMardi Gras, nounmarket day, nounMaundy Thursday, nounMay, nounMay Day, nounMichaelmas, nounmidday, nounmiddle age, nounmiddle-aged, adjectivemidnight, nounMidsummer Day, nounmidweek, adjectivemillennium, nounmin., minute hand, nounMon., Monday, nounmonth, nounmorn, nounmorning, nounMothering Sunday, nounMother's Day, nounmovable feast, nounnew moon, nounNew Year, nounNew Year's Day, nounNew Year's Eve, nounnight, nounnightfall, nounnighttime, nounnocturnal, adjectiveNoel, nounnoon, nounnoonday, adjectiveNov., November, nounOct., October, nounp.a., Pancake Day, nounPDT, penultimate, adjectiveper annum, adverbper diem, adverbperiodic, adjectivep.m., PST, public holiday, nounquarter, nounquotidian, adjectiveRemembrance Day, nounSat., Saturday, nounschoolday, nounseason, nounsecond, nounsecond hand, nounself-winding, adjectiveSeptember, nounshockproof, adjectivesilver anniversary, nounsilver jubilee, nounsilver wedding anniversary, nounsolar year, nounsolstice, nounspring, nounspringtime, nounstandard time, nounstopwatch, nounsummer, nounsummer solstice, nounsummertime, nounsummery, adjectiveSun., Sunday, nounsundown, nounsunrise, nounsunset, nounsun-up, nountercentenary, nounThanksgiving, nounthirty, numberThursday, nountime, nountime, verbtimepiece, nountimer, nountime signal, nountime warp, nountime zone, nountoday, adverbtoday, nountomorrow, adverbtomorrow, nountonight, adverbtonight, nountriennial, adjectiveTuesday, nountwilight, nounWed., Wednesday, nounweek, nounweekday, nounweekend, nounweekly, adjectiveweeknight, nounWhit, nounWhitsun, nounwinter, nounwintertime, nounwk., wristwatch, nounyear, nounyesterday, adverbyr., Yule, nounYuletide, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY We met at 12 noon.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
We met at 12 noon. (=12 o'clock in the middle of the day)
(=all the time)· She nagged at him morning, noon, and night.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE· Pictorially this visual time sequence can be used to suggest morning, high noon, afternoon and evening.· Say you were stuck out in the Sonoran wilderness at high noon in summer, lost, thirsty and tired.· From high noon to sundown we blazed and buzzed like hot island bees on sweet cherry trees.· And there they sat without frames, naked in the heat of high noon, waiting to be paid attention to.· The 1987 election marked the high noon of the government of Margaret Thatcher.· The siren was simply announcing high noon.· The glaring light of high noon encouraged his use of rich blacks.· It was always high noon there.
VERB· The telegram from the Red Cross arrived at noon and its yellow envelope sent a chill through her heart.· The company had taken off for London on a Sunday at noon, arriving Monday at noon for a Tuesday night opening.· The first train ex Aberystwyth is at 07.00 arrives at Euston at noon.· The letter to Dan arrives just after noon on a Thursday in late October.· Amaryllis had put on a dress which had arrived only that noon from London.
· He was arrested at 6 a.m. and detained at a police station until his interview began after noon.· Event begins at noon today, and 10 a. m. tomorrow and Sunday in Oracle, located 45 minutes north of Tucson.· The peasant told the emperor to agree to the match, on the condition that it begin at noon.
· Las Vegas bookmakers started posting odds by noon Tuesday, soon after nominations were announced.· The action starts at 12 noon.· When: The parade of gymnasts starts at noon Saturday.· When the captain started coming after noon, they were not unhappy.· The $ 25-per-ticket debut tour, by invitation only, starts at noon at DeFremery Park.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
12 o’clock in the daytime SYN middayat/before/by noon- I've been going to meetings morning, noon, and night lately.
We left home at noon. He rarely gets up before noon. We met at 12 noon. → morning, noon, and night at morning1(5)