dates
Palm tree fruits
Dates function as both noun and verb around the concept of time marked on a calendar.
A date is a specific day: What's today's date?
It's also a social appointment, especially romantic: We're going on a date Friday.
The person you meet is also your date.
To date someone is to see them romantically.
To date something is to determine when it occurred or was made: Carbon testing dated the artifact to 3000 BCE.
Something dated feels old-fashioned.
Separately, dates are the sweet, sticky fruit of the date palm, eaten fresh or dried.
Stripped of moisture
- pittedSeed removed, or opposed
- palmHand's flat interior
- stuffedFilled beyond capacity
- pasteThick sticky substance
syrup · figs · raisins · prunes · Ramadan · iftar · harvest · orchard
24-hour period
- monthYear's twelfth part
- yearTwelve-month duration
- deadlineTime limit for completion
- dueOwed or expected
expiration · scheduled · appointment · booking · reservation · timestamp · entry · marked
Primary evening meal
- candlelightLuminescence from burning wick
- valentineFebruary fourteenth greeting
- courtshipSeeking another's romantic favor
- flirtingPlayfully showing romantic interest
wooing · serenade · moonlight · chemistry · sparks · compatibility · coffee · drinks
Distinct historical period
- epochDistinct historical period
- antiquityGreat age, ancient era
- medievalOf the Middle Ages
- renaissancePeriod of renewed vitality
victorian · prehistoric · classical · colonial · BCE · AD · century · millennium
Recurring memorial date
- birthdayAnnual date of origin
- weddingMarriage rite and feast
- graduationCompleting academic requirements formally
- commemorationAct of honoring memory
jubilee · centennial · memorial · founding · landmark · celebration · remembrance · observance
dried
Stripped of moisture
paste · syrup · figs · raisins · prunes · Ramadan · iftar · harvest · orchard · snack
day
24-hour period
due · expiration · scheduled · appointment · booking · reservation · timestamp · entry · marked · circled
dinner
Primary evening meal
- candlelightLuminescence from burning wick
- valentineFebruary fourteenth greeting
- courtshipSeeking another's romantic favor
flirting · wooing · serenade · moonlight · chemistry · sparks · compatibility · coffee · drinks · movies
era
Distinct historical period
renaissance · victorian · prehistoric · classical · colonial · BCE · AD · century · millennium · period
anniversary
Recurring memorial date
- birthdayAnnual date of origin
- weddingMarriage rite and feast
- graduationCompleting academic requirements formally
commemoration · jubilee · centennial · memorial · founding · landmark · celebration · remembrance · observance · ceremony
- fruitapple, apples, banana, bananas, orange
- historyancient civilizations, past events, historian, epochs, era
- Middle EastIraq, Baghdad, Cairo, Iran, Jordan
- Middle Easternbazaar, bazaars, souks, minarets, domes
- timelineera, epoch, period, century, decade
- timelinestimelines, chronology, chronologies, time periods, historical periods
datesenemies
Hostile opposing parties
adversaries · rivals · nemeses · antagonists · foes
datesapproximations
Near but inexact values
someday · eventually · timelessness · open-ended · whenever
- up to dateCurrent with latest information
- due dateWhen payment is required
- first dateInitial romantic meeting
- blind dateArranged meeting between strangers
- out of dateNo longer valid
- expiration dateFinal day of validity
date, dated, dating, up-to-date, out-of-date, predate, postdate, datable, predating