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Definition of Dusk
1. Verb. Become dusk.
Generic synonyms: Darken
2. Noun. The time of day immediately following sunset. "They finished before the fall of night"
Exact synonyms: Crepuscle, Crepuscule, Evenfall, Fall, Gloam, Gloaming, Nightfall, Twilight
Group relationships: Eve, Even, Evening, Eventide
Specialized synonyms: Night
Generic synonyms: Hour, Time Of Day
Derivative terms: Crepuscular, Crepuscular, Dusky
Group relationships: Eve, Even, Evening, Eventide
Specialized synonyms: Night
Generic synonyms: Hour, Time Of Day
Derivative terms: Crepuscular, Crepuscular, Dusky
Definition of Dusk
1. a. Tending to darkness or blackness; moderately dark or black; dusky.
2. n. Imperfect obscurity; a middle degree between light and darkness; twilight; as, the dusk of the evening.
3. v. t. To make dusk.
4. v. i. To grow dusk.
Definition of Dusk
1. Noun. A period of time occurring at the end of the day during which the sun sets. ¹
2. Verb. (intransitive) to begin to lose light or whiteness; to grow dusk ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Dusk
1. to become dark [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: dark
Medical Definition of Dusk
1. 1. Imperfect obscurity; a middle degree between light and darkness; twilight; as, the dusk of the evening. 2. A darkish colour. "Whose duck set off the whiteness of the skin." (Dryden) Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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