Definition of Dusk

1. 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

2. Verb. Become dusk.
Generic synonyms: Darken

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)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Dusk

durum
durum wheat
durums
durwan
durwans
durylic
durzee
durzees
durzi
durzis
duse
dush
dushed
dushes
dushing
dusk (current term)
dusked
dusken
duskened
duskening
duskens
dusker
duskest
duskier
duskies
duskiest
duskily
duskiness
duskinesses
dusking

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