The meaning of Dusk

adjective

With little or no light.

Usage examples:

It's too dark to see much

noun

The absence of light in a place.

Usage examples:

Carolyn was sitting in the dark

noun

The partial or total absence of light.

Usage examples:

The office was in darkness

noun

The quality of being without light, or a situation in which there is little or no light

Usage examples:

The city centre was plunged into darkness by the power cut., they made their way up the beach in da…

noun

The day or period of time immediately before an event or occasion.

Usage examples:

On the eve of her departure he gave her a little parcel

proper noun

(in the bible) the first woman, companion of adam and mother of cain and abel.

noun

The evening or day before a holiday, or the period immediately before an important event

Usage examples:

New year’s eve, the eve of the election

adjective

Flat and smooth.

Usage examples:

Prepare the site, then lay an even bed of mortar

verb

Make or become even.

Usage examples:

She cut the hair again to even up the ends

adverb

Used to emphasize something surprising or extreme.

Usage examples:

They have never even heard of the united states

noun

The onset of evening; dusk.

Usage examples:

He kindles his lamp at evenfall

noun

The period of time at the end of the day, usually from about 6 p.m. to bedtime.

Usage examples:

It was seven o'clock in the evening

adverb

In the evening; every evening.

Usage examples:

Saturday evenings he invariably fell asleep

exclamation

Short for good evening.

noun

The end of the day; evening.

Usage examples:

The moonflower opens its white flowers at eventide

noun

Evening

Usage examples:

At eventide they lit the lamps., in the eventide of life i find solace in the enjoyment of nature.

noun

Twilight; dusk.

Usage examples:

Hundreds of lights are already shimmering in the gloaming

noun

The time of day when it is becoming dark but is not yet fully dark

Usage examples:

I walked home in the gloaming, with the city lights coming on., gloaming lasts a very short time he…

noun

Partial or total darkness.

Usage examples:

He strained his eyes peering into the gloom

verb

Have a dark or sombre appearance.

Usage examples:

The black gibbet glooms beside the way

noun

Lack of hope

Usage examples:

Gloom and anger replaced her earlier upbeat mood., up ahead they could see lights in the gloom.

noun

The state of being unhappy or without hope

Usage examples:

The sheer gloominess of the prime minister's message has attracted much comment., economists said t…

noun

Darkness or thick mist that makes it difficult to see.

Usage examples:

My eyes were straining to see through the murk of the rainy evening

adjective

Murky; gloomy.

Usage examples:

The sun peered down at her from the murk grey cloud rumbling their way down their road in the sky.

noun

Darkness or a thick cloud, which prevents you from seeing clearly

Usage examples:

A dense murk of smog

noun

The onset of night; dusk.

Usage examples:

We had to get back by nightfall

noun

The quality of having little light, but not being completely dark

Usage examples:

In the semi-darkness of the early evening, we could still see the ball well enough to keep playing.…

noun

The time in the evening when the sun disappears or daylight fades.

Usage examples:

There was no unified standard as there is in judaism, sundown to sundown.

noun

The time in the evening when you last see the sun in the sky

Usage examples:

We left early, anxious to make it back to florence before/by sundown.

noun

The time in the evening when the sun disappears or daylight fades.

Usage examples:

Sunset was still a couple of hours away

adjective

Denoting a legal provision under which a programme, agency, regulation, etc., is automatically terminated at the end of a fixed period unless renewed by legislative action.

Usage examples:

The bill will have a two-year sunset clause, so the decision will need to be revisited after the ne…

verb

(of a programme, agency, regulation, etc.) expire or be terminated automatically at the end of a fixed period unless renewed by legislative action.

Usage examples:

The tax cut will sunset after three years unless lawmakers extend it

abbreviation

Tenuto.

cardinal number

Equivalent to the product of five and two; one more than nine; 10.

Usage examples:

The last ten years

number

10

Usage examples:

The twins are ten., a ten-seat minivan

noun

The soft glowing light from the sky when the sun is below the horizon, caused by the reflection of the sun's rays from the atmosphere.

Usage examples:

She looked out on the beautiful twilight