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- Dictionarydusk/dʌsk/
noun
- 1. the darker stage of twilight: "dusk was falling rapidly"
verb
- 1. grow dark: literary "the sky dusked and the shadows got long and hard"
adjective
- 1. shadowy, dim, or dark: literary "the dusk demesnes of night"
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DUSK definition: 1. the time before night when it is not yet dark: 2. the time before night when it is not yet…. Learn more.
1. : the darker part of twilight especially at night. The park closes at dusk. 2. : darkness or semidarkness caused by the shutting out of light. Synonyms. Adjective. black. caliginous.
Dusk definition: the state or period of partial darkness between day and night; the dark part of twilight.. See examples of DUSK used in a sentence.
noun [ U ] us / dʌsk / uk / dʌsk / Add to word list. the time before night when it is not yet dark: dusk falls As dusk fell, bats began to fly between the trees. Synonyms. nightfall. twilight (EVENING) Stephen Hansen/EyeEm/GettyImages. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Days & times of day. afternoons. all day. am. arvo. high noon. hour.
Dusk is the period of time between sunset and nightfall. Many parents allow their children to roam freely in their neighborhood as long as they are home by dusk. For some, dusk is seen as a mysterious, almost magical time, serving as the bridge between the brightness of day and the darkness of night.
Definition of dusk noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Define dusk. dusk synonyms, dusk pronunciation, dusk translation, English dictionary definition of dusk. n. The darker stage of twilight, especially in the evening. adj. Tending to darkness; dusky. intr. & tr.v. dusked , dusk·ing , dusks To become or make dark...
