English noun: dusk | |||
1. | dusk (time) the time of day immediately following sunset | ||
Samples | He loved the twilight. They finished before the fall of night. | ||
Synonyms | crepuscle, crepuscule, evenfall, fall, gloam, gloaming, nightfall, twilight | ||
Broader (hypernym) | hour, time of day | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | night | ||
Part meronym | eve, even, evening, eventide | ||
English verb: dusk | |||
1. | dusk (change) become dusk | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | darken | ||