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 | ||