dusk
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dusk — dusk; dusk·i·ly; dusk·i·ness; dusk·ish; dusk·ly; dusk·ness; dusk·ish·ly; dusk·ish·ness; … English syllables
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Dusk — Dusk, a. [OE. dusc, dosc, deosc; cf. dial. Sw. duska to drizzle, dusk a slight shower. ???.] Tending to darkness or blackness; moderately dark or black; dusky. [1913 Webster] A pathless desert, dusk with horrid shades. Milton. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Dusk — Dusk, n. 1. Imperfect obscurity; a middle degree between light and darkness; twilight; as, the dusk of the evening. [1913 Webster] 2. A darkish color. [1913 Webster] Whose duck set off the whiteness of the skin. Dryden. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Dusk — Dusk, v. t. To make dusk. [Archaic] [1913 Webster] After the sun is up, that shadow which dusketh the light of the moon must needs be under the earth. Holland. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Dusk — Dusk, v. i. To grow dusk. [R.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dusk — [dʌsk] n [U] [: Old English; Origin: dox] the time before it gets dark when the sky is becoming less bright = ↑twilight →↑dawn at dusk ▪ The street lights go on at dusk … Dictionary of contemporary English
dusk|y — «DUHS kee», adjective, dusk|i|er, dusk|i|est. 1. somewhat dark; dark colored: »Dusky woman, who are you? (Walt Whitman) … Useful english dictionary
dusk — [ dʌsk ] noun uncount the period of time at the end of the day just before it becomes dark: The park closes at dusk … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
dusk — sb., en, e, ene; en dusk græs … Dansk ordbog
dusk — [dusk] adj. [ME, by metathesis < OE dox, dark colored: for IE base see DUN1] Old Poet. dark in color; dusky; shadowy n. 1. the time of evening when it is beginning to get dark; dim part of twilight 2. gloom; dusky quality vt., vi. to make or… … English World dictionary
