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dusk

1

[ duhsk ]

noun

  1. the state or period of partial darkness between day and night; the dark part of twilight.
  2. partial darkness; shade; gloom:

    She was barely visible in the dusk of the room.



dusk

2

[ duhsk ]

adjective

  1. tending to darkness; dark.

verb (used with or without object)

  1. to make or become dusk; darken.

dusk

/ ʌ /

noun

  1. twilight or the darker part of twilight
  2. poetic.
    gloom; shade
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. poetic.
    shady; gloomy
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. poetic.
    to make or become dark
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of dusk1

First recorded in 1615–25; back formation from dusky

Origin of dusk2

before 1000; Middle English duske (adj.), dusken (v.); metathetic alteration of Old English dox dusky, doxian to turn dark; cognate with L. fuscus dark
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of dusk1

Old English dox; related to Old Saxon dosan brown, Old High German tusin yellow, Norwegian dusmen misty, Latin fuscus dark brown
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As the plane crossed the Atlantic Ocean in the inky darkness and dusk began to fall over Los Angeles, Bass’ phone continued to buzz.

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On a recent day, as a winter dusk settled over fields behind his house, Osborn sat in his living room, wearing jeans, a flannel shirt and work boots.

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And this is a love letter to everyone who has ever walked through Eaton Canyon alone at dusk.

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Meanwhile, within the game, a day lasts 48 minutes; a conversation might start in the sunshine and end at dusk.

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Soon after dusk, a neighbor pounded on Betsy Kahn’s door on Alpine Villa Drive, flames visible on the mountain behind him.

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