dusk

dusk  (dsk)

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 or dusky.

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[From Middle English, dark, alteration of Old English dox.]

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dusk

Noun

the time just before nightfall when it is almost dark [Old English dox]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	dusk - the time of day immediately following sunset; "he loved the twilight"; "they finished before the fall of night" crepuscle, crepuscule, evenfall, gloam, gloaming, nightfall, twilight, fall even, evening, eventide, eve - the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall); "he enjoyed the evening light across the lake" night - a shortening of nightfall; "they worked from morning to night" time of day, hour - clock time; "the hour is getting late"
Verb	1.	dusk - become dusk darken - become dark or darker; "The sky darkened"

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dusk

noun 1. twilight, evening, evo Austral. (slang) nightfall, sunset, dark, sundown, eventide, gloaming Scot. (poetic) << OPPOSITE dawn

noun 2. (Poetic) shade, darkness, gloom, obscurity, murk, shadowiness

Translations

dusk [dʌsk] n → crepúsculo, anochecer m

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dusk [dʌsk] n → crépuscule m

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dusk [dʌsk] n → (Abend)dämmerung f

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dusk [dʌsk] n → crepuscolo