Dusk

Word DUSK
Character 4
Hyphenation dusk
Pronunciations /dʌsk/

Definitions and meanings of "Dusk"

What do we mean by dusk?

The darker stage of twilight, especially in the evening. noun

Tending to darkness; dusky. adjective

To become or make dark or dusky. intransitive & transitive verb

To make dusky or dark; obscure; make less luminous.

To make dim.

To grow dark; begin to lose light, brightness, or whiteness.

To cause a dusky appearance; produce a slightly ruffled or shadowed surface.

Dark; tending to darkness; dusky; shaded, either as to light or color; shadowy; swarthy.

Partial darkness; an obscuring of light, especially of the light of day; a state between light and darkness; twilight: as, the dusk of the evening; the dusk of a dense forest. noun

Tendency to darkness of color; swarthiness. noun

Tending to darkness or blackness; moderately dark or black; dusky. adjective

Imperfect obscurity; a middle degree between light and darkness; twilight. noun

A darkish color. noun

To make dusk. transitive verb

To grow dusk. intransitive verb

A period of time occurring at the end of the day during which the sun sets. noun

To begin to lose light or whiteness; to grow dusk verb

The time of day immediately following sunset noun

Become dusk verb

A period of time at the end of day when the sun is below the horizon but before the full onset of night, especially the darker part of twilight.

A darkish colour.

1. to put the hand, finger, etc., on or into contact with (something) to feel it; touch. 2. to touch something, anything with a connotation suggestive of mischief or prohibited behavior. 3. to touch it...preferably in Miami. Urban Dictionary

Adjective, meaning ugly or horrible pronounced doosk. Urban Dictionary

To dusk it. Drinking/drugs/partying/clubbing thru the night. Taken to mean "are we going to carry out the plans we had tonight" Ussually said "duskin'" as opposed to "dusking". Urban Dictionary

To confuse someone -- the opposite of saying "it dawned on me" Comes from dusk, the time of day when the light is fading. Origin is a well known Penn State psychology professor. Urban Dictionary

A Dusk is an intelligent breed of wolf/human. She reads wayyyy too much and laughs a lot too. A Dusk will kick butt if you mess with her, but can also be nice and caring. She will always take good care of her balloon childs. Urban Dictionary

To dusk it. Drinking/drugs/partying/clubbing thru the night. Taken to mean "are we going to carry out the plans we had tonight" Ussually said "duskin'" as opposed to "dusking". Urban Dictionary

A type of extreme anger in which one gets so angry they begin expressing other emotions (i.e. sadness, joy, hysteria, apathy, etc.) Any extreme form of an emotion that causes one to express a different emotion. Urban Dictionary

Dusk is a name for a huge lesbian who is sick and tired of her dad's gender stereotypes. They always try to act like they're innocent but they really aren't, and constantly retain emotional imbalance. They're probably emo. Urban Dictionary

The word is a variation of "night rider" but in the case of a "dusk rider", it describes a female ;(usually white but not always); who mostly has sex or has relationships with "brown people" which can consist of men of indian, middle eastern, south asian, etc origin. Urban Dictionary

Dusk is a sky blue pegasus with a need for speed. not only is she awesome but makes sick youtube videos Urban Dictionary

Synonyms and Antonyms for Dusk

The word "dusk" in example sentences

You can also try your hand at paddling through Kayak Pittsburgh, which offers free kayaking 4 p.m. to dusk Monday-Friday in Lake Elizabeth on Pittsburgh's North Side, near the National Aviary (10 a. m.-dusk Saturday and Sunday, $5 per boat). ❋ Unknown (2010)

COME, for the dusk is our own; let us fare forth together, ❋ Lucy Maud (1916)

Its impressive network of canals may lack the gondolas of its Italian sister, but the view at dusk is pretty and romantic while standing on any number of foot paths and bridges dotting the city. ❋ Magda Abu-Fadil (2010)

The sound of birdsong in the brief dusk is a shock, an exotic reminder of lazy summer evenings long past. ❋ Skittledog (2009)

Even when dusk is descending, he is never ready to leave. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Hearing a tom gobble from his roost at dusk is great, but it's no guarantee he'll wake up singing. ❋ Unknown (2007)

What makes this really fun at dusk is that there may be pedestians or bicyclists without reflectors or stalled autos on the shoulder which you may run over and then you are supposed emulate local custom and keep driving to escape. ❋ Unknown (2007)

They had taken off at dusk from the tiny island of Masirah. ❋ Unknown (2006)

He said being allowed to play only 18 games after dusk is hurting the team, that the summer sun serves up a punishing physical toll on the Cubbies. ❋ Unknown (2002)

Over it plays a continual vapour, which hangs by day like a silvery cloud, but at dusk is red and glowing like the Aurora Borealis, and in the night is as a forest in flames. ❋ Unknown (1864)

They were hardly disembarked before nightfall, and as we were returning at dusk from a ride to the camp, we met them marching up. ❋ Unknown (1856)

If the Owl Calls Again by John Haines at dusk from the island in the river, and it’s not too cold, ❋ Unknown (2007)

All around us in the dusk were the dancing flames of funeral pyres, the cries of the bereaved, and the sickly smell of incense—strong, yet not quite strong enough to disguise the stink of burning death. ❋ ROBERT HARRIS (2010)

"Y'all don't want beef in these streets, trust the boy/...[like I said], even Jerry couldn't dusk the boy." "[Chrissy] dusked it in [Miami]." ❋ LightworkBossMcDougalstein (2011)

person 1 - [josie's] bare duskperson 2 - [awh] [thats mean]. ❋ Pachsa (2007)

"[Aye] bro, we [dusking] it tonight?" "[Yeah man], as alwayz." ❋ BIG D.O. (2008)

"You're dusking me [--] I haven't the slightest idea [what you are] talking about." ❋ JonPsych (2005)

Dusk [saved] [the balloon] while reading her [book]! ❋ Cooler Night Alice (2009)

"[Aye] bro, we [dusking] it tonight?" "[Yeah man], as alwayz." ❋ BIG D.O. (2008)

The man became so angry with the [customer service representative], that he couldn’t help but start laughing hysterically. In [that moment] he felt pure [dusk]. ❋ Peter Stilts (2020)

She's so angry, she's acting [like such] a Dusk. Oh yeah, Dusk just got out of the [bedroom] with [your mom]. ❋ Lil NasX (2021)

N: yo Z, isnt that chick such a [dusk rider]! Z: [Yah man] she is, trust! N: she hops on that brown D all day [erry] day ❋ Neo999 (2011)

Is it [a bird]? Is it a [plane]? Its [Dusk Sparks]! ❋ Glowcloud Brony (2013)

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