Definitions for DUSK
dʌskdusk

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. twilight, dusk, gloaming, gloam, nightfall, evenfall, fall, crepuscule, crepuscleverb

   the time of day immediately following sunset

   "he loved the twilight"; "they finished before the fall of night"

2. duskverb

   become dusk

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 2 votes

1. dusknoun

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

2. duskverb

   to begin to lose light or whiteness; to grow dusk

3. Etymology: From dosk, duske, from dox, from duskaz, from dhūs (cf. Old Irish donn 'dark', Latin fuscus 'dark, dusky', Sanskrit 'dust-colored'), from *dhū, dheu- 'to smoke, dust'. More at dye. Related to dust.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. DUSKadjective

   Etymology: duyster, Dutch.

   1. Tending to darkness. See Dusky.2. Tending to blackness; dark coloured.

   The hills to their supply,
   Vapour, and exhalation dusk, and moist,
   Sent up amain. John Milton, Paradise Lost, b. x. l. 741.

2. Dusknoun

   Etymology: from the adjective.

   1. Tendency to darkness; incipient obscurity.

   I will wait on you in the dusk of the evening, with my show upon my back. Spectator, №. 271.

   2. Darkness of colour; tendency to blackness.

   Some sprinkled freckles on his face were seen,
   Whose dusk set off the whiteness of the skin. John Dryden, Fab.

3. To Duskverb

   To make duskish. Dict.

   Etymology: from the noun.

4. To Duskverb

   To grow dark; to begin to lose light or brightness; to have lustre diminished. Dict.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. DUSK

   Dusk (stylized in all caps) is a 2018 retro-styled first-person shooter created by American developer David Szymanski and published by New Blood Interactive for Microsoft Windows, macOS, Linux, and Nintendo Switch. The game is produced by Dave Oshry, who previously co-directed the 2013 remake of Rise of the Triad.

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1. DUSK

   Dusk is the period of time between daylight and darkness, specifically the time when the sun has set but it is not completely dark yet. It is characterized by a dimming sky, fading light, and a transition from day to night.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 3 votes

1. Duskadjective

   tending to darkness or blackness; moderately dark or black; dusky

2. Dusknoun

   imperfect obscurity; a middle degree between light and darkness; twilight; as, the dusk of the evening

3. Dusknoun

   a darkish color

4. Duskverb

   to make dusk

5. Duskverb

   to grow dusk

6. Etymology: [OE. dusc, dosc, deosc; cf. dial. Sw. duska to drizzle, dusk a slight shower. .]

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1. Dusk

   Dusk is the darkest stage of twilight in the evening. During early to intermediate stages of twilight, there may be enough light in the sky under clear-sky conditions to read outdoors without artificial illumination. Civil dusk occurs when the earth rotates to a point at which the center of the sun is at 6° below the local horizon. This marks the end of the evening civil twilight, the point where artificial illumination is required to read outside. Twilight comes after sunset, which is the point at which the earth has rotated just enough that the sun is no longer visible on the local horizon.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Dusk

   dusk, adj. darkish: of a dark colour.—n. twilight: partial darkness: darkness of the colour.—v.t. to occasion a dusky appearance.—v.i. Dusk′en, to grow dark.—adv. Dusk′ily.—n. Dusk′iness.—adj. Dusk′ish, rather dusky: slightly dark or black.—adv. Dusk′ishly.—n. Dusk′ishness.—adv. Dusk′ly.—n. Dusk′ness.—adj. Dusk′y, partially dark or obscure: dark-coloured: sad: gloomy. [A.S. dox, dosc, dark—further history of word obscure.]

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1. DUSK

   What does DUSK stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the DUSK acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of DUSK in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of DUSK in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of DUSK in a Sentence

1. Soledad Ursua:

   You make sure to get home by dusk, there's fights multiple times a day on the Ocean Front Walk... stabbings, shootings are happening weekly. It's just a very dangerous time to be a Venice resident right now.

2. Aloo Denish Obiero:

   End year's dusk, new year's dawn; gratitude fills the last page, anticipation pens the first.

3. Aloo Denish Obiero:

   One season's dusk, another season's dawn. Gratitude fills the last page, anticipation pens the first.

4. Debasish Mridha, M.D.:

   Look at the magnificence of love, at this heavenly dusk, wind is singing the song of joy, the sun is kissing the ocean. Saying goodbye for the night, promising to wake her up at the dawn of life, with the touch of his warmth and light.

5. William Ja:

   Maybe it's so that they can continue foraging and accumulating nutrients before sleep, or maybe that's a peak time for birds and frogs and other insect eaters to come out, so sleeping at dusk would be especially vulnerable for the flies.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=DUSK
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Dusk
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=DUSK
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dusk
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/DUSK
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=DUSK
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=DUSK