DUSK

Meaning of DUSK in English

■ noun the darker stage of twilight.

■ verb literary grow dark.

Origin

OE dox 'dark, swarthy' and doxian 'darken in colour', of Gmc origin; cf. dun 1 .

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

DUSK — I. ˈdəsk adjective Etymology: Middle English dosk, duske, alteration of Old English dox; akin to Old English dunn dun, Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DUSK — (v. i.) To grow dusk.
Английский словарь Webster
DUSK — (v. t.) To make dusk.
Английский словарь Webster
DUSK — (n.) Imperfect obscurity; a middle degree between light and darkness; twilight; as, the dusk of the evening.
Английский словарь Webster
DUSK — ( v. t. ) To make dusk.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DUSK — ( v. i. ) To grow dusk.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DUSK — ( n. ) Imperfect obscurity; a middle degree between light and darkness; twilight; as, the dusk of the evening.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DUSK — dusk 1 /dusk/ , n. 1. the state or period of partial darkness between day and night; the dark part …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DUSK — vt to make dusk. 2. dusk ·vi to grow dusk. 3. dusk ·noun a darkish color. 4. dusk ·adj tending …
Webster English vocab
DUSK — [dusk] adj [ME dosk, alter. of OE dox; akin to L fuscus dark brown, OE dunn dun, dust dust] (13c): …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DUSK — dusk BrE AmE dʌsk ▷ dusked dʌskt ▷ dusking ˈdʌsk ɪŋ ▷ dusks dʌsks
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DUSK — / dʌsk; NAmE / noun [ U ] the time of day when the light has almost gone, but it …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DUSK — dusk /dʌsk/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: dox ] the time before it gets dark …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DUSK — n., adj., & v. --n. 1 the darker stage of twilight. 2 shade; gloom. --adj. poet. shadowy; dim; dark-coloured. --v.tr. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DUSK — n., adj., & v. n. 1 the darker stage of twilight. 2 shade; gloom. adj. poet. shadowy; dim; dark-coloured. v.tr. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DUSK — n., adj., & v. --n. 1. the darker stage of twilight. 2 shade; gloom. --adj. poet. shadowy; dim; dark-coloured. --v.tr. …
Oxford English vocab
DUSK — Dusk is the time just before night when the daylight has almost gone but when it is not completely dark. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DUSK — Dusk is the time just before night when the daylight has almost gone but when it is not completely dark. …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
DUSK — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES from dawn to dusk (= through the whole day while it is light ) ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DUSK — [noun] [U] - the time before night when it is not yet darkAs dusk fell, bats began to fly between …
Cambridge English vocab
DUSK — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ gathering DUSK + VERB ▪ approach , fall , settle , settle in ( AmE ) ▪ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
DUSK — 1. сущ. сумерки; полумрак, сумрак till dusk ≈ дотемна scarcely visible in the dusk ≈ едва различимый в темноте at …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
DUSK — dusk.ogg 1. dʌsk n 1> сумерки till dusk - до темноты in the dusk - в сумерках it is growing …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
DUSK — dusk сущ.сумерки; полумрак, сумрак till dusk — дотемна scarcely visible in the dusk — едва различимый в темноте at dusk …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
DUSK — 1. dʌsk n 1) сумерки till dusk - до темноты in the dusk - в сумерках it is growing dusk …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
DUSK — 1. сущ. сумерки; полумрак, сумрак till dusk — дотемна scarcely visible in the dusk — едва различимый в темноте at …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
DUSK — 1. сущ. сумерки; полумрак, сумрак till dusk — дотемна scarcely visible in the dusk — едва различимый в темноте at dusk — в сумерках Syn: twilight, …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
DUSK — 1. _n. сумерки; сумрак; till dusk - дотемна; scarcely visible in the dusk - едва различимый в темноте 2. _a. …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
DUSK — 1. n. сумерки; сумрак; till dusk - дотемна; scarcely visible in the dusk - едва различимый в темноте 2. a. …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
DUSK — 1. _n. сумерки; сумрак; till dusk дотемна; scarcely visible in the dusk едва различимый в темноте 2. _a. _поэт. сумеречный, …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
DUSK — 1. сущ. сумерки; полумрак, сумрак till dusk ≈ дотемна scarcely visible in the dusk ≈ едва различимый в темноте at …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
DUSK — crepuscul; (morning) aurora
English interlingue dictionary
DUSK — alum'um (Noun) kahaponon;kahapunon
English-Visayan vocabulary
DUSK — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English dosk, alteration of Old English dox; akin to Latin fuscus dark brown, Old English dunn …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
DUSK — (n.) A darkish color.
Английский словарь Webster
DUSK — (a.) Tending to darkness or blackness; moderately dark or black; dusky.
Английский словарь Webster
DUSK — ( n. ) A darkish color.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DUSK — ( a. ) Tending to darkness or blackness; moderately dark or black; dusky.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DUSK — n. state between light and darkness, twilight, nightfall
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
DUSK — I. ˈdəsk adjective Etymology: Middle English dosk, alteration of Old English dox; akin to Latin fuscus dark brown, Old English …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DUSK — n. Function: noun Date: 1622 1 : the darker part of twilight especially at night 2 : darkness or semidarkness …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
DUSK — n. Function: intransitive verb Date: 13th century : to become dark transitive verb : to make dark or gloomy
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
DUSK — n. Pronunciation: ' d ə sk Function: adjective Etymology: Middle English dosk, alteration of Old English dox; akin to Latin …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
DUSK — Synonyms and related words : bad light, blackish, broad day, brown of dusk, brownness, caliginous, candlelight, candlelighting, cocklight, crepuscular, crepuscule, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
DUSK — n. Function: noun Synonyms: EVENING 1, ||dimmet, ||dimps, ||dimpsy, ||dusk dark, eventide, gloaming, nightfall, owl-light, twilight
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
DUSK — n. Function: adjective Synonyms: DARK 1, caliginous, dim, dusky, gloomy, lightless, murky, obscure, tenebrous, unilluminated
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
DUSK — n. 1. Twilight, approach of night or darkness, edge of darkness, nightfall. 2. Dark color, approach to blackness, ~iness.
Dictionary of English Synonyms
DUSK — I. adjective Synonyms: dark 1, caliginous, dim, dusky, gloomy, lightless, murky, obscure, tenebrous, unilluminated II. noun Synonyms: evening 1, ||dimmet, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
DUSK — noun
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
DUSK — n. 25B6; noun TWILIGHT, nightfall, sunset, sundown, evening, close of day; semi-darkness, gloom, murkiness; poetic/literary gloaming, eventide. dawn.
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
DUSK — n. at ~
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations
DUSK — n. twilight, sundown, nightfall, evening, sunset, dark, eventide The workers came in from the fields at dusk
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
DUSK — uht
Англо-Староанглийский словарь
DUSK — The period of waning light from the time of sunset to dark.
Weather and Meteorology English vocabulary
DUSK — Заря
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
DUSK — (v) смеркаться
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
DUSK — (n) сумерки; сумрак
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
DUSK — (a) неясный; сумеречный; темный; тенистый
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
DUSK — 1. [dʌsk] n 1) сумерки till ~ - до темноты in the ~ - в сумерках it is growing ~ …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
DUSK — n. сумерки, сумрак
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
DUSK — n. сумерки, сумрак
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
DUSK — вечерние сумерки
Англо-Русский физический словарь
DUSK — сумерки
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
DUSK — сумерки
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь

Concise Oxford English vocab

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