dusk
Tending to darkness or blacknessTending to darkness or blackness; moderately dark or black; dusky.
» Tom worked from dawn to dusk.
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1 sensesTending to darkness or blackness; moderately dark or black; dusky.
Examples
60 sentencesTom worked from dawn to dusk.
The skating rink is open from dawn to dusk.
There is a curfew in effect from dusk to dawn.
The men worked from dawn to dusk seven days a week.
deDie Männer arbeiteten sieben Tage die Woche von früh bis spät. — Waldelfe
We work from dawn until dusk.
ruМы работаем с рассвета до заката. — marafon
deWir arbeiten von Sonnenaufgang bis -untergang. — MUIRIEL
Origin
From Middle English dosk, dusk(e) (“dusky”, adj.), from Old English dox (“dark, swarthy”),From Middle English dosk, dusk(e) (“dusky”, adj.), from Old English dox (“dark, swarthy”), from Proto-Germanic *duskaz (“dark, smoky”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰwes-, related to *dʰewh₂- (“smoke, mist, haze”). Cognate to Latin fuscus (“dark, dusky”), Sanskrit धूसर (dhūsara, “dust-colored”), Old Irish donn (“dark”). Related to dye, dust and dun (see these for more). Doublet of fuscous.
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Forms
dusker, duskestLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form