dusk
part of speech
noun (dusk — uncountable)
meaning for a pupil
1) The time of evening just after the sun has set, when it is getting dark but is not fully dark yet. tree →
2) The dim light at that time. tree →
sense in the lessons
In science, dusk comes after sunset, when the Sun is just below the horizon; dawn is the matching time in the morning. Some animals are most active at dusk and dawn (crepuscular): bats, foxes, deer, rabbits and many insects. In road safety, dusk is a hard time for drivers to see, so wear bright or reflective clothes and use bike lights. In everyday life, children may need to be home "by dusk". In stories, dusk sets a mysterious, quiet mood. Phrases: "at dusk", "from dawn to dusk", "after dusk", "dusk falls".
examples
- Bats come out at dusk to hunt insects. tree →
- Be home before dusk. tree →
- We walked home in the dusk. tree →
- The farmers worked from dawn to dusk. tree →
- Turn your bike lights on at dusk. tree →
- Rabbits nibble the grass at dusk. tree →
- Dusk fell, and the stars began to appear. tree →
- The garden looked magical at dusk. tree →
- By this time it was evening and the dusk was falling. tree →
note
Uncountable: "at dusk", not "a dusk". Opposite: dawn. "Twilight" is the soft light at dusk (and dawn). The adjective "dusky" means dim or darkish. In time problems, dusk is shortly after the sunset time printed in weather reports.
In the corpora
- Cats sleep about twelve to sixteen hours a day and are most active at dawn and dusk, when their prey is too.
- Picture a barn owl at dusk, floating low over a field.
- Drivers see a small rider in dark clothes very late, especially in rain and at dusk.
- The one lamb thou shalt offer in the morning; and the other lamb thou shalt offer at dusk.
- And when Aaron lighteth the lamps at dusk, he shall burn it, a perpetual incense before the LORD throughout your generations.
Trees and pragmatics
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