dusk

Everyday

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 →

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 Jewish tradition

The evening twilight. The second daily lamb was offered at dusk, and the Passover lamb was killed at this time on the fourteenth of the month.

Interpretation. Literally "between the evenings", dusk marks when the afternoon offering was made, and tradition bases the times of the afternoon prayer and the Passover sacrifice on it.

Examples

• In the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month at dusk, is the LORD'S passover. (Torah LEV.23.5, JPS 1917) tree →
• The one lamb thou shalt offer in the morning; and the other lamb thou shalt offer at dusk. (Torah EXO.29.39, JPS 1917) tree →
• The one lamb shalt thou offer in the morning, and the other lamb shalt thou offer at dusk; (Torah NUM.28.4, JPS 1917) 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.