daylight vs dusk

daylight

noun
  • The period of time between sunrise and sunset. 

  • A light source that simulates daylight. 

  • A clear, open space. 

  • Emotional or psychological distance between people, or disagreement. 

  • Exposure to public scrutiny. 

  • The intensity distribution of light over the visible spectrum generated by the Sun under various conditions or by other light sources intended to simulate natural daylight. 

  • The light from the Sun, as opposed to that from any other source. 

  • Daybreak. 

  • The gap between the top of a drinking-glass and the level of drink it is filled with. 

  • The space between platens on a press or similar machinery. 

verb
  • To expose to daylight 

  • To provide sources of natural illumination such as skylights or windows. 

  • To allow light in, as by opening drapes. 

  • To gain exposure to the open. 

  • To run a drainage pipe to an opening from which its contents can drain away naturally. 

dusk

noun
  • A period of time at the end of day when the sun is below the horizon but before the full onset of night, especially the darker part of twilight. 

  • A darkish colour. 

  • The condition of being dusky; duskiness 

adj
  • Tending to darkness or blackness; moderately dark or black; dusky. 

verb
  • To begin to lose light or whiteness; to grow dusk. 

  • To make dusk. 

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