A5 – Dictionary of American Regional English

The time right after the sun goes out of sight, before it becomes all dark

TWILIGHT	370
DUSK	365
EVENING	183
NR	26
DUSK-DARK	17
NIGHT	13
AFTERGLOW	10
DUSKY-DARK	10
DARK	9
DUST	8
SUNSET	8
BEFORE DARK	6
EARLY EVENING	6
DAWN	5
DUSTY-DARK	5
NIGHTFALL	5
SUNDOWN	5
AFTER SUNDOWN	4
FIRST DARK	4
JUST BEFORE DARK	4
NIGHTTIME	4
EVENTIDE	3
NH	3
ALMOST DARK	2
BETWEEN SUNDOWN AND DARK	2
DUST-DARK	2
EVE	2
EVENING TIME	2
LATE AFTERNOON	2
LATE EVENING	2
TWILIGHT TIME	2
AFTER DUSK	1
AFTER SUNSET	1
AFTER THE SUN SETS	1
BEFORE SUNSET	1
BEGINNING TO GET DARK	1
CHILDREN’S HOUR	1
COME UP NIGHT	1
COMING ON NIGHT	1
DAWN OF THE EVENING	1
DUS’	1
DUSK OF THE EVENING	1
DUSKY	1
DUSTY	1
EARLY CANDLELIGHT	1
EARLY NIGHT	1
EDGE O’ DARK	1
EDGE OF DARK	1
EDGE OF THE EVENING	1
EVENING LIGHT	1
FIRST NIGHT	1
GETTIN’ DARK	1
GETTING DARK	1
GLOAMING	1
GRAY DARK	1
HALF DARK	1
JUST AFTER SUNSET	1
LATE IN THE EVENING	1
LATE IN THE EVENING AFTER SUNDOWN	1
LATE ON THE EVENING	1
LATE SUNDOWN	1
LATER PART OF THE EVENING	1
NEAR DARK	1
NEARLY DARK	1
NEARLY NIGHT	1
ON THE EDGE OF DUSK	1
PART OF THE EVENING	1
SHADE OF DARKNESS	1
SKUMAROSK	1
SUPPERTIME	1
TWINIGHT	1
WASHING TIME	1
WATCHING TIME	1