sundown

[ suhn-doun ]
/ ˈsʌnˌdaʊn /
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noun

sunset, especially the time of sunset.

verb (used without object)

Psychiatry. to experience confusion or hallucinations at night as a result of strange surroundings, drug effects, decreased sensory input, or reduction of oxygen supply to the brain.

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Origin of sundown

First recorded in 1610–20; sun + down1

Words nearby sundown

sunder, sunderland, sundew, sundial, sundog, sundown, sundowner, sundress, sundries, sundrops, sundry
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Words related to sundown

dusk, evening, twilight

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British Dictionary definitions for sundown

sundown
/ (ˈsʌnˌdaʊn) /

noun

another name for sunset
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