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dawn

/doːn/ /dɔːn/ /dɔn/

Meanings
noun
The morning twilight period immediately before sunrise.

Examples :

"The gentle dawn painted the sky with hues of pink and orange before the alarm clock went off. "
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Related Words

Illustration realized

realized verb

/ˈɹɪə.laɪzd/ /ˈɹi.ə.laɪzd/

To make real; to convert from the imaginary or fictitious into reality; to bring into real existence

"The objectives of the project were never fully realized."

Illustration something

something noun

/ˈsamθɪŋ/ /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

An object whose nature is yet to be defined.

"My friend told me there was something in the box, but I didn't know what it was yet. "

Illustration immediately

immediately adverb

/əˈmiːdi.ətli/

In an immediate manner; instantly or without delay.

"I hope we can begin immediately."

Illustration brighten

brighten verb

/ˈbɹaɪtən/ [ˈbɹaɪ̯ʔn̩]

To make bright or brighter in color.

"We brightened the room with a new coat of paint."

Illustration arrived

arrived verb

/əˈɹaɪvd/

To reach; to get to a certain place.

"He arrived home for two days."

Illustration daylight

daylight noun

/ˈdeɪlaɪt/

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

"The students could read their books easily because there was plenty of daylight coming through the classroom windows. "

Illustration morning

morning noun

/ˈmɔːnɪŋ/ /ˈmɔɹnɪŋ/

The part of the day from dawn to noon.

"The morning classes at school begin at 8:00 a.m. "

Illustration sunrise

sunrise noun

/ˈsʌnɹaɪz/

The time of day when the sun appears above the eastern horizon.

"The children woke up early to see the sunrise. "

Illustration painted

painted verb

/ˈpeɪntɪd/

To apply paint to.

"She painted her bedroom wall blue. "

Illustration earliest

earliest adjective

/ˈɜː.li.ɪst/ /ˈɝ.li.ɪst/

At a time in advance of the usual or expected event.

"at eleven, we went for an early lunch;  she began reading at an early age;  his mother suffered an early death"

Illustration civilization

civilization noun

[ˌsɪv.ə.lɑeˈzæɪ.ʃən] /ˌsɪv.ɪ.laɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/ /ˌsɪv.ə.ləˈzeɪ.ʃən/

An organized culture encompassing many communities, often on the scale of a nation or a people; a stage or system of social, political or technical development.

"Modern civilization is a product of industrialization and globalization."

Illustration twilight

twilight noun

/ˈtwaɪlaɪt/

The soft light in the sky seen before the rising and (especially) after the setting of the sun, occasioned by the illumination of the earth’s atmosphere by the direct rays of the sun and their reflection on the earth.

"I could just make out her face in the twilight."