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Times in the evening or night

afterglow

noun

the light in the sky after the sun has gone down

closing time

noun

the time when a store, restaurant, bar, etc. closes at the end of each day

curfew

noun

the time by which someone, especially a child, must be home in the evening

dinner table

noun

a time when people are sitting at a table eating their dinner together, usually in the evening

dinnertime

noun

the time of day when you usually eat dinner

drivetime

noun

the time when many people are driving to or from work and listen to the radio in their cars, especially in the afternoon

dusk

noun

the period of time at the end of the day just before it becomes dark

evening

noun

done in the evening, or taking place in the evening

gloaming

noun

the time of the evening when it is becoming dark

graveyard shift

noun

a period at night during which people work, usually beginning at midnight

midnight

noun

twelve o’clock at night

nightfall

noun

the time in the evening when it starts to become dark

prime time

noun

the most popular time for watching television, which is in the middle of the evening

rush hour

noun

the time of day when there are a lot of cars on the road because most people are traveling to or from work

the small hours

noun

the time when it is very early in the morning, soon after midnight

sundown

noun

the time when the sun goes below the horizon

sunset

noun

the time in the evening when the sun goes down below the horizon and night begins

suppertime

noun

the time in the evening when people eat their supper

teatime

noun

a time when you drink tea

twilight

noun

the time in the evening when the sky is beginning to get dark

watershed

noun

a time in the evening when television channels start to broadcast programs that are only appropriate for adults

wee hours

noun

the hours in the middle of the night, after midnight

the witching hour

noun

the time in the middle of the night when magic things are said to happen

the early hours

the period of time between midnight and the very early morning

the still of the night

the part of the night when everything is very quiet and nothing is happening

unearthly hour

a time of day, especially very early, that is not a reasonable time to speak to or see someone

ungodly hour

a time of day when it is very early or very late, and not reasonable to speak to or see someone

vocal fry

a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence

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a type of cart pulled by a horse and used in the past for carrying barrels of beer

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a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons

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