- twi|lit
- twi|lit «TWY LIHT», adjective.1. lit by or as if by twilight: »
a twilit afternoon.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
twi|lit
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twi·lit — /ˈtwaıˌlıt/ adj : lighted by twilight a twilit garden … Useful english dictionary
twi — twi·bil; twi·child; twi·fold; twi·light; twi·light·ed; twi·lighty; twi·lit; twi; twi·bill; … English syllables
lit — ad·lit·to·ral; aero·lit·ics; al·lit·er·al; al·lit·er·a·tion; al·lit·er·a·tion·al; al·lit·er·a·tive; al·lit·er·a·tor; al·lit·ic; apo·lit·i·cal; az·o·lit·min; bac·u·lit·i·cone; be·lit·tle; be·lit·tle·ment; be·lit·tler; cal·lit·ri·cha·ceous;… … English syllables
twilit — twi·lit … English syllables
twilit — twi|lit [ twaı,lıt ] adjective LITERARY lit only by TWILIGHT … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
twilit — twi|lit [ˈtwaılıt] adj literary lit by twilight … Dictionary of contemporary English
twilit — twi•lit [[t]ˈtwaɪˌlɪt[/t]] adj. cvb lighted by or as if by twilight • Etymology: 1865–70 … From formal English to slang
twilighted — ˌlīd.ə̇d, lītə̇d adjective Etymology: twilight + ed : twilit * * * twīˈlighted or twīˈlit adjective • • • Main Entry: ↑twilight … Useful english dictionary
Twilight sleep — A term applied to the combination of analgesia (pain relief) and amnesia (loss of memory) produced by a mixture of morphine and scopolamine ( scope ) given by a hypodermic injection (an injection under the skin). The mixture of the two drugs… … Medical dictionary
twilight — [twī′līt΄] n. [ME < twi , two, twice (but meaning here uncert.) + LIGHT1; akin to Ger zwielicht] 1. a) the subdued light just after sunset or, in less common usage, just before sunrise b) the period from sunset to dark 2. any growing darkness … English World dictionary
