Cockcrow and Sundown

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Cockcrow noun - The first appearance of light in the morning or the time of its appearance.

Usage example: by cockcrow the mysterious stranger had vanished

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Sundown is an antonym for cockcrow.

Sundown noun - The time from when the sun begins to set to the onset of total darkness.

Usage example: we were told that the best time to see elk is at sundown

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Cockcrow is an antonym for sundown.

Nearby Word: sundowner

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Sundown and Cockcrow. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cockcrow/sundown

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