twilight : Idioms & Phrases
twilight of the gods
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noun myth about the ultimate destruction of the gods in a battle with evil
Gotterdammerung; Ragnarok.
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twilight sleep
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noun a state of general anesthesia in which the person retains a slight degree of consciousness; can be induced by injection of scopolamine or morphine
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twilight vision
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noun the ability to see in reduced illumination (as in moonlight)
night vision; scotopic vision; night-sight.
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twilight zone
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noun the lowest level of the ocean to which light can reach
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noun the ambiguous region between two categories or states or conditions (usually containing some features of both)
no man's land.
- but there is still a twilight zone, the tantalizing occurrences that are probably noise but might possibly be a signal
- in the twilight zone between humor and vulgarity
- in that no man's land between negotiation and aggression