evening star

evening star

noun
1.
a bright planet seen in the western sky at or soon after sunset, especially Venus.
2.
any planet that rises before midnight.

Origin:
1525–35
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source Link To evening star

00:10

00:09

00:08

00:07

00:06

00:05

00:04

00:03

00:02

00:01

Evening star is always a great word to know.
So is slumgullion. Does it mean:
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
Collins
World English Dictionary
evening star
 
n
Compare morning star a planet, usually Venus, seen just after sunset during the time that the planet is east of the sun

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
Dictionary.com, LLC. Copyright © 2012. All rights reserved.
  • Please Login or Sign Up to use the Recent Searches feature
FAVORITES
RECENT