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1. The latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
   "he enjoyed the evening light across the lake";
   - eve, even, eventide
    
2. A later concluding time period
   "it was the evening of the Roman Empire"
    
3. The early part of night (from dinner until bedtime) spent in a special way
   "an evening at the opera"

1. Make level or straight
   "even the ground";
   - flush, level, even out
    
2. Become even or more even
   "even out the surface";
   - even out
    
3. Make even or more even
   - even out

Derived forms: evenings

Type of: alter, change, change surface, day, daylight, daytime, modify, period, period of time, regularise [Brit], regularize, time period, time span

Part of: dark, night, nighttime

Encyclopedia: Evening, McDonald Lake, Glacier National Park