1. (

• evening ,
• eve ,
• even ,
• eventide

) the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall); "he enjoyed the evening light across the lake" ;

2. (

• evening ,

) a later concluding time period; "it was the evening of the Roman Empire" ;

3. (

• evening ,

) the early part of night (from dinner until bedtime) spent in a special way; "an evening at the opera" ;

1. (

• flush ,
• level ,
• even_out ,
• even

) make level or straight; "level the ground" ;

2. (

• even ,
• even_out ,

) become even or more even; "even out the surface" ;

3. (

• even ,
• even_out

) make even or more even ;

1. (

• even ,

) divisible by two ;

2. (

• even ,
• fifty-fifty

) equal in degree or extent or amount; or equally matched or balanced; "even amounts of butter and sugar"; "on even terms"; "it was a fifty-fifty (or even) split"; "had a fifty-fifty (or even) chance"; "an even fight" ;

3. (

• even ,

) being level or straight or regular and without variation as e.g. in shape or texture; or being in the same plane or at the same height as something else (i.e. even with); "an even application of varnish"; "an even floor"; "the road was not very even"; "the picture is even with the window" ;

4. (

• even ,
• regular

) symmetrically arranged; "even features"; "regular features"; "a regular polygon" ;

5. (

• even ,
• regular

) occurring at fixed intervals; "a regular beat"; "the even rhythm of his breathing" ;

6. (

• tied ,
• even ,
• level

) of the score in a contest; "the score is tied" ;