The difference between Dusk and Night
When used as nouns, dusk means a period of time at the end of day when the sun is below the horizon but before the full onset of night, especially the darker part of twilight, whereas night means the period between sunset and sunrise, when a location faces far away from the sun, thus when the sky is dark.
When used as verbs, dusk means to begin to lose light or whiteness, whereas night means to spend a night (in a place), to overnight.
Dusk is also adjective with the meaning: tending to darkness or blackness.
check bellow for the other definitions of Dusk and Night
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Dusk as a noun:
A period of time at the end of day when the sun is below the horizon but before the full onset of night, especially the darker part of twilight.
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Dusk as a noun:
A darkish colour.
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Dusk as a verb (intransitive):
To begin to lose light or whiteness; to grow dusk.
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Dusk as a verb (transitive):
To make dusk.
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Dusk as an adjective:
Tending to darkness or blackness; moderately dark or black; dusky.
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Night as a noun (countable):
The period between sunset and sunrise, when a location faces far away from the sun, thus when the sky is dark.
Examples:
"How do you sleep at night when you attack your kids like that!?"
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Night as a noun (countable):
An evening or night spent at a particular activity.
Examples:
"a night on the town"
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Night as a noun (countable):
A night (and part of the days before and after it) spent in a hotel or other accommodation.
Examples:
"We stayed at the Hilton for five nights."
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Night as a noun (uncountable):
Nightfall.
Examples:
"from noon till night'"
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Night as a noun (uncountable):
Darkness.
Examples:
"The cat disappeared into the night."
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Night as a noun (uncountable):
A dark blue colour, midnight blue.
Examples:
"color pane002266"
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Night as a noun (sports, colloquial):
A night's worth of competitions, generally one game.
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Night as a verb:
To spend a night (in a place), to overnight.