Anagrams of: DUSKNESSES

• a basketball shot in which the basketball is propelled downward into the basket

• immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate

• make a dunk shot, in basketball

• dip into a liquid while eating

• hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella

• joint between the femur and tibia in a quadruped; corresponds to the human knee

• the part of a trouser leg that provides the cloth covering for the knee

• the warhead of a missile designed to deliver an atom bomb

• strike at with firepower or bombs

• bomb with atomic weapons

• cook or heat in a microwave oven

• A feint, fake, or other move made by the player with the puck to deceive a goaltender or defenceman.

• As in hockey, a fake or other move to confuse other players on a team.

• A quick detour.

• To avoid, go around, or dodge an object, person, or conversation topic; often by using trickery.

• To execute a deke in ice hockey or other sports.

• a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments

• the time of day immediately following sunset

• become dusk