eve
Plural
eves
1
the evening or day before an event, particularly a religious one
2
the period of time just before nightfall
- We planned our picnic for the eve, enjoying the beautiful sunset.
- The party started on the eve of the holiday.
- She took a stroll in the garden as the eve descended.
- The street lights began to glow in the eve's dim light.
- The city looks magical in the soft light of the eve.
3
(Old Testament) Adam's wife in Judeo-Christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; God created Eve from Adam's rib and placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden
4
the period immediately before something