pitch-dark

[ pich-dahrk ]

/ ˈpɪtʃˈdɑrk /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR pitch-dark ON THESAURUS.COM

adjective

dark or black as pitch: a pitch-dark night.

Origin of pitch-dark

First recorded in 1820–30

OTHER WORDS FROM pitch-dark

pitch-darkness, noun

Words nearby pitch-dark

pitch chain, pitch chisel, pitch circle, pitch-cone angle, pitch cylinder, pitch-dark, pitched battle, pitcher, pitcherful, pitcher plant, pitch-faced

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Example sentences from the Web for pitch-dark

The room is pitch-dark always, and it is full of tables and tomes.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, April 14, 1920|Various
When Ralph came to himself, he found that he was in a room that was pitch-dark.
For the Liberty of Texas|Edward Stratemeyer
Pray, how long does it take a pony to amble over three miles in a pitch-dark night?
A Breeze from the Woods, 2nd Ed.|William Chauncey Bartlett
It was pitch-dark outside, and the trench had become a glissade of slimy mud.
Pushed and the Return Push|George Herbert Fosdike Nichols, (AKA Quex)

We stare out into the night, but can see nothing, for it is pitch-dark.
Farthest North|Fridtjof Nansen

British Dictionary definitions for pitch-dark

pitch-dark

adjective

extremely or completely dark

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单词	pitch-dark
释义	pitch-dark [ pich-dahrk ] / ˈpɪtʃˈdɑrk / SEE SYNONYMS FOR pitch-dark ON THESAURUS.COM adjective dark or black as pitch: a pitch-dark night. Origin of pitch-dark First recorded in 1820–30 OTHER WORDS FROM pitch-dark pitch-darkness, noun Words nearby pitch-dark pitch chain, pitch chisel, pitch circle, pitch-cone angle, pitch cylinder, pitch-dark, pitched battle, pitcher, pitcherful, pitcher plant, pitch-faced Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for pitch-dark The room is pitch-dark always, and it is full of tables and tomes. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, April 14, 1920\|Various When Ralph came to himself, he found that he was in a room that was pitch-dark. For the Liberty of Texas\|Edward Stratemeyer Pray, how long does it take a pony to amble over three miles in a pitch-dark night? A Breeze from the Woods, 2nd Ed.\|William Chauncey Bartlett It was pitch-dark outside, and the trench had become a glissade of slimy mud. Pushed and the Return Push\|George Herbert Fosdike Nichols, (AKA Quex) We stare out into the night, but can see nothing, for it is pitch-dark. Farthest North\|Fridtjof Nansen British Dictionary definitions for pitch-dark pitch-dark adjective extremely or completely dark Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to pitch-dark dim, misty, murky, shadowy, overcast, somber, cloudy, dingy, gloomy, black, drab, foggy, dull, darkened, midnight, dark, sable, ebony, obsidian, raven
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pitch-dark

adjective

Origin of pitch-dark

OTHER WORDS FROM pitch-dark

Words nearby pitch-dark

Example sentences from the Web for pitch-dark

British Dictionary definitions for pitch-dark

adjective

Words related to pitch-dark