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dark
1 lacking lightWhen Maggie woke up, it was still dark. completely dark: By this time it was ten o’clock and completely dark. get/grow dark: When they left, it was already starting to get dark (=become dark at the end of a day). go dark (=become suddenly dark): The room went dark and the cinema screen flickered into life. Synonyms and related words 2 black, or almost black, in colourHe was dressed in a dark suit with a white shirt. There were dark patches on the walls where water had soaked through. She glanced up at the dark clouds above the cliffs. Synonyms and related words
Words used to describe specific colours 2a strong and not pale in colourdark blue/green/red etc: a dark blue jacket Synonyms and related words
General words used to describe colours ablaze a riot of something bleached 2b dark hair, eyes, or skin are brown or black in colourHe was tanned and had dark curly hair. an attractive dark-haired nurse He looked up at her, his dark eyes strangely bright. Synonyms and related words
Hair colour a platinum blonde auburn blonde 2c if a white person is described as being dark, they have brown or black hair and sometimes skin that is not light in colour Synonyms and related words
Words used to describe skin colour a high colour albino (as) white as a sheet
3 usually before nounmorally bad, dangerous, or frighteningI always suspected there was a darker side to his character. Synonyms and related words Synonyms and related words Synonyms and related words
Dangerous or harmful dangerous harmful disastrous 4 usually before nouna dark time is one in which people feel frightened, unhappy, and without hopeduring the darkest days of the war someone’s darkest hour: This was the President’s darkest hour. Synonyms and related words
Making you feel sad or upset Synonyms and related words 5 usually before nouna dark look or remark is angry and threatening Synonyms and related words
Words used to describe facial expressions Synonyms and related words
Words used to describe comments and remarks 6 usually before noundark thoughts are sad because you believe that something bad is going to happen Synonyms and related words
Without hope the glass is half full (empty) hopeless gloomy 7 usually before nouna dark secret or mystery is kept well hidden, especially because people would not approve if they knew about it Synonyms and related words
Not known or difficult to know 8 only before nouna dark place is distant and mysterious because very little information is known about itin some dark corner of his mind Synonyms and related words
Not known or difficult to know 9 theatreif a theatre is dark, there are no performances there during a particular time Synonyms and related words
Relating to theatre and acting acting amateur dramatics dark 10 (it’s always) darkest before the dawnused to say when things seem to be at their worst they are about to start getting betterSubmitted by:
Thao Dao from Viet Nam on 03/08/2018 11 go darkto stop communicating with someoneThey would see sources go dark that were previously productive. Submitted from:
United Kingdom on 21/07/2014 12 go darkif a theatre goes dark, it stops putting on shows temporarily, due to lack of money or some kind of crisisAll Washington theatres went dark in the wake of the suicide crash on the Pentagon. Submitted from:
United Kingdom on 21/07/2014 13 the darkest hour is just before the dawnwhen things are at their worst, it may sign that they are going to get betterIt’s silly worrying about those things went wrong. The darkest hour is just before the dawn. Submitted by:
Emran Khoshrouye Ghiasi from Iran, Islamic Republic of on 20/12/2018
dark
1 lacking lightWhen Maggie woke up, it was still dark. get/grow dark: When they left, it was already starting to get dark (=become dark at the end of a day). go dark (=become suddenly dark): The room went dark and the movie screen flickered into life. Synonyms and related words 2 black, or almost black, in colorHe was dressed in a dark suit with a white shirt. There were dark patches on the walls where water had soaked through. She glanced up at the dark clouds above the cliffs. Synonyms and related words
Words used to describe specific colors 2a strong and not pale in colordark blue/green/red etc.: a dark blue jacket Synonyms and related words
General words used to describe colors ablaze a riot of something bleached 2b dark hair, eyes, or skin are brown or black in colorHe was tanned and had dark curly hair. an attractive dark-haired nurse Synonyms and related words
Hair color a platinum blonde auburn blond 2c if a white person is described as being dark, they have brown or black hair and sometimes skin that is not light in color Synonyms and related words
Words used to describe skin color a high color albino (as) white as a sheet
3 theatreif a theater is dark, there are no performances there during a particular time Synonyms and related words
Relating to theater and acting 4 usually before nounmorally bad, dangerous, or frighteningI always suspected there was a darker side to his character. Synonyms and related words Synonyms and related words Synonyms and related words
Dangerous or harmful dangerous harmful disastrous 5 usually before nouna dark time is one in which people feel frightened, unhappy, and without hopeduring the darkest days of the war someone’s darkest hour: This was the President’s darkest hour. Synonyms and related words
Making you feel sad or upset Synonyms and related words 6 usually before nouna dark look or remark is angry and threatening Synonyms and related words
Words used to describe facial expressions Synonyms and related words
Words used to describe comments and remarks 7 usually before noundark thoughts are sad because you believe that something bad is going to happen Synonyms and related words
Without hope the glass is half full (empty) hopeless gloomy 8 usually before nouna dark secret or mystery is kept well hidden, especially because people would not approve if they knew about it Synonyms and related words
Not known or difficult to know 9 only before nouna dark place is distant and mysterious because very little information is known about itin some dark corner of his mind Synonyms and related words
Not known or difficult to know 10 (it’s always) darkest before the dawnused to say when things seem to be at their worst they are about to start getting betterSubmitted by:
Thao Dao from Viet Nam on 03/08/2018 11 go darkto stop communicating with someoneThey would see sources go dark that were previously productive. Submitted from:
United Kingdom on 21/07/2014 12 go darkif a theatre goes dark, it stops putting on shows temporarily, due to lack of money or some kind of crisisAll Washington theatres went dark in the wake of the suicide crash on the Pentagon. Submitted from:
United Kingdom on 21/07/2014 13 the darkest hour is just before the dawnwhen things are at their worst, it may sign that they are going to get betterIt’s silly worrying about those things went wrong. The darkest hour is just before the dawn. Submitted by:
Emran Khoshrouye Ghiasi from Iran, Islamic Republic of on 20/12/2018
dark
noun singular UK /dɑː(r)k/ 1 the darka situation in which there is no light, especially because it is nightTimothy is afraid of the dark. in the dark: Why are you sitting here in the dark? Synonyms and related words
after dark before dark in the dark (about something) dark
1 the darka situation in which there is no light, especially because it is nightTimothy is afraid of the dark. in the dark: Why are you sitting here in the dark? Synonyms and related words
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