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pitch-dark
[ pich-dahrk ]
/ ˈpɪtʃˈdɑrk /
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adjective
dark or black as pitch: a pitch-dark night.
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Origin of pitch-dark
First recorded in1820–30
OTHER WORDS FROM pitch-dark
pitch-darkness, nounWords 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 Unabridged
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Words related to pitch-dark
sunless,
unlit,
black,
cloudy,
darkened,
dim,
dingy,
drab,
dull,
foggy,
gloomy,
misty,
murky,
overcast,
shadowy,
somber,
midnight,
starless,
stygian,
dun How to use pitch-dark in a sentence
He wore white gloves, a dignified long black coat, and matching pants and vest, and he carried a dark walking stick.
I thought about the mother, her fear of the dark, of the harm she feared might come to her daughters.
Then she managed to struggle a mile through dark, rainy woods.
These are dark times for network TV, but experiments like Galavant are the silver lining.
Luke Skywalker is an evil robot who has fallen to the dark side of the force.
Practise gliding in the form of inflection, or slide, from one extreme of pitch to another.
What the ear hears is the fundamental pitch only; the overtones harmonize with the primary or fundamental tone, and enrich it.
It will be remembered that pitch depends upon the rapidity of the sound waves or vibrations.
Ripperda's eye fell upon the mantle,—it was discoloured a dark red in many places, he nodded his head, and the man withdrew.
He glanced aside, and saw an exceedingly pretty, dark face, which looked vaguely familiar.
British Dictionary definitions for pitch-dark
adjective
extremely or completely dark
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