it was pitch dark

  • 1pitch dark — {adj.} Totally, completely dark. * /A starless and moonless night in the country can be pitch dark./ …

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  • 2pitch dark — {adj.} Totally, completely dark. * /A starless and moonless night in the country can be pitch dark./ …

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  • 3pitch-dark — adj completely dark ▪ Outside it was pitch dark and pouring with rain …

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  • 4pitch-dark — adjective extremely dark a black moonless night through the pitch black woods it was pitch dark in the cellar • Syn: ↑black, ↑pitch black • Similar to: ↑dark …

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  • 5pitch-dark — also pitch dark ADJ Pitch dark means the same as pitch black. It was pitch dark in the room and I couldn t see a thing. Syn: pitch black …

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  • 6pitch-dark — adjective Absolutely dark or black; as dark as pitch. The assassin crept into the royal bedchamber only after it was pitch dark. Syn: coal black, dark as night, jet black, pitch black …

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  • 7pitch-black — adjective extremely dark a black moonless night through the pitch black woods it was pitch dark in the cellar • Syn: ↑black, ↑pitch dark • Similar to: ↑dark …

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  • 8dark — dark1 W1S2 [da:k US da:rk] adj comparative darker superlative darkest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(no light)¦ 2¦(colour)¦ 3¦(hair/eyes/skin)¦ 4¦(mysterious)¦ 5¦(evil)¦ 6¦(unhappy time)¦ 7¦(feelings/thoughts)¦ …

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  • 9pitch-black — adj completely black or dark ▪ The lights were off and it was pitch black. >pitch black n [U] …

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  • 10pitch — pitch1 W3 [pıtʃ] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(sports field)¦ 2¦(strong feelings/activity)¦ 3¦(music)¦ 4¦(persuading)¦ 5¦(baseball)¦ 6¦(black substance)¦ 7¦(ship/aircraft)¦ 8¦(slope)¦ 9¦(street/market)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Sense: 1 …

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