pitch-black
51black — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. darkness, midnight, Stygian hue; Negro, African American. v. t. shine, polish (shoes). See color, darkness.Ant., white. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Opposite to white] Syn. dark, blackish, ebony, jet,… …
52black — Synonyms and related words: American Indian, Amerind, Australian aborigine, Brunswick black, Bushman, Caucasian, Indian, Malayan, Mister Charley, Mongolian, Negrillo, Negrito, Negro, Oriental, Red Indian, Stygian, WASP, abominable, absolute,… …
53pitch — [[t]pɪ̱tʃ[/t]] ♦♦♦ pitches, pitching, pitched 1) N COUNT: oft n N A pitch is an area of ground that is marked out and used for playing a game such as soccer, cricket, or hockey. [mainly BRIT] There was a swimming pool, cricket pitches, playing… …
54pitch — 1. v. & n. v. 1 tr. (also absol.) erect and fix (a tent, camp, etc.). 2 tr. a throw; fling. b (in games) throw (a flat object) towards a mark. 3 tr. fix or plant (a thing) in a definite position. 4 tr. express in a particular style or at a… …
55pitch-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 …
56pitch-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 …
57black — adj., noun ADVERB ▪ very ▪ The sky looks very black. ▪ all, completely, entirely ▪ His hands were all black from messing with the car …
58pitch — 01. The drunk man suddenly [pitched] headfirst over the railing, and into the water. 02. The little boy [pitched] three straight strikes against the last batter, winning the baseball game. 03. It was [pitch] black outside at the campsite when we… …
59pitch blackness — noun total absence of light they fumbled around in total darkness in the black of night • Syn: ↑total darkness, ↑lightlessness, ↑blackness, ↑black • Derivationally related forms: ↑ …
60pitch-dark — /ˈpɪtʃ dak/ (say pich dahk) adjective black or dark as pitch. Also, pitch black …
