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dark / därk/ • adj. 1. with little or no light. ∎ hidden from knowledge; mysterious: a dark secret. ∎ archaic ignorant; unenlightened. ∎ (of a theater) closed; not in use. 2. (of a color or object) not reflecting much light; approaching black in shade: dark green. ∎ (of someone's skin, hair, or eyes) brown or black in color. ∎ (of a person) having such skin, hair, or eyes: my father and I are very dark. ∎ fig. (of a sound or taste) having richness or depth. ∎ served or drunk with only a little or no milk or cream. 3. (of a period of time or situation) characterized by tragedy, unhappiness, or unpleasantness. ∎ gloomily pessimistic. ∎ (of an expression) angry; threatening: a dark look. ∎ suggestive of or arising from evil characteristics or forces; sinister: dark deeds. 4. Phonet. denoting a velarized form of the sound of the letter l (as in pull). • n. 1. (the dark) the absence of light in a place: sitting in the dark scared of the dark. ∎ nightfall: home before dark. 2. a dark color or shade, esp. in a painting. PHRASES: in the dark in a state of ignorance about something: we're clearly being kept in the dark. a shot (or stab) in the dark an act whose outcome cannot be foreseen; a mere guess.DERIVATIVES: dark·ish adj. dark·some / -səm/ adj. ( poetic/lit. ). |
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"dark." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "dark." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-dark.html "dark." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-dark.html |
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T. F. HOAD. "dark." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "dark." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-dark.html T. F. HOAD. "dark." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-dark.html |
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•arc, ark, Bach, bark, barque, Braque, Clark, clerk, dark, embark, hark, impark, Iraq, Ladakh, Lamarck, lark, macaque, marc, mark, marque, narc, nark, Newark, park, quark, sark, shark, snark, spark, stark, Vlach
•matriarch, patriarch
•tanbark • ringbark • stringy-bark
•Offenbach • ironbark • oligarch
•salesclerk • titlark • skylark
•meadowlark • woodlark • mudlark
•landmark • checkmark • Denmark
•benchmark • waymark • trademark
•seamark • Bismarck • telemark
•tidemark • Kitemark • pockmark
•Ostmark • hallmark • Goldmark
•Deutschmark • bookmark • footmark
•earmark • watermark • birthmark
•anarch • car park • skatepark
•ballpark
•Petrarch, tetrarch
•hierarch, squirearch
•exarch • Pesach • loan shark
•Plutarch • aardvark
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"dark." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "dark." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-dark.html "dark." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-dark.html |
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