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1 Darkness
subs.Of the under-world: V. ζόφος, ὁ, Ar. and V. ἔρεβος, τό.Steeped in darkness, adj.: V. μελαμβάθης.The cap of darkness: P. ἡ Ἄϊδος κυνῆ (Plat. from Homer).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Darkness
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2 darkness
noun (the state of being dark.) σκοτεινιά -
3 shadow
['ʃædəu] 1. noun1) ((a patch of) shade on the ground etc caused by an object blocking the light: We are in the shadow of that building.) ίσκιος,σκιά2) ((in plural with the) darkness or partial darkness caused by lack of (direct) light: The child was afraid that wild animals were lurking in the shadows at the corner of his bedroom.) σκοτάδια3) (a dark patch or area: You look tired - there are shadows under your eyes.) μαύρος κύκλος4) (a very slight amount: There's not a shadow of doubt that he stole the money.) ίχνος2. verb1) (to hide or darken with shadow: A broad hat shadowed her face.) σκιάζω2) (to follow closely, especially as a detective, spy etc: We shadowed him for a week.) παρακολουθώ•- shadowy- shadowiness
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4 Blackness
Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Blackness
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5 Night
subs.P. and V. νύξ, ἡ, V. εὐφρόνη, ἡ.At dead of night: see under Dead.By night: P. and V. νύκτωρ.Whom must I meet? By night or by day? V. τῷ συγγένωμαι; νύχιος ἢ καθʼ ἡμέραν; (Eur., El. 603).——————Νύξ, Νυκτός, ἡ.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Night
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6 Shade
subs.P. and V. σκιά, ἡ.Covering: P. στέγασμα, τό.The shades, the under-world: P. and V. οἱ κάτω, οἱ κάτωθεν, V. οἱ νέρτεροι, οἱ ἐνέρτεροι, οἱ κατὰ χθονός; see Dead.The land of shades: P. and V. ᾍδης, ὁ.Bring down, humble: P. and V. καθαιρεῖν.——————v. trans.Overshadow: P. and V. συσκιάζειν, P. ἐπισκοτεῖν (dat.), V. σκιάζειν, σκοτοῦν (pass. used in Plat.).( We saw) the king himself holding his hand before his face to shade his eyes: ἄνακτα δʼ αὐτὸν ὀμμάτων ἐπίσκιον χεῖρʼ ἀντέχοντα κρατός (Soph., O.C. 1650).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Shade
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7 blackout
1) (a period of darkness produced by putting out all lights: Accidents increase during a blackout.) συσκότιση2) (a ban (on news etc): a blackout of news about the coup.) απαγόρευση ειδήσεων3) (a period of unconsciousness: He has had several blackouts during his illness.) λιποθυμία4) (a brief, temporary loss of memory, as when an actor forgets his/her lines.) σκοτοδίνη5) ((also outage) a period of a general power failure.) διακοπή ρεύματος6) ((in the theatre) the putting out of the stage lights at the end of a scene etc.) (στο θέατρο) σβήσιμο των φώτων στο τέλος σκηνής -
8 cloak
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9 cover
1. verb1) (to put or spread something on, over or in front of: They covered (up) the body with a sheet; My shoes are covered in paint.) σκεπάζω2) (to be enough to pay for: Will 10 dollars cover your expenses?) καλύπτω3) (to travel: We covered forty miles in one day.) διανύω4) (to stretch over a length of time etc: His diary covered three years.) καλύπτω (χρονική διάρκεια, απόσταση)5) (to protect: Are we covered by your car insurance?) καλύπτω6) (to report on: I'm covering the race for the local newspaper.) καλύπτω θέμα (κάνω ρεπορτάζ)7) (to point a gun at: I had him covered.) σημαδεύω2. noun1) (something which covers, especially a cloth over a table, bed etc: a table-cover; a bed-cover; They replaced the cover on the manhole.) κάλυμμα, σκέπασμα2) (something that gives protection or shelter: The soldiers took cover from the enemy gunfire; insurance cover.) κάλυψη3) (something that hides: He escaped under cover of darkness.) κάλυμμα•- coverage- covering
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10 dark
1. adjective1) (without light: a dark room; It's getting dark; the dark (= not cheerful) side.) σκοτεινός2) (blackish or closer to black than white: a dark red colour; a dark (= not very white or fair) complexion; Her hair is dark.) σκούρος3) (evil and usually secret: dark deeds; a dark secret.) καταχθόνιος2. noun(absence of light: in the dark; afraid of the dark; He never goes out after dark; We are in the dark (= we have no knowledge) about what is happening.) σκοτάδι- darken- darkness
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11 dilate
(to make or become larger: The sudden darkness made the pupils of his eyes dilate.) διαστέλλω,-ομαι -
12 dusk
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13 form
I 1. [fo:m] noun1) ((a) shape; outward appearance: He saw a strange form in the darkness.) μορφή,σχήμα2) (a kind, type or variety: What form of ceremony usually takes place when someone gets a promotion?) είδος,τύπος3) (a document containing certain questions, the answers to which must be written on it: an application form.) έντυπο4) (a fixed way of doing things: forms and ceremonies.) τύπος,εθιμοτυπία5) (a school class: He is in the sixth form.) τάξη2. verb1) (to make; to cause to take shape: They decided to form a drama group.) σχηματίζω2) (to come into existence; to take shape: An idea slowly formed in his mind.) σχηματίζομαι3) (to organize or arrange (oneself or other people) into a particular order: The women formed (themselves) into three groups.) συγκροτώ4) (to be; to make up: These lectures form part of the medical course.) αποτελώ•- be in good form
- in the form of II [fo:m] noun(a long, usually wooden seat: The children were sitting on forms.) μακρόστενος πάγκος -
14 glimmer
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15 gloom
[ɡlu:m]1) (a state of not quite complete darkness: I could not tell the colour of the car in the gloom.) μισοσκόταδο2) (sadness: The king's death cast a gloom over the whole country.) θλίψη•- gloomy- gloominess -
16 night
1) (the period from sunset to sunrise: We sleep at night; They talked all night (long); He travelled by night and rested during the day; The days were warm and the nights were cool; ( also adjective) He is doing night work.) νύχτα2) (the time of darkness: In the Arctic in winter, night lasts for twenty-four hours out of twenty-four.) νύχτα•- nightly- night-club
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- nightgown
- nightfall
- nightmare
- nightmarish
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17 pierce
[piəs]1) ((of pointed objects) to go into or through (something): The arrow pierced his arm; A sudden light pierced the darkness.) τρυπώ,διαπερνώ2) (to make a hole in or through (something) with a pointed object: Pierce the lid before removing it from the jar.) τρυπώ•- piercing- piercingly
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18 shade
[ʃeid] 1. noun1) (slight darkness caused by the blocking of some light: I prefer to sit in the shade rather than the sun.) ίσκιος,σκιά2) (the dark parts of a picture: light and shade in a portrait.) σκίαση3) (something that screens or shelters from light or heat: a large sunshade; a shade for a light.) σκίαστρο,αμπαζούρ4) (a variety of a colour; a slight difference: a pretty shade of green; shades of meaning.) απόχρωση5) (a slight amount: The weather is a shade better today.) ίχνος,υποψία,ιδέα2. verb1) ((sometimes with from) to shelter from light or heat: He put up his hand to shade his eyes.) σκιάζω2) (to make darker: You should shade the foreground of that drawing.) βάζω σκιά σε3) ((with into) to change very gradually eg from one colour to another.) αλλάζω απόχρωση•- shaded- shades
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19 shape
[ʃeip] 1. noun1) (the external form or outline of anything: People are all (of) different shapes and sizes; The house is built in the shape of a letter L.) σχήμα2) (an indistinct form: I saw a large shape in front of me in the darkness.) μορφή3) (condition or state: You're in better physical shape than I am.) (φυσική) κατάσταση,φόρμα2. verb1) (to make into a certain shape, to form or model: She shaped the dough into three separate loaves.)2) (to influence the nature of strongly: This event shaped his whole life.)3) ((sometimes with up) to develop: The team is shaping (up) well.)•- shaped- shapeless
- shapelessness
- shapely
- shapeliness
- in any shape or form
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