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1 pitch-dark
adjective (as black, or dark, as pitch; completely black or dark: Outside the house it was pitch-black; It's a pitch-dark night.) biksvartur -
2 pitch-black
adjective (as black, or dark, as pitch; completely black or dark: Outside the house it was pitch-black; It's a pitch-dark night.) biksvartur -
3 pitch
I 1. [pi ] verb1) (to set up (a tent or camp): They pitched their tent in the field.) slá upp tjaldi2) (to throw: He pitched the stone into the river.) kasta3) (to (cause to) fall heavily: He pitched forward.) steypast, hrapa4) ((of a ship) to rise and fall violently: The boat pitched up and down on the rough sea.) höggva, taka dÿfur5) (to set (a note or tune) at a particular level: He pitched the tune too high for my voice.) stilla tónhæð2. noun1) (the field or ground for certain games: a cricket-pitch; a football pitch.) völlur2) (the degree of highness or lowness of a musical note, voice etc.) tónhæð3) (an extreme point or intensity: His anger reached such a pitch that he hit her.) stig4) (the part of a street etc where a street-seller or entertainer works: He has a pitch on the High Street.) (sölu)staður5) (the act of pitching or throwing or the distance something is pitched: That was a long pitch.) kast6) ((of a ship) the act of pitching.) dÿfa•- - pitched- pitcher
- pitched battle
- pitchfork II [pi ] noun(a thick black substance obtained from tar: as black as pitch.) bik, hrátjara- pitch-dark
См. также в других словарях:
pitch dark — {adj.} Totally, completely dark. * /A starless and moonless night in the country can be pitch dark./ … Dictionary of American idioms
pitch dark — {adj.} Totally, completely dark. * /A starless and moonless night in the country can be pitch dark./ … Dictionary of American idioms
Pitch-dark — a. Dark as a pitch; pitch black. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pitch-dark — pitch darkness, n. /pich dahrk /, adj. dark or black as pitch: a pitch dark night. [1820 30] * * * … Universalium
pitch-dark — adj completely dark ▪ Outside it was pitch dark and pouring with rain … Dictionary of contemporary English
pitch-dark — pitch dark; pitch dark·ness; … English syllables
pitch-dark — pitch′ dark′ adj. dark or black as pitch • Etymology: 1820–30 … From formal English to slang
pitch-dark — [pich′därk′] adj. very dark … English World dictionary
pitch-dark — adjective completely dark … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
pitch-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 … Useful english dictionary
pitch-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 … English dictionary
