dark in Kashmiri कॉशुर
dark in Sindhi سنڌي
dark in Telugu తెలుగు
dark in English
- dark⇄adj. 1. without light or with very little light.
Ex. A night without a moon is dark.
2. reflecting or radiating little light; nearly black in color.
Ex. dark clouds. She has dark-brown eyes.
3. not light-colored.
Ex. a dar - dark⇄dark, adjective, noun, verb.
- dark⇄expr. after dark, after night has fallen.
Ex. Before we got to the foot of the mountain, which was not till after dark (Lady M. W. Montague). - dark⇄expr. in the dark, without knowledge or information; in ignorance.
Ex. He said nothing, leaving me in the dark about his plans. - dark⇄expr. keep dark, to keep silent about; not tell about.
Ex. Of course, I'll keep as dark about it as possible (Century Magazine). - dark⇄expr. whistle in the dark, to try to be courageous or hopeful in a fearful or trying situation.
Ex. [He] said he was not whistling in the dark or crying alarms, but declared he had tremendous confidence that business is basically strong (Wall Stree - dark⇄noun 1. the absence of light; darkness.
Ex. Do not be afraid of the dark.
2. night; nightfall.
Ex. The dark comes early in winter.
3. a dark color.
4. (Figurative.) obscurity.
5. (Figurative.) secrecy.
6. (F - dark⇄v.t., v.i. (Obsolete.) to darken.