Black+as+pitch
31pitch — pitch1 [pich] n. [ME pich < OE pic < L pix (gen. picis) < IE base * pi , to be fat > FAT] 1. a black, sticky substance formed in the distillation of coal tar, wood tar, petroleum, etc. and used for waterproofing, roofing, pavements,… …
32black — [adj1] dark, inky atramentous, brunet, charcoal, clouded, coal, dingy, dusky, ebon, ebony, inklike, jet, livid, melanoid, murky, obsidian, onyx, piceous, pitch, pitch dark, raven, sable, shadowy, slate, sloe, somber, sombre, sooty, starless,… …
33pitch-black — pitch black; pitch black·ness; …
34pitch-black — pitch′ black′ adj. extremely black or dark as pitch • Etymology: 1590–1600 …
35pitch — Ⅰ. pitch [1] ► NOUN 1) the degree of highness or lowness in a sound or tone, as governed by the rate of vibrations producing it. 2) the steepness of a roof. 3) a particular level of intensity. 4) Brit. an area of ground marked out or used for… …
36Black Hawk War (1865–1872) — Black Hawk War Part of the Ute Wars, Apache Wars, Navajo Wars An Ute warrior and his bride in 1874, photograph by John K. Hill …
37Black Sox Scandal — Black Sox redirects here. For other uses, see Black Sox (disambiguation). The eight Chicago Black Sox …
38pitch-black — adjective completely black or dark …
39black — [blak] adj. [ME blak < OE blæc < IE * bhleg , burn, gleam (> L flagrare, flame, burn) < base * bhel , to gleam, white: orig. sense, “sooted, smoke black from flame”] 1. opposite to white; of the color of coal or pitch: see COLOR 2.… …
40pitch-black — [pich′blak′] adj. very black …
