dark adaptation | the process of adjusting the eyes to low levels of illumination, cones adapt first, rods continue to adapt for up to four hours |
dark ground illumination dark field illumination | a form of microscopic examination of living material by scattered light, specimens appear luminous against a dark background |
dark-eyed junco slateolored junco Junco hyemalis | common North American junco having grey plumage and eyes with dark brown irises |
dark horse | a racehorse about which little is known |
dark lantern bull's-eye | a lantern with a single opening and a sliding panel that can be closed to conceal the light |
sunglasses dark glasses shades | spectacles that are darkened or polarized to protect the eyes from the glare of the sun, he was wearing a pair of mirrored shades |
ultramicroscope dark-field microscope | light microscope that uses scattered light to show particles too small to see with ordinary microscopes |
dark red | a red color that reflects little light |
dark blue navy navy blue | a dark shade of blue |
chocolate coffee deep brown umber burnt umber | a medium brown to dark-brown color |
dark darkness | an unenlightened state, he was in the dark concerning their intentions, his lectures dispelled the darkness |
dark comedy | a comedy characterized by grim or satiric humor, a comedy having gloomy or disturbing elements |
chocolate | a food made from roasted ground cacao beans |
bitter chocolate baking chocolate cooking chocolate | pure unsweetened chocolate used in baking and icings and sauces and candy |
chocolate candy | candy made with chocolate |
chocolate liquor | the liquid or paste that is produced when cocoa beans are roasted and ground, the basis of all chocolate |
chocolate bar | a bar of chocolate candy |
bittersweet chocolate semi-sweet chocolate dark chocolate | chocolate liquor with cocoa butter and small amounts of sugar and vanilla, lecithin is usually added |
milk chocolate | chocolate made from chocolate liquor with sugar and cocoa butter and powdered milk solids and vanilla and (usually) lecithin, the most common form of chocolate for eating, used in chocolate candy and baking and coatings |
white chocolate | a blend of cocoa butter and milk solids and sugar and vanilla, used in candy bars and baking and coatings, not technically chocolate because it contains no chocolate liquor |
chocolate fudge | fudge made with chocolate or cocoa |
chocolate kiss | a kiss that consists of a conical bite-sized piece of chocolate |
truffle chocolate truffle | creamy chocolate candy |
chocolate ice cream | ice cream flavored with chocolate |
chocolate mousse | dessert mousse made with chocolate |
chocolate pudding | sweet chocolate flavored custard-like pudding usually thickened with flour rather than eggs |
chocolate eclair | eclair topped with chocolate |
chocolate cake | cake containing chocolate |
chocolate chip cookie Toll House cookie | cookies containing chocolate chips |
dark meat | the flesh of the legs of fowl used as food |
dark bread whole wheat bread whole meal bread brown bread | bread made with whole wheat flour |
chocolate sauce chocolate syrup | sauce made with unsweetened chocolate or cocoa and sugar and water |
chocolate egg | egg-shaped chocolate candy |
chocolate fondue | fondue made of chocolate melted with milk or cream for dipping fruits |
chocolate milk | milk flavored with chocolate syrup |
cocoa chocolate hot chocolate drinking chocolate | a beverage made from cocoa powder and milk and sugar, usually drunk hot |
darkness dark shadow | an unilluminated area, he moved off into the darkness |
dark horse | a political candidate who is not well known but could win unexpectedly |
cacao cacao tree chocolate tree Theobroma cacao | tropical American tree producing cacao beans |
water avens Indian chocolate purple avens chocolate root Geum rivale | erect perennial of north temperate zone having pinnate leaves and a few nodding flowers with a brown-purple calyx and orange and pink petals |
dark darkness | absence of light or illumination |
iniquity wickedness darkness dark | absence of moral or spiritual values, the powers of darkness |
dark matter | (cosmology) a hypothetical form of matter that is believed to make uppercent of the universe, it is invisible (does not absorb or emit light) and does not collide with atomic particles but exerts gravitational force |
night nighttime dark | the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside |
Middle Ages Dark Ages | the period of history between classical antiquity and the Italian Renaissance |
dark | not giving performances, closed, the theater is dark on Mondays |
dark-haired dark-coated | covered with dark hair |
colored coloured dark dark-skinned non-white | having skin rich in melanin pigments, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, dark-skinned peoples |
dark | brunet (used of hair or skin or eyes), dark eyes |
dark-haired black-haired brown-haired | having hair of a dark color, a dark-haired beauty |