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 |
smooth-haired fox terrier | a fox terrier with smooth hair |
wire-haired fox terrier | a fox terrier with wiry hair |
wirehair wirehaired terrier wire-haired terrier | a terrier with wiry hair |
German short-haired pointer | liver or liver-and-white hunting dog developed in Germany, pointer and bloodhound |
griffon wire-haired pointing griffon | breed of medium-sized long-headed dogs with downy undercoat and harsh wiry outer coat, originated in Holland but largely developed in France |
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 |
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 |
bittersweet chocolate semi-sweet chocolate dark chocolate | chocolate liquor with cocoa butter and small amounts of sugar and vanilla, lecithin is usually added |
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 |
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 |
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 |
hairy haired hirsute | having or covered with hair, Jacob was a hairy man, a hairy caterpillar |
coarse-haired coarse-furred | having coarse hair or fur |
curly-haired curly-coated | covered with curly hair, a curly-coated water spaniel |
dark-haired dark-coated | covered with dark hair |
glossy-haired glossy-coated glossy-furred | having glossy hair, a glossy-coated foxhound |
long-haired | with long hair, long-haired hippies |
rough-haired | having hair that feels rough |
short-haired | with short hair, a short-haired dog |
silky-haired | having hair that resembles silk |
silver-haired | having hair the color of silver |
smooth-haired | having hair that feels smooth |
snake-haired | (of monsters) having snakes for hair |
soft-haired | having soft hair |
stiff-haired | having stiff hair |
thick-haired | having thick hair |
velvety-furred velvety-haired | having hair that feels like velvet |
wire-haired wiry-coated | (especially of dogs) having stiff wiry hair, a wire-haired terrier |
wooly woolly wooly-haired woolly-haired | covered with dense often matted or curly hairs, woolly lambs |
colored coloured dark dark-skinned non-white | having skin rich in melanin pigments, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, dark-skinned peoples |
blond blonde light-haired | being or having light colored skin and hair and usually blue or grey eyes, blond Scandinavians, a house full of light-haired children |
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 |
dark-skinned dusky swart swarthy | naturally having skin of a dark color, a dark-skinned beauty, gold earrings gleamed against her dusky cheeks, a smile on his swarthy face, `swart' is archaic |