Phrase Hound found 243 phrases and 67 compound words that contain dark. The most common are listed below. Open dark in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 243
- dark matterMatter which cannot be detected by its radiation but whose presence is inferred from gravitational effects.
- dark blueA deep, dim blue colour: navy or similar.
- dark chocolateChocolate that has not had milk products added to lighten and sweeten it.
- after darkAfter nightfall; at night.
- Dark AgesThe period of European history encompassing (roughly) 476–1000 CE.
- dark red
- dark sideAlternative form of darkside: The side of something that is in darkness or unlit, or has less illumination.
- dark energyA hypothetical form of energy thought to be spread uniformly throughout space (and time) and to have anti-gravitational properties: it represents a possible mechanism for the cosmological constant, and thus is one of the possible …
- dark ageA time period characterized by ignorance, decline, stagnation, and/or conflict and turmoil.
- dark horseSomeone who possesses talents or favorable characteristics that are not known or expected by others.
- before darkBefore night begins to fall.
- Dark Brown
- Dark WebThe portion of the Deep Web hosted on darknets (“restricted networks”).
- shot in the darkA guess without any informed basis; an action taken according to that guess (such as a choice made).
- Dark Green
- dark roomAlternative form of darkroom: A dark room, where photographs are developed.
- dark figureThe estimated number of unreported criminal cases.
- dark kitchenA commercial kitchen where restaurant-style meals are cooked for delivery.
- dark patternA user interface that is intentionally designed to trick users into doing things that are not in their own best interest, such as giving up more information, or agreeing to unfavourable terms.
- dark nightEllipsis of dark night of the soul.
- dark tourismRecreational travel to view the sites of former atrocities.
- pitch-darkAbsolutely dark or black; as dark as pitch.
- dark cultureAny of several subcultures including gothic, darkwave, neofolk, industrial, electro, BDSM and fetish, metal and medieval.
- Dark KnightA moniker for Batman, the fictional superhero.
- dark-skinnedHaving a relatively dark skin.
Compound words 67
- darknessThe state of being dark; lack of light; the absolute or comparative absence of light.
- darkroomA dark room, where photographs are developed.
- darklyWith insufficient light for easy discernment or comprehension.
- darkenTo make dark or darker by reducing light.
- DarthUsed as a title or name for an evil person.
- darksideThe side of something that is in darkness or unlit, or has less illumination.
- darknetA network of computers that can only be accessed using special software, configuration, or authorization, usually characterized by the anonymization of users, participating hosts, or both.
- darkwaveA musical movement that originated in the late 1970s, combining elements of new wave and gothic rock with dark, thoughtful lyrics and an undertone of sorrow.
- darkfallThe time of day when it becomes dark.
- darkishSomewhat dark.