pitch
29
6.8
- noun
- /pɪtʃ/
- Specialized
:
brea
- To create a waterproof barrier, they applied layers of pitch along the bottom of the boat.
Here, natural products such as pitch oil, resin and animal fat proved ideal for the creation of incendiary payloads.
- Here, natural products such as pitch oil, resin and animal fat proved ideal for the creation of incendiary payloads.
- Everything that it touched turned to pitch.
- The entire pot was like like a charcoal like ember, like like a charcoal pitch.
Examples
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Fireflies, kerosene lamps, and shooting stars were the only things that lit up the pitch-black evenings.
Fiction book (1995) -
The workers used pitch to seal the roof and prevent leaks during the rainy season.
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It may be pitch black, but we can still see.
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God, it's pitch-black in here.
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I climbed to the tenth floor and stepped into the pitch-black hallway.
Fiction book (1996) -
We are on a pitch-black road next to a pitch-black field somewhere on the outskirts of Oxnard.
Fiction book (1994) -
A woodlot, thick and pitch-black against the marginally lighter night sky, stood about fifty yards away.
Fiction book (1990) -
The ancient builders coated the stones with pitch to protect them from the elements.
Synonyms
65
4.1
A thick dark sticky substance used to make roads and roofs waterproof
A thick dark sticky substance like tar that comes from oil or from the ground and is used for waterproofing
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- Jargon
5
6.3
In baseball, a pitch the catcher cannot catch that lets a base runner advance
- Jargon
1
8.6
A ball thrown close to the batter to make them move away from home plate or feel scared
- Specialized
1
6.6
A small device that plays a musical note to help singers or musicians find the right starting note
- Specialized
1
9.9
A rare ability to name or sing a musical note without any other note to compare
- Specialized
1
5.8
A large pine tree from eastern North America that people use for its wood and sticky sap
- Specialized
A standard note that instruments tune to, usually the A above middle C at 440 Hz
- Archaic
A card game where the first card played decides which suit wins over others
- Specialized
A thick dark sticky substance like tar that comes from oil or from the ground and is used for waterproofing
- Specialized
A standard note for tuning instruments where the A above middle C is 440
A large pine tree from eastern North America with three needles in each cluster and thick, rough bark
- Specialized
A standard musical note used to tune instruments, usually the A above middle C at 440 hertz
- Jargon
To throw the ball outside the strike zone to stop a runner from stealing a base
- Specialized
A part of a plane with blades you can angle to work better at different speeds
How Sticky
Surface Forms
Etymology
Pitch for the dark, sticky substance comes from an old word for 'tar' used to waterproof ships and roofs, so pitch still means that black, sticky material used for sealing.