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black as tar

black as tar adjective: completely black.

Adjective

as black as tar (not comparable)

  1. (simile) Completely black.

Questions about black as tar

What does black as tar mean?
Black as tar means completely black.
What part of speech is black as tar?
Black as tar is an adjective.

Words near black as tar in the dictionary

  1. black as coal
  2. black as ink
  3. black as my hat
  4. black as Newgate's knocker
  5. black as night
  6. black as tar
  7. black as the ace of spades
  8. black as thunder
  9. black as your hat
  10. black ash
  11. black ashes

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