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benighted	in intellectual or moral darkness; ignorant; unenlightened. [2 definitions]
clear	free of darkness, clouds, or haze. [1/14 definitions]
gloom	lack of light; darkness. [1/2 definitions]
hammer	a hand tool having a solid, heavy head set across a handle and used to pound, indent, or beat metal, nails, or the like into shape or place, or any similar device. [1/14 definitions]
loom²	a dim or distorted appearance, as of something seen at a distance or through mist or darkness. [1/4 definitions]
murk	darkness or obscurity. [1/2 definitions]
night	the hours of darkness between sunset and dawn. [2/3 definitions]
night blindness	abnormally weak vision in dim light or darkness, caused by a deficiency of vitamin A.
nyctalopia	abnormally poor eyesight in dim light or darkness; night blindness.
nyctophobia	an abnormal fear of darkness or night.
shade	darkness caused by light rays being blocked. [3/10 definitions]
shadow	an area of darkness. [2/5 definitions]
Stygian	(often l.c.) characterized by darkness or gloom. [1/3 definitions]

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