noun
- plural of dark; dark colors or shades, especially in art or laundry
- plural of dark; dark or unlit places or times
Usage: commonly used in laundry contexts to refer to dark-colored clothing
verb
- third person singular present tense of 'dark'; to make or become dark
Usage: archaic or poetic usage; less common in modern English
Examples
- I always wash my darks separately from my whites.
- The painting uses both lights and darks to create contrast.
- She sorted the laundry into darks and colors.
- The sky darks as evening approaches.
- In the darks of the forest, we could barely see the path.
- These darks will fade if you use hot water.