black

adjective

1. Having the very dark color of the night sky or the eye's pupil of the color black see black

   "a black sweater"

2. Of or relating to any of various population groups of especially African ancestry often considered as having dark pigmentation of the skin but in fact having a wide range of skin colors

   "Black Americans"

3. Of or relating to Black people and often especially to African American people or their culture

   "Black literature"

4. Dressed in black see black

   "playing for the black team"

5. Dirty, soiled

   "hands black with grime"

6. Characterized by the absence of light

   "a black night"

7. Reflecting or transmitting little or no light

   "black water"

8. Served without milk or cream

   "black coffee"

9. Thoroughly sinister or evil wicked

   "When the King heard of this black deed, in his grief and rage he denounced relentless war against his Barons …"

10. Indicative of condemnation or discredit

    "got a black mark for being late"

11. Heavy, serious

    "the play was a black intrigue"

12. Connected with or invoking the supernatural and especially the devil

    "black magic"

13. Very sad, gloomy, or calamitous

    "black despair"

14. Marked by the occurrence of disaster

    "black Friday"

15. Characterized by hostility or angry discontent sullen

    "black resentment filled his heart"

16. Distorted or darkened by anger

    "his face was black with rage"

17. Having dark skin, hair, and eyes

    "the black Irish"

18. Subject to boycott by trade-union members as employing or favoring nonunion workers or as operating under conditions considered unfair by the trade union

    "a ship that was declared black by the union"

19. Conducted so as to appear to originate within an enemy country and designed to weaken enemy morale

    "Black propaganda … is the business of going to elaborate ends to spread half-true, misleading or downright false information to get your enemy in trouble."

20. Characterized by or connected with the use of black propaganda

    "Press reports say that in addition to dropping leaflets over urban areas, messages were broadcast over two “black” radio stations, … both of which were operated by the CIA."

21. Characterized by grim, distorted, or grotesque satire

    "black humor"

22. Of or relating to covert intelligence operations

    "black government programs"

23. Having a very deep or low register see register

    "a bass with a black voice"

noun

1. A pigment or dye of the color black a black pigment or dye
2. The achromatic see achromatic color of least lightness characteristically perceived to belong to objects that neither reflect nor transmit light

   "walls painted in black"

3. Black clothing

   "looks good in black"

4. A black animal (such as a horse)
5. The narrow, black edge of home plate

   "a pitch on the black =a pitch that crosses over the very edge of home plate"

6. A person belonging to any of various population groups of especially African ancestry often considered as having dark pigmentation of the skin but in fact having a wide range of skin colors
7. African american
8. The pieces of a dark color in a board game for two players (such as chess)

   "black moves second"

9. Total or nearly total absence of light

   "the black of night"

10. The condition of making a profit
11. a pigment or dye of the color black : a black pigment or dye; especially : one consisting largely of carbon
12. the achromatic color of least lightness characteristically perceived to belong to objects that neither reflect nor transmit light
13. something that is black: such as

verb

1. To become black see black blacken

   "As she leaned against the stone cross … , the sky blacked with clouds."

2. To make black

   "blacked his boots"

3. To declare (something, such as a business or industry) subject to boycott by trade-union members

biographical name

1. Hugo LaFayette 1886–1971 American jurist and politician

biographical name

1. Sir James Whyte 1924–2010 British pharmacologist

geographical name

1. River 101 miles (162 kilometers) long in east central Louisiana flowing south into the Red River
2. River 500 miles (805 kilometers) long in southeastern Asia rising in central Yunnan, China, and flowing southeast to the Red River in northern Vietnam

noun

1. Winterberry

adjective

1. Darkly discolored from blood effused by bruising

adjective

1. Having a predominantly black color pattern with deep red or rusty tan usually on the feet, breeching, and cheek patches, above the eyes, and inside the ears
2. Favoring or practicing proportional representation of Black and white people in politics compare lily-white
3. Frequented by both Black and white people

   "a black-and-tan bar"

noun

1. A black-and-tan dog
2. A drink consisting of a dark beer (such as stout or porter) and ale or beer of a paler color
3. A recruit enlisted in England in 1920–21 for service in the Royal Irish Constabulary against the armed movement for Irish independence