Black meanings. All definitions of Black

adjective black lacking hue and brightness; absorbing light without reflecting any of the rays composing it. 6

colour black Something that is black is of the darkest colour that there is, the colour of the sky at night when there is no light at all. 4

countable noun black Black people are sometimes referred to as blacks. This use could cause offence. 4

adjective black A black person belongs to a race of people with dark skins, especially a race from Africa. 3

adjective black Black coffee or tea has no milk or cream added to it. 3

adjective black If you describe a situation as black, you are emphasizing that it is very bad indeed. 3

adjective black If someone is in a black mood, they feel very miserable and depressed. 3

graded adjective black You use black to describe things that you consider to be very cruel or wicked. 3

adjective black Black humour involves jokes about sad or difficult situations. 3

adjective black People who believe in black magic believe that it is possible to communicate with evil spirits. 3

verb black If someone blacks another person's eye, they punch or hit that person in the eye, causing it to bruise and look black. 3

adjective black of the colour of jet or carbon black, having no hue due to the absorption of all or nearly all incident light 3

adjective black without light; completely dark 3

adjective black without hope or alleviation; gloomy 3

adjective black very dirty or soiled 3

adjective black angry or resentful 3

adjective black (of a play or other work) dealing with the unpleasant realities of life, esp in a pessimistic or macabre manner 3

adjective black (of coffee or tea) without milk or cream 3

adjective black causing, resulting from, or showing great misfortune 3

adjective black wicked or harmful 3

adjective black (in combination) 3

adjective black causing or deserving dishonour or censure 3

adjective black (of the face) purple, as from suffocation 3

adjective black (of goods, jobs, works, etc) being subject to boycott by trade unionists, esp in support of industrial action elsewhere 3

noun black a black colour 3

noun black a dye or pigment of or producing this colour 3

noun black black clothing, worn esp as a sign of mourning 3

noun black a black or dark-coloured piece or square 3

noun black the player playing with such pieces 3

noun black complete darkness 3

noun black a black ball in snooker, etc 3

noun black (in roulette and other gambling games) one of two colours on which players may place even bets, the other being red 3

noun black a black ring on a target, between the outer and the blue, scoring three points 3

verb black to polish (shoes, etc) with blacking 3

verb black to bruise so as to make black 3

verb black (of trade unionists) to organize a boycott of (specified goods, jobs, work, etc), esp in support of industrial action elsewhere 3

noun black a member of a human population having dark pigmentation of the skin 3

adjective black of or relating to a Black person or Black people 3

noun black Sir James (Whyte). 1924–2010, British biochemist. He discovered beta-blockers and drugs for peptic ulcers: Nobel prize for physiology or medicine 1988 3

noun black Joseph. 1728–99, Scottish physician and chemist, noted for his pioneering work on carbon dioxide and heat 3

noun black Hugo (La Fayette)1886-1971; U.S. jurist: associate justice, Supreme Court (1937-71) 3

adjective black opposite to white; of the color of coal or pitch 3

adjective black designating or of any of the dark-skinned traditional inhabitants of sub-Saharan Africa, Australia, or Melanesia or their descendants in other parts of the world 3

adjective black by, for, or about black people as a group; specif., in the U.S., by, for, or about black Americans 3

adjective black totally without light; in complete darkness 3

adjective black very dark 3

adjective black without cream, milk, etc. 3

adjective black soiled; dirty 3

adjective black wearing black clothing 3

adjective black evil; wicked; harmful 3

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