charcoal β Charcoal is a black substance obtained by burning wood without much air. It can be burned as a fuel, and small sticks of it are used for drawing with.
clouded β of or relating to cloud computing: cloud software; cloud servers.
coal β Coal is a hard black substance that is extracted from the ground and burned as fuel.
ebony β a hard, heavy, durable wood, most highly prized when black, from various tropical trees of the genus Diospyros, as D. ebenum of southern India and Sri Lanka, used for cabinetwork, ornamental objects, etc.
jet β a compact black coal, susceptible of a high polish, used for making beads, jewelry, buttons, etc.
obsidian β a volcanic glass similar in composition to granite, usually dark but transparent in thin pieces, and having a good conchoidal fracture.
onyx β Mineralogy. a variety of chalcedony having straight parallel bands of alternating colors. Compare Mexican onyx.
sable β an Old World weasellike mammal, Mustela zibellina, of cold regions in Eurasia and the North Pacific islands, valued for its dark brown fur.
slate β a fine-grained rock formed by the metamorphosis of clay, shale, etc., that tends to split along parallel cleavage planes, usually at an angle to the planes of stratification.
sloe β the small, sour, blackish fruit of the blackthorn, Prunus spinosa, of the rose family.
livid β having a discolored, bluish appearance caused by a bruise, congestion of blood vessels, strangulation, etc., as the face, flesh, hands, or nails.
black β lacking hue and brightness; absorbing light without reflecting any of the rays composing it.
jetty β a pier or structure of stones, piles, or the like, projecting into the sea or other body of water to protect a harbor, deflect the current, etc.
pitch-black β extremely black or dark as pitch: a pitch-black night.