black
Speech parts
1. black - Noun
2. black - Adjective
3. black - Verb
5. black - Adjective Satellite
6. Black - Proper noun
Meaning
Destitute of light, or incapable of reflecting it; of the color of soot or coal; of the darkest or a very dark color, the opposite of white; characterized by such a color; as, black cloth; black hair or eyes.
In a less literal sense: Enveloped or shrouded in darkness; very dark or gloomy; as, a black night; the heavens black with clouds.
Fig.: Dismal, gloomy, or forbidding, like darkness; destitute of moral light or goodness; atrociously wicked; cruel; mournful; calamitous; horrible.
Expressing menace, or discontent; threatening; sullen; foreboding; as, to regard one with black looks.
Sullenly; threateningly; maliciously; so as to produce blackness.
That which is destitute of light or whiteness; the darkest color, or rather a destitution of all color; as, a cloth has a good black.
A black pigment or dye.
A negro; a person whose skin is of a black color, or shaded with black; esp. a member or descendant of certain African races.
A black garment or dress; as, she wears black
Mourning garments of a black color; funereal drapery.
The part of a thing which is distinguished from the rest by being black.
A stain; a spot; a smooch.
To make black; to blacken; to soil; to sully.
To make black and shining, as boots or a stove, by applying blacking and then polishing with a brush.
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The world is not black and white. More like black and grey.
Every normal man must be tempted, at times, to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats.
Boxing is a lot of white men watching two black men beat each other up.
Only lawyers and painters can turn white to black.
Put your hand in your conscience and see if it does not come out as black as pitch.
In the darkness all cows are black.