Word Finder - black

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The colour/color perceived in the absence of light, but also when no light is reflected, but rather absorbed.

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A black dye or pigment.

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A pen, pencil, crayon, etc., made of black pigment.

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(in the plural) Black cloth hung up at funerals.

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(sometimes capitalised) A person of African, Aborigine, or Maori descent; a dark-skinned person.

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Blackness, the condition of having dark skin.

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The black ball.

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The edge of home plate.

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A type of firecracker that is really more dark brown in colour.

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Blackcurrant syrup (in mixed drinks, e.g. snakebite and black, cider and black).

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(in chess and similar games) The person playing with the black set of pieces.

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At this point black makes a disastrous move.

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Something, or a part of a thing, which is black.

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A stain; a spot.

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A dark smut fungus, harmful to wheat.

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Marijuana.

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To make black; to blacken.

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To apply blacking to (something).

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To boycott, usually as part of an industrial dispute.

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(of an object) Absorbing all light and reflecting none; dark and hueless.

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(of a place, etc) Without light.

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(sometimes capitalized) Of or relating to any of various ethnic groups having dark pigmentation of the skin.

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Designated for use by those ethnic groups which have dark pigmentation of the skin.

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black drinking fountain; black hospital

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(of a card) Of the spades or clubs suits. Compare red

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I was dealt two red queens, and he got one of the black queens.

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Bad; evil; ill-omened.

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Expressing menace, or discontent; threatening; sullen.

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He shot her a black look.

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(of objects, markets, etc) Illegitimate, illegal or disgraced.

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Overcrowded.

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(of coffee or tea) Without any cream, milk or creamer.

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Jim drinks his coffee black, but Ellen prefers it with creamer.

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Of or relating to the playing pieces of a board game deemed to belong to the "black" set (in chess the set used by the player who moves second) (often regardless of the pieces' actual colour).

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Said of a symbol or character that is solid, filled with color. Compare white.

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Related to the Christian Democratic Union of Germany.

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After the election, the parties united in a black-yellow alliance.

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Clandestine; relating to a political, military, or espionage operation or site, the existence or details of which is withheld from the general public.

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5 percent of the Defense Department funding will go to black projects.

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Occult; relating to something (such as mystical or magical knowledge) which is unknown to or kept secret from the general public.

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Protestant, often with the implication of being militantly pro-British or anti-Catholic

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Having one or more features (hair, fur, armour, clothes, bark, etc) that is dark (or black); in taxonomy, especially: dark in comparison to another species with the same base name.

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Foul; dirty.

It's just a black snake.

A black cloud seemed to cover the earth.

Another rider appeared on a black horse.

Matthew had thick black hair, but Natalie's was blonde.

A quick glance through the window revealed the black car stopping beside the building.

The golden brown skin and black hair reminded her of the conversation at Thanksgiving.

It looked like the envelope the man in the black car had given him.

As they entered the Indian encampment, hostile black eyes turned to follow them.

He was wearing a hoodie and dressed in black, including gloves.

Cupped in his hand was a tiny black kitten, its eyes still closed.

He was dressed in black, and had a very pleasant face.

She had large brown eyes with thick black lashes and matching hair that was stacked becomingly on top of her head.

Then he remained silent for a while, and all at once looked cheerfully with his glittering, black eyes at Rostov.

Long dark lashes and black curly hair - he had it all.

You see the black clouds?

Her jet black hair was swept up gracefully into a plaited crown.

Several of the men in black eyed her.

The room went black and his arms instantly surrounded her, drawing her close in an eager embrace.

Her hair was drawn back severely into a bun and she had black eyes that could render a lie detector machine obsolete.

He was dressed in black but not in SWAT gear, as if he knew nothing in this world could hurt him.

He opened the windows, which did little to shed light into the stone room with its masculine, black décor.

The only innocent soul in Hell, for Wynn's was as black as the stone blocks of Hell's fortress.

The porch posts were black metal with a filigree design.

More likely so they can stay in the black.

A thousand thought and memories shuffled through my brain like black jack deck.

Only half are black and half nut cases.

She was silently thanking the heavens for rescuing her, until one of the men in black entered the garage and began shooting the downed men a second time around.

The Black God nodded.

I can do things Damian and the Black God can't.

Even now, her heart quickened and her thoughts raced to the image of him in tight black clothing.

Darkyn was lean and wiry, his youthful looks at odds with the ancient intelligence in his black eyes.

The black dress she wore fit her like a second skin, outlining every curve, dip and nook of her body.

After a moment, a form emerged from the black portal.

As she stepped through, so did Darkyn's mate, from a black portal to her left.

Sensing her alarm, Darkyn's mate turned and took the arm of the girl behind her, pushing her towards the black door to Hell.

It was pointless to buy a bikini and wear it only once, so Carmen bought a black push-up bra and some skimpy black briefs trimmed with black ribbon.

There was no running water, no food supplies, no energy whatsoever, just a deteriorating building with a score of insurgents and a small black box.

Before long they neared the Black Pit, where a busy swarm of Mangaboos, headed by their Princess, was engaged in piling up glass rocks before the entrance.

Below them was a vast space, at the bottom of which was a black sea with rolling billows, through which little tongues of flame constantly shot up.

Guests recommend the five- or eight-course tasting menus, featuring smoked sea scallops, braised pork belly and pacific black cod.

Seafood entrees range from grilled mahi mahi with wasabi sauce to linguine with shrimp, clams and a black bean sauce.

This is a sort of hash or sloppy joe, featuring shredded beef with tomato, green olives, green pepper, tomato, and garlic, served with rice and black beans.

The fixed price menus offer a buffet of side dishes, including salads, assorted appetizers, black beans and rice, and peel and eat shrimp.

Falafel, black bean burgers and tempeh share equal ranking on the menu with chicken wings, locally raised beef and salmon.

As she reached the tree, a large black furry form crashed into the trees ahead of her.

Yancey strode across the room and opened the door, allowing the man in a black suit to enter.

She heard him talking to his mother and she heard his conversation with the man in the black car.

A tall black woman moved forward from against the wall.

The only person I recognized was the black FBI woman from our earlier meeting.

He led her through the apartment building to an underground garage and to a sleek, black sports car with black interior.