noun Download 🔗Share The colour/color perceived in the absence of light, but also when no light is reflected, but rather absorbed. Examples : "The black of the night sky is caused by the absence of reflected light. " color essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A black dye or pigment. Examples : "The artist used black to create the outline of the drawing. " color substance material essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A pen, pencil, crayon, etc., made of black pigment. Examples : "My son used the black to color the picture of a cat. " stationery color essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (in the plural) Black cloth hung up at funerals. Examples : "Black cloths were draped over the chairs at the memorial service. " ritual culture religion essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (sometimes capitalised) A person of African, Aborigine, or Maori descent; a dark-skinned person. Examples : "My friend, a young black woman, is a talented artist. " race person culture essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Blackness, the condition of having dark skin. Examples : "My friend's family's black is a beautiful part of their heritage. " color race appearance human essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The black ball. Examples : "My brother lost the black ball in the park. " color item essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The edge of home plate. Examples : "The batter carefully aimed for the black, the edge of home plate. " sport area point essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A type of firecracker that is really more dark brown in colour. Examples : "My brother brought a black to the picnic, but it was more of a dark brown colour. " material substance essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Blackcurrant syrup (in mixed drinks, e.g. snakebite and black, cider and black). Examples : "My dad made a refreshing snakebite drink with blackcurrant syrup. " drink food essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (in chess and similar games) The person playing with the black set of pieces. Examples : "At this point black makes a disastrous move." game person essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Something, or a part of a thing, which is black. Examples : "The black of the chalkboard covered the entire board after the class. " color thing essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A stain; a spot. Examples : "A black appeared on the shirt after the spilled juice. " appearance mark essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A dark smut fungus, harmful to wheat. Examples : "The farmer noticed a black on his wheat crop, and he knew it was a serious problem. " plant disease agriculture biology essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Marijuana. Examples : "My friend said he tried some black, but it didn't do much for him. " substance essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To make black; to blacken. Examples : "The smoke from the fire blackened the walls of the shed. " appearance color essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To apply blacking to (something). Examples : "My grandfather blacked his hair to look younger. " appearance style essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To boycott, usually as part of an industrial dispute. Examples : "The workers blacked the factory to protest the recent pay cuts. " industry business job economy work essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share (of an object) Absorbing all light and reflecting none; dark and hueless. Examples : "The black ink absorbed all the light, making the words on the paper completely dark. " appearance color essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share (of a place, etc) Without light. Examples : "The library was black after the power went out. " appearance nature essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share (sometimes capitalized) Of or relating to any of various ethnic groups having dark pigmentation of the skin. Examples : "My neighbor is black. " race culture appearance human essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share Designated for use by those ethnic groups which have dark pigmentation of the skin. Examples : "black drinking fountain; black hospital" race color human essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share (of a card) Of the spades or clubs suits. Compare red Examples : "I was dealt two red queens, and he got one of the black queens." game color essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share Bad; evil; ill-omened. Examples : "The teacher's strict attitude towards the students was considered a black omen for the upcoming exam. " negative character moral value attitude essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share Expressing menace, or discontent; threatening; sullen. Examples : "He shot her a black look." attitude character emotion negative essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share (of objects, markets, etc) Illegitimate, illegal or disgraced. Examples : "The company's recent financial dealings were deemed black, leading to a complete investigation. " business law economy essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share Overcrowded. Examples : "The classroom was black with students trying to fit in for the morning meeting. " condition situation space area essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share (of coffee or tea) Without any cream, milk or creamer. Examples : "Jim drinks his coffee black, but Ellen prefers it with creamer." drink food essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share 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). Examples : "My brother plays black in our chess club matches. " game color essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share Said of a symbol or character that is solid, filled with color. Compare white. Examples : "The drawing of the circle in my art class was completely black. " color writing character essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share Related to the Christian Democratic Union of Germany. Examples : "After the election, the parties united in a black-yellow alliance." politics government state essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share Clandestine; relating to a political, military, or espionage operation or site, the existence or details of which is withheld from the general public. Examples : "5 percent of the Defense Department funding will go to black projects." politics military government war essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share Occult; relating to something (such as mystical or magical knowledge) which is unknown to or kept secret from the general public. Examples : "The teacher's lecture on ancient civilizations contained some black magic rituals, details kept secret from the class. " supernatural theology religion philosophy mythology curse essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share Protestant, often with the implication of being militantly pro-British or anti-Catholic Examples : "The Black Protestants in the town often held strong opinions about the British monarchy. " religion politics culture essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share 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. Examples : "My cat has black fur. " appearance color biology animal plant organism nature essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share Foul; dirty. Examples : "The kitchen floor was black with spilled coffee grounds. " appearance quality essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading