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25 Definitions of: black

1. adjective, of the colour of jet or carbon black, having no hue due to the absorption of all or nearly all incident light. Compare white
2. adjective, without light; completely dark
3. adjective, without hope or alleviation; gloomy
4. adjective, very dirty or soiled
5. adjective, angry or resentful
6. adjective, (of a play or other work) dealing with the unpleasant realities of life, esp in a pessimistic or macabre manner
7. adjective, (of coffee or tea) without milk or cream
8. adjective, causing, resulting from, or showing great misfortune
9. adjective, a) wicked or harmful b) (in combination)
10. adjective, causing or deserving dishonour or censure
11. adjective, (of the face) purple, as from suffocation
12. adjective, (of goods, jobs, works, etc) being subject to boycott by trade unionists, esp in support of industrial action elsewhere
13. noun, a black colour
14. noun, a dye or pigment of or producing this colour
15. noun, black clothing, worn esp as a sign of mourning
16. noun, chess draughts a) a black or dark-coloured piece or square b) the player playing with such pieces
17. noun, complete darkness
18. noun, a black ball in snooker, etc
19. noun, (in roulette and other gambling games) one of two colours on which players may place even bets, the other being red
20. noun, in the black in credit or without debt
21. noun, archery a black ring on a target, between the outer and the blue, scoring three points
22. verb, another word for blacken
23. verb, to polish (shoes, etc) with blacking
24. verb, to bruise so as to make black
25. verb, (of trade unionists) to organize a boycott of (specified goods, jobs, work, etc), esp in support of industrial action elsewhere ▷ See also blackout
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Synonyms:	evil, sad, detrimental, morose, furious, dark, shade, gloom, dusk, obscurity	And more...
Antonyms:	happy, light, good, clean

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