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verbmake or become black
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nounpopular child actress of the 1930's (born in 1928)
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adjective(used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame
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nounthe quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white)Opposite:type of:
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adjectiveextremely dark
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nounBritish chemist who identified carbon dioxide and who formulated the concepts of specific heat and latent heat (1728-1799)
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adjectivestemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable
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adjective(of the face) made black especially as with suffused blood
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adjectivesoiled with dirt or soot
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adjectivedistributed or sold illicitly
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nountotal absence of light
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adjectiveoffering little or no hope
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adjective(of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin
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nouna person with African ancestry,
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adjectiveharshly ironic or sinister
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adjectivebeing of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident lightOpposite:
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nounblack clothing (worn as a sign of mourning)type of:
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noun(board games) the darker piecesOpposite:
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adjectivemarked by anger or resentment or hostility
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adjective(of coffee) without cream or sugar
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adjective(of intelligence operations) deliberately misleading
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adjectiveof or belonging to a racial group especially of sub-Saharan African origin
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Examples of black
- "The smoke blackened the ceiling"
- "The ceiling blackened"
- "Man...has written one of his blackest records as a destroyer on the oceanic islands"
- "a black moonless night"
- "through the pitch-black woods"
- "black deeds"
- "a black lie"
- "his black heart has concocted yet another black deed"
- "a face black with fury"
- "with feet black from playing outdoors"
- "his shirt was black within an hour"
- "the black economy pays no taxes"
- "in the black of night"
- "the future looked black"
- "black humor"
- "black leather jackets"
- "as black as coal"
- "rich black soil"
- "the widow wore black"
- "black looks"
- "black words"
- "black propaganda"
- "a great people--a black people--...injected new meaning and dignity into the veins of civilization"