black
What is the Definition of black?
Noun:
- the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white)
- total absence of light
- British chemist who identified carbon dioxide and who formulated the concepts of specific heat and latent heat (1728-1799)
- popular child actress of the 1930's (born in 1928)
- (board games)
- black clothing (worn as a sign of mourning)
Verb:
- make or become black
Adjective:
- being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
- of or belonging to a racial group especially of sub-Saharan African origin
- marked by anger or resentment or hostility
- offering little or no hope
- stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable
- (of events)
- (of the face)
- extremely dark
- harshly ironic or sinister
- (of intelligence operations)
- distributed or sold illicitly
- (used of conduct or character)
- (of coffee)
- soiled with dirt or soot
How can I use black in a sentence?
While Hagrid asked the man behind the counter for a supply of some basic potion ingredients for Harry, Harry himself examined silver unicorn horns at twenty-one Galleons each and minuscule, glittery-black beetle eyes (five Knuts a scoop).
He put the bottle down and walked forward; he braced himself, saw the black flames licking his body, but could not feel them — for a moment he could see nothing but dark fire — then he was on the other side, in the last chamber.
He looked simply too big to be allowed, and so wild — long tangles of bushy black hair and beard hid most of his face, he had hands the size of trash can lids, and his feet in their leather boots were like baby dolphins.
His face was almost completely hidden by a long, shaggy mane of hair and a wild, tangled beard, but you could make out his eyes, glinting like black beetles under all the hair.
A thousand live bats fluttered from the walls and ceiling while a thousand more swooped over the tables in low black clouds, making the candles in the pumpkins stutter.
Other meanings of black (synonyms, cognates).
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| blackberry |
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| blacken |
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| blackguard |
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| blackhead |
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| blacking |
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| blackjack |
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| blacklist |
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| blackmail |
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| blackness |
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