black
black/blak/
adjective
- of the very darkest color owing to the absence of or complete absorption of light; the opposite of white."black smoke"synonyms: dark, pitch black, as black as pitch, pitch-dark, jet black, inky, coal black, blackish, sable, Stygian
- belonging to or denoting a human group having dark-colored skin, especially of sub-Saharan African ancestry."the entire cast is Black"
- (of a period of time or situation) characterized by tragic or disastrous events; causing despair or pessimism."five thousand men were killed on the blackest day of the war"synonyms: tragic, disastrous, calamitous, catastrophic, cataclysmic, ruinous, devastating, fatal, fateful, wretched, woeful, grievous, lamentable, miserable, dire, unfortunate, awful, terrible, direful
- denoting a covert military procedure."clearance for black operations came from the highest political level"
noun
- black color or pigment."a tray decorated in black and green"
- a member of a human group having dark-colored skin, especially one of sub-Saharan African ancestry.
- the situation of not owing money to a bank or of making a profit in a business operation."I managed to break even in the first six months—quite a short time for a small business to get into the black"synonyms: in credit, in funds, debt-free, out of debt, solvent, financially sound, able to pay one's debts, creditworthy, of good financial standing, solid, secure, profit-making, profitable, unindebted
verb
- make (something) black; blacken."the house was pocked with bullet holes and blacked by smoke"synonyms: blacken, darken, dirty, make dirty, make sooty, make smoky, stain, grime, begrime, befoul, soil
- refuse to handle (goods), undertake (work), or have dealings with (a person or business) as a way of taking industrial action."the union blacked the film because overtime was not being paid"synonyms: boycott, embargo, put/place an embargo on, blacklist, ban, bar, proscribe
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