black
Pronunciation:
/blak/noun
Definitions
The colour/color perceived in the absence of light, but also when no light is reflected, but rather absorbed.
A black dye or pigment.
A pen, pencil, crayon, etc., made of black pigment.
(in the plural) Black cloth hung up at funerals.
verb
Definitions
To make black; to blacken.
To apply blacking to (something).
To boycott, usually as part of an industrial dispute.
adjective
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(of an object) Absorbing all light and reflecting none; dark and hueless.
(of a place, etc) Without light.
(sometimes capitalized) Of or relating to any of various ethnic groups having dark pigmentation of the skin.
Designated for use by those ethnic groups which have dark pigmentation of the skin.
Example: black drinking fountain; black hospital