black
Make or become black.
“The smoke blackened the ceiling”
“The ceiling blackened”
Distributed or sold illicitly.
“the black economy pays no taxes”
Offering little or no hope.
“the future looked black”
(of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin.
Harshly ironic or sinister.
“black humor”
Being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light.
“black leather jackets”
“as black as coal”
Marked by anger or resentment or hostility.
“black looks”
“black words”
(of coffee) without cream or sugar.
(of intelligence operations) deliberately misleading.
“black propaganda”
Of or belonging to a racial group especially of sub-Saharan African origin.
“a great people--a black people--...injected new meaning and dignity into the veins of civilization”
(used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame.
“Man...has written one of his blackest records as a destroyer on the oceanic islands”
Extremely dark.
“a black moonless night”
“through the pitch-black woods”
Stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable.
“black deeds”
“a black lie”
(of the face) made black especially as with suffused blood.
“a face black with fury”
Soiled with dirt or soot.
“with feet black from playing outdoors”
“his shirt was black within an hour”
Total absence of light.
“in the black of night”
A person with African ancestry,.
Black clothing (worn as a sign of mourning).
“the widow wore black”
(board games) the darker pieces.
Popular child actress of the 1930's (born in 1928).
The quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white).
British chemist who identified carbon dioxide and who formulated the concepts of specific heat and latent heat (1728-1799).