• Adjective

    lacking hue and brightness; absorbing light without reflecting any of the rays composing it.
    characterized by absence of light; enveloped in darkness
    a black night.
    ( sometimes initial capital letter )
    pertaining or belonging to any of the various populations characterized by dark skin pigmentation, specifically the dark-skinned peoples of Africa, Oceania, and Australia.
    African-American.
    soiled or stained with dirt
    That shirt was black within an hour.
    gloomy; pessimistic; dismal
    a black outlook.
    deliberately; harmful; inexcusable
    a black lie.
    boding ill; sullen or hostile; threatening
    black words; black looks.
    (of coffee or tea) without milk or cream.
    without any moral quality or goodness; evil; wicked
    His black heart has concocted yet another black deed.
    indicating censure, disgrace, or liability to punishment
    a black mark on one's record.
    marked by disaster or misfortune
    black areas of drought; Black Friday.
    wearing black or dark clothing or armor
    the black prince.
    based on the grotesque, morbid, or unpleasant aspects of life
    black comedy; black humor.
    (of a check mark, flag, etc.) done or written in black to indicate, as on a list, that which is undesirable, sub-standard, potentially dangerous, etc.
    Pilots put a black flag next to the ten most dangerous airports.
    illegal or underground
    The black economy pays no taxes.
    showing a profit; not showing any losses
    the first black quarter in two years.
    deliberately false or intentionally misleading
    black propaganda.
    British . boycotted, as certain goods or products by a trade union.
    (of steel) in the form in which it comes from the rolling mill or forge; unfinished.

    Noun

    the color at one extreme end of the scale of grays, opposite to white, absorbing all light incident upon it. Compare white ( def. 19 ) .
    ( sometimes initial capital letter )
    a member of any of various dark-skinned peoples, esp. those of Africa, Oceania, and Australia.
    African-American.
    black clothing, esp. as a sign of mourning
    He wore black at the funeral.
    Chess, Checkers . the dark-colored men or pieces or squares.
    black pigment
    lamp black.
    Slang . black beauty.
    a horse or other animal that is entirely black.

    Verb (used with object)

    to make black; put black on; blacken.
    British . to boycott or ban.
    to polish (shoes, boots, etc.) with blacking.

    Verb (used without object)

    to become black; take on a black color; blacken.

    Adverb

    (of coffee or tea) served without milk or cream. ?

    Verb phrase

    black out,
    to lose consciousness
    He blacked out at the sight of blood.
    to erase, obliterate, or suppress
    News reports were blacked out.
    to forget everything relating to a particular event, person, etc.
    When it came to his war experiences he blacked out completely.
    Theater . to extinguish all of the stage lights.
    to make or become inoperable
    to black out the radio broadcasts from the U.S.
    Military . to obscure by concealing all light in defense against air raids.
    Radio and Television . to impose a broadcast blackout on (an area).
    to withdraw or cancel (a special fare, sale, discount, etc.) for a designated period
    The special air fare discount will be blacked out by the airlines over the holiday weekend.

    Idioms

    black and white
    print or writing
    I want that agreement in black and white.
    a monochromatic picture done with black and white only.
    a chocolate soda containing vanilla ice cream.
    black or white, completely either one way or another
    without any intermediate state.
    in the black
    operating at a profit or being out of debt ( opposed to in the red )
    New production methods put the company in the black.

    Synonyms

    adjective
    dark , dusky

    tác giả


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