Definition of "Black" :

noun: black clothing (worn as a sign of mourning)

"The widow wore black."

noun: (board games) the darker pieces

noun: the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white)

noun: a person with African ancestry,

noun: popular child actress of the 1930's (born in 1928)

noun: British chemist who identified carbon dioxide and who formulated the concepts of specific heat and latent heat (1728-1799)

noun: total absence of light

"In the black of night."

verb: make or become black

"The smoke blackened the ceiling."

adjective: marked by anger or resentment or hostility

"Black looks."

adjective: 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."

adjective: extremely dark

"A black moonless night."

adjective: being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light

"Black leather jackets."

adjective: (of the face) made black especially as with suffused blood

"A face black with fury."

adjective: soiled with dirt or soot

"With feet black from playing outdoors."

adjective: (of coffee) without cream or sugar

adjective: (of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin

"The stock market crashed on Black Friday."

adjective: stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable

"Black deeds."

adjective: (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."

adjective: offering little or no hope

"The future looked black."

adjective: distributed or sold illicitly

"The black economy pays no taxes."

adjective: (of intelligence operations) deliberately misleading

"Black propaganda."

adjective: harshly ironic or sinister

"Black humor."