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1. black
adjective. ['ˈblæk'] being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light.
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- black (Middle English (1100-1500))
Rhymes with Black
- post-attack
- vanvlack
- knick-knack
- unpack
- tabak
- stracke
- strack
- repack
- oblak
- dulac
- chirac
- beaulac
- whack
- trak
- track
- trac
- stack
- stac
- spak
- spack
- snack
- smack
- slack
- schrack
- schnack
- schlack
- quack
- plaque
- placke
- plack
How do you pronounce black?
Pronounce black as blæk.
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Sentences with black
1. Adjective
A coyote has orange or gray on the back of its ears and a black tip on its tail.
Quotes about black
1. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and it may be necessary from time to time to give a stupid or misinformed beholder a black eye.
- Jim Henson
2. Black and white are the colors of photography. To me they symbolize the alternatives of hope and despair to which mankind is forever subjected.
- Robert Frank
3. And I ask why am I black, they say I was born in sin, and shamed inequity. One of the main songs we used to sing in church makes me sick, 'love wash me and I shall be whiter than snow.
- Peter Tosh
2. coal-black
adjective. of the blackest black; similar to the color of jet or coal.
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3. black
adjective. ['ˈblæk'] marked by anger or resentment or hostility.
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- black (Middle English (1100-1500))
4. black
adjective. ['ˈblæk'] of or belonging to a racial group having dark skin especially of sub-Saharan African origin.
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- black (Middle English (1100-1500))
5. black
noun. ['ˈblæk'] the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white).
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- black (Middle English (1100-1500))
6. black
adjective. ['ˈblæk'] stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable.
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- black (Middle English (1100-1500))
7. black
adjective. ['ˈblæk'] offering little or no hope.
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- black (Middle English (1100-1500))
8. black
adjective. ['ˈblæk'] (of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin.
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- black (Middle English (1100-1500))
9. black
adjective. ['ˈblæk'] (of the face) made black especially as with suffused blood.
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- black (Middle English (1100-1500))
