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Word: Black
Speech Type: Adjective
Old English blæc, of Germanic origin
blak
of the very darkest colour owing to the absence of or complete absorption of light; the opposite of white
Short Definition:of darkest colour
Examples:- black smoke
- her long black hair
- a beautiful black dress
belonging to or denoting a human group having dark-coloured skin, especially of sub-Saharan African ancestry.
Short Definition:dark-skinned
Examples:- the entire cast is black
- he discusses the position of Black people in America
- the Black community
characterized by tragic or disastrous events; causing despair or pessimism
Short Definition:tragic or disastrous
Examples:- five thousand men were killed on the blackest day of the war
- the future looks black
denoting a covert military procedure
Short Definition:denoting covert military procedure
Examples:- clearance for black operations came from the highest political level
(of goods or work) not to be handled or undertaken by trade union members, especially so as to express support for an industrial dispute elsewhere
Short Definition:boycotted by union members
Examples:- the union declared the ship black
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