black

Definitions

• (of an object) Absorbing all light and reflecting none; dark and hueless.
• (of a place, etc) Without light.
• (sometimes capitalized) Of or relating to any of various ethnic groups having dark pigmentation of the skin.
• (chiefly) Designated for use by those ethnic groups which have dark pigmentation of the skin.
• (card games) Of the spades or clubs suits. Compare red (of the hearts or diamonds suit)
• Bad; evil; ill-omened.
• Expressing menace, or discontent; threatening; sullen.
• (of objects, markets, etc) Illegitimate, illegal or disgraced.
• (Ireland) Overcrowded.
• (of coffee or tea) Without any cream, milk or creamer.
• (board games) Of or relating to the playing pieces of a board game deemed to belong to the "black" set (in chess the set used by the player who moves second) often regardless of the pieces' actual colour.
• (typography) Said of a symbol or character that is solid, filled with color. Compare white (said of a character or symbol outline, not filled with color).
• (politics) Related to the of Germany.
• Clandestine; relating to a political, military, or espionage operation or site, the existence or details of which is withheld from the general public.
• Occult; relating to something (such as mystical or magical knowledge) which is unknown to or kept secret from the general public.
• (Ireland) Protestant, often with the implication of being militantly pro-British or anti-Catholic
• Having one or more features (hair, fur, armour, clothes, bark, etc) that is dark (or black); in taxonomy, especially: dark in comparison to another species with the same base name.
• Foul; dirty.