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

total absence of light

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

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

a person with dark skin who comes from Africa (or whose ancestors came from Africa)

(board games) the darker pieces

black clothing (worn as a sign of mourning)

make or become black

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

of or belonging to a racial group having dark skin especially of sub-Saharan African origin

marked by anger or resentment or hostility

offering little or no hope

stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable

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

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

extremely dark

harshly ironic or sinister

(of intelligence operations) deliberately misleading

distributed or sold illicitly

(used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame

(of coffee) without cream or sugar

soiled with dirt or soot

the region of Africa to the south of the Sahara Desert

an African who is Black

an American whose ancestors were born in Africa

a widely distributed North American garden spider

an English recruit (who wore a uniform that was black and tan) serving in the Irish constabulary to suppress the Sinn Fein rebellion of 1919 to 1921

communication by means of written symbols (either printed or handwritten)

a black-and-white photograph or slide

not having or not capable of producing colors

black hornless breed from Scotland

small hybrid apricot of Asia and Asia Minor having purplish twigs and white flowers following by inferior purple fruit

ill-smelling European herb with rugose leaves and whorls of dark purple flowers

the belief in magical spells that harness occult forces or evil spirits to produce unnatural effects in the world

vigorous spreading North American tree having dark brown heavy wood; leaves turn gold in autumn

small bamboo having thin green culms turning shining black

bluish black-striped sea bass of the Atlantic coast of the United States

widely distributed and highly prized American freshwater game fishes (sunfish family)

erect shrub with small if any spines having racemes of white to yellow flowers followed by curved pointed pods and black shiny seeds; West Indies and Florida

black-seeded bean of South America; usually dried

bear with a black coat living in central and eastern Asia

brown to black North American bear; smaller and less ferocious than the brown bear

deciduous creeping shrub bright red in autumn having black or blue-black berries; alpine and circumpolar

dark-colored ill-tempered honeybee supposedly of German origin

New Zealand forest tree

a person who attained the rank of expert in the martial arts (judo or karate)

a black sash worn to show expert standards in the martial arts (judo or karate)

a humor that was once believed to be secreted by the kidneys or spleen and to cause sadness and melancholy

common European twining vine with tuberous roots and cordate leaves and red berries

common birch of the eastern United States having spicy brown bark yielding a volatile oil and hard dark wood used for furniture