| black and white |
print or writing considered as documentary evidence or binding proof. [2 definitions] |
| black art |
black magic; sorcery. |
| black bass |
any of several related North American freshwater game fishes. |
| black bear |
a medium-sized bear, usually with thick black or reddish brown fur. They are the most common bears in North America and live in forests and mountain areas. [2 definitions] |
| black belt |
the highest rank among practitioners of martial arts such as judo or karate. [3 definitions] |
| black book |
a real or imaginary notebook containing names of people, usu. recorded for future censure or punishment. |
| black cohosh |
an eastern North American perennial herb (Cimicifuga racemosa, or Actaea racemosa) of the buttercup family, the rhizome and roots of which are used as an herbal remedy. |
| black duck |
a dark brown pond duck of northeastern North America. [2 definitions] |
| black eye |
bruised skin around the eye, often caused by being hit. |
| black flag |
see "Jolly Roger." |
| black frost |
severe cold that blackens living plants without the appearance of frost crystals. |
| black grouse |
a large game bird of Europe and Asia, the male of which is black with white markings. |
| black hole |
a region or body in space with gravity so strong that neither light nor matter can escape it. Scientists believe that black holes form when very large stars collapse. |
| black light |
ultraviolet or infrared radiation that is invisible but indirectly detectable, as by fluorescence. |
| black lung |
a lung disease, esp. of miners, that is caused by long-term exposure to coal dust. |
| black magic |
magic accomplished with evil intent or by satanic means; sorcery; witchcraft. |
| black margate |
a grunt of the tropical western Atlantic. |
| black mark |
something unfavorable or detrimental in one's record. |
| black market |
the illegal purchase or sale of goods in violation of restrictions such as price controls or rationing, customs laws, or the like. [2 definitions] |
| black marketeer |
one who buys or sells in the black market. |