The very darkest color owing to the absence of or complete absorption of light. She wore a dress of pure black to the formal event.
A member of a racial group having dark skin, especially of African or Australian Aboriginal ancestry. The community center hosted a celebration of Black culture and heritage.
A type of coffee served without milk or cream. He ordered a black at the café to start his morning.
Black clothes, especially those worn for mourning or in formal situations. She put on her blacks for the funeral.
The pieces of the darker color, or the player using them, in chess or similar board games. Black opened with the Sicilian Defense.