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Princeton University - WordNet - a lexical database for the English language
Category: General
Date & country: 27/01/2008, USA
Words: 85192
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black guillemotCepphus grylle noun northern Atlantic guillemot
Black Hand noun a secret terrorist society in the United States early in the 20th century
black haw noun upright deciduous shrub having frosted dark-blue fruit; east and east central North America
Black HawkMakataimeshekiakiak noun Sauk leader who in 1832 led Fox and Sauk warriors against the United States (1767-1838)
Black Hills noun mountains in western South Dakota and northeastern Wyoming
black hole noun a region of space resulting from the collapse of a star; extremely high gravitational field
Black Hole of Calcutta noun a dungeon (20 feet square) in a fort in Calcutta where as many as 146 English prisoners were held overnight by Siraj-ud-daula; the next morning only 23 were still alive
black horehoundblack archangel noun ill-smelling European herb with rugose leaves and whorls of dark purple flowers
black huckleberryGaylussacia baccata noun low shrub of the eastern United States bearing shiny black edible fruit; best known of the huckleberries
black humorblack humour noun the juxtaposition of morbid and farcical elements (in writing or drama) to give a disturbing effect
black ice noun a thin coating of ice (as from freezing mist) on a road or sidewalk; nearly invisible but very hazardous
black kiteMilvus migrans noun dark Old World kite feeding chiefly on carrion
black knot noun disease of plum and cherry trees characterized by black excrescences on the branches
black letter noun a heavy typeface in use from 15th to 18th centuries
black locustyellow locust noun large thorny tree of eastern and central United States having pinnately compound leaves and drooping racemes of white flowers; widely naturalized in many varieties in temperate regions
black lotion noun a mixture of calomel and limewater that is used on syphilitic sores
black maireOlea cunninghamii noun northern Zealand tree having dense hard light-brown wood
black malleeblack sally noun a small mallee with rough dark-colored bark toward the butt; yields a red eucalyptus kino gum
black mambaDendroaspis augusticeps noun a highly venomous southern African mamba dreaded because of its quickness and readiness to bite
Black man noun a man who is Black
black mangrove noun a mangrove of the West Indies and the southern Florida coast; occurs in dense thickets and has numerous short roots that bend up from the ground
black market noun an illegal market in which goods or currencies are bought and sold in violation of rationing or controls
black market verb deal in illegally, such as arms or liquor
black marketeer noun someone who engages illegally in trade in scarce or controlled commodities
black marlinMakaira mazara noun large game fish in the Pacific Ocean; may reach 1000 pounds
black medickhop clover 2 yellow trefoil noun prostrate European herb with small yellow flowers and curved black pods; naturalized in North America
black morelMorchella conica noun a morel whose pitted fertile body is attached to the stalk with little free skirt around it; the fertile body is grey when young and black in old age
black mulberryMorus nigra noun European mulberry having dark foliage and fruit
black musicAfrican-American music noun music created by African-American musicians; early forms were songs that had a melodic line and a strong rhythmic beat with repeated choruses
Black Muslim noun an activist member of a largely American group of Blacks called the Nation of Islam
black mustardBrassica nigra noun widespread Eurasian annual plant cultivated for its pungent seeds; a principal source of table mustard
black nightshadecommon nightshade noun Eurasian herb naturalized in America having white flowers and poisonous hairy foliage and bearing black berries that are sometimes poisonous but sometimes edible
black oakyellow oak noun medium to large deciduous timber tree of the eastern United States and southeastern Canada having dark outer bark and yellow inner bark used for tanning; broad five-lobed leaves are bristle-tipped
black oliveripe olive noun olives picked ripe and cured in brine then dried or pickled or preserved canned or in oil
black opal noun a dark colored opal with internal reflections of green or red
black operation noun a covert operation not attributable to the organization carrying it out
black out verb suppress by censorship as for political reasons; `parts of the newspaper article were blacked out`
black out verb darken completely; `The dining room blackened out`
Black Panther noun a member of the Black Panthers political party
Black Panthers noun a militant Black political party founded in 1965 to end political dominance by Whites
black peaLathyrus niger noun perennial of Europe and North Africa; foliage turns black in drying
black pepper noun pepper that is ground from whole peppercorns with husks on
black pine noun large two-needled timber pine of southeastern Europe
black poplarPopulus nigra noun large European poplar
Black Prince noun son of Edward III who defeated the French at Crecy and Poitiers in the Hundred Years` War (1330-1376)
Black raceNegroid race noun a dark-skinned race
black racerColuber constrictor noun blackish racer of the eastern United States that grows to six feet
black raspberryblackcap noun raspberry native to eastern North America having black thimble-shaped fruit
black ratroof rat noun common household pest originally from Asia that has spread worldwide
black rat snakeblacksnake 2 pilot blacksnake noun large harmless shiny black North American snake
black rhinocerosDiceros bicornis noun African rhino; in danger of extinction
Black Rock Desert noun a desert in northwestern Nevada
black rockweedbladder fucus noun a common rockweed used in preparing kelp and as manure
black root rot fungusXylaria mali noun fungus causing black root rot in apples
black rot noun a fungous disease causing darkening and decay of the leaves of fruits and vegetables
black sagewooly blue curls noun an aromatic plant with wooly leaves found in southern California and Mexico
black salsifyviper`s grass noun perennial south European herb having narrow entire leaves and solitary yellow flower heads and long black edible roots shaped like carrots
Black SeaEuxine Sea noun a sea between Europe and Asia; a popular resort area of eastern Europeans
black sea bassblack bass 2 Centropistes striata noun bluish black-striped sea bass of the Atlantic coast of the United States
Black September Movement noun a former Palestinian terrorist organization (now merged with Fatah Revolutionary Council) that assassinated the Prime Minister of Jordan and during the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich killed 11 Israeli athletes
black sheep noun sheep with a black coat
black spleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrum noun spleenwort of Europe and Africa and Asia having pinnate fronds and yielding an astringent
black spot noun any of several fungous diseases of plants that produce small black spots on the plant
black sprucePicea mariana noun small spruce of boggy areas of northeastern North America having spreading branches with dense foliage; inferior wood
black squirrel noun fox squirrel or grey squirrel in the black color phase
black storkCiconia nigra noun Old World stork that is glossy black above and white below
black swanCygnus atratus noun large Australian swan having black plumage and a red bill
black tea noun fermented tea leaves
black tie noun a black bow tie worn with a dinner jacket
black turnstoneArenaria-Melanocephala noun common turnstone of the Pacific coast of North America
black vultureCoragyps atratus noun American vulture smaller than the turkey buzzard
black walnut noun American walnut having a very hard and thick woody shell
black wattleAcacia auriculiformis noun Australian tree that yields tanning materials
black widowLatrodectus mactans noun venomous New World spider; the female is black with an hourglass-shaped red mark on the underside of the abdomen
Black woman noun a woman who is Black
black-and-bluelivid adjective discolored by coagulation of blood beneath the skin; `beaten black and blue`; `livid bruises`
black-and-tan adjective having a pattern of black and tan
black-and-tan coonhound noun American breed of large powerful hound dogs used for hunting raccoons and other game
black-and-white adjective of a situation that is sharply divided into mutually exclusive categories; `he rejected a black-and-white world`; `there are no black-and-white certainties`; `there were no grey areas, you were either for him or against him, he was all black-and-white`
black-backed gullgreat black-backed gull noun white gull having a black back and wings
black-barred adjective having a pattern consisting of black bars
black-billed cuckooCoccyzus erythropthalmus noun North American cuckoo; builds a nest and rears its own young
black-body radiationblackbody radiation noun the electromagnetic radiation that would be radiated from an ideal black body; the distribution of energy in the radiated spectrum of a black body depends only on temperature and is determined by Planck`s radiation law
black-capped chickadeeblackcap 2 Parus atricapillus noun chickadee having a dark crown
black-coated adjective coated with black
black-crowned night heronNycticorax nycticorax noun night heron of both Old and New Worlds
black-eyed peacowpea noun eaten fresh as shell beans or dried
black-eyed SusanRudbeckia serotina noun the state flower of Maryland; of central and southeastern United States; having daisylike flowers with dark centers and yellow to orange rays
black-footed albatrossgooney noun a variety of albatross with black feet
black-footed ferretferret 2 Mustela nigripes noun musteline mammal of prairie regions of United States; nearly extinct
black-fronted bush shrikeChlorophoneus nigrifrons noun a kind of bush shrike
black-greyblack-gray adjective of dark grey
black-headed snake noun small secretive ground-living snake; found from central United States to Argentina
black-marked adjective having black marks
black-necked cobraspitting cobra noun aggressive cobra widely distributed in Africa; rarely bites but spits venom that may cause blindness
black-necked grebeeared grebe noun small grebe with yellow ear tufts and a black neck; found in Eurasia and southern Africa as well as western United States
black-necked stiltHimantopus mexicanus noun stilt of southwestern United States to northern South America having black plumage extending from the head down the back of the neck
black-seeded adjective having black seeds
black-stem spleenwortblack-stemmed spleenwort noun fern of tropical America: from southern United States to West Indies and Mexico to Brazil
black-tailed deerblacktail deer noun mule deer of western Rocky Mountains
