to black

To make something dark or to become dark, for example walls after a fire

To become dark when a living thing makes melanin

To make a place or color look brighter

Something written so the meaning is clear and certain

Having more money than you owe

With dark bruises on the skin from being hit

Far from towns and cities, often in the Australian outback

To say someone has a fault you also have

A sign that dark clouds are coming and rain may fall, or a joke that things only seem bad

Not as bad or evil as people say

Less bad than people often say

To suddenly lose consciousness for a short time

Dress in black clothes to show you are sad after someone dies

To hide information so people cannot see it

To make a place completely dark by turning off or covering lights

To buy or sell goods illegally

To stop yourself remembering something sad or scary on purpose

A woman who has dark skin and whose family comes from Africa

An area of space with gravity so strong that not even light can escape it

A person with dark skin whose family comes from Africa

A place where people buy and sell goods illegally

A photo, film, or TV picture in shades of black, white and gray

A man who has African ancestry and is seen as Black

An image that shows only shades of black, white and gray, not color

Seeing things as only good or bad, with no middle

A dark swollen bruise around the eye caused by a hit

An image, film, or pattern that uses only black, white and gray

A group of Black American activists in the 1960s who fought police abuse and fought for equal rights

A device on an airplane that records flight information and pilot voices

A dress that is black and often worn for formal or special occasions

An American person whose family comes from Africa

A very skilled person in martial arts like karate or judo who wears a dark band at the waist

A dark spice made from dried peppercorns used to season food

Magic used to harm people or to help the person who uses it

A thing, like a failing project, that uses a lot of time or money and gives nothing back

An old type of gunpowder used in guns and fireworks

A person who others dislike in a family or group

A member of the Black Panther Party who fought for equal rights for African Americans in the 1960s

A small shiny black bean used in cooking

A list of people to avoid because they are not trusted or are enemies

A formal evening dress code for men that requires a black jacket and bow tie

Completely dark with no light at all

A venomous spider from the Americas whose female is black with a red hourglass on the underside of its body

Requiring formal evening clothes like a tuxedo and bow tie for men

A medium-sized wild animal in North America with black or dark brown fur

An event that hurts how people see someone

A sea between southeastern Europe and western Asia that borders countries like Turkey and Ukraine

A small pale bean with a black spot that people eat in the American South

A system whose inner parts are hidden so you only see what goes in and what comes out

A large outbreak of plague in Europe in the mid 1300s that killed millions

A thing that makes people think less of someone

Music made by Black artists, like blues, jazz, gospel, and hip hop

A simple black dress to wear to many events like a party or dinner

A fictional king and superhero from Marvel who uses advanced technology to protect his people

Sold or traded secretly because it is against the law

A lung disease from breathing coal dust for a long time that often affects miners

A person who follows the Nation of Islam, a religious group among African Americans in the United States

A dark, strong tea made from leaves left to change color

A ripe dark olive preserved in salt water or oil and used in cooking

Having black or very dark hair

A thin layer of ice on roads or sidewalks that is hard to see

Very dark color that is black with a blue shine

A severe disease in the Middle Ages that spread across Europe and killed millions

A play or film that makes serious subjects, especially taboo ones, seem funny

A mountain area in the southwest of Germany with thick woods and famous scenery

A range of mountains in South Dakota and Wyoming, home to Mount Rushmore and sacred to the Sioux

A person from Africa who has dark skin

Jokes about serious or sad topics that make people laugh

A Palestinian armed group that carried out attacks in other countries in the early 1970s

Very black like coal or a dark night

An object that absorbs all light and other kinds of radiation that hit it

Skin that has dark marks after a bruise

A type of black cow from Scotland without horns that farmers raise for good beef

A group of Black people often involved in crime or violence

A large ghostly dog in stories that people use to describe deep sadness

A day in October 1987 when stock markets worldwide crashed sharply

A valuable black oil that countries sell for money

A dark sausage made with pig's blood, fat, and oats that you cook and eat

A large tree from North America with dark hard wood and nuts you can eat

A very dark colour like shiny coal

A person with advanced Six Sigma training who leads projects to improve how a company works

A dark, dense bread made from rye flour

A serious lung illness caused by breathing coal dust over many years, often in miners

A person who secretly sells scarce or controlled goods for money

A secret action that hides who did it, often for political or military reasons

A very deep black color like coal

Very dark like black ink

A flag that is black with a white skull and crossbones used by pirates

A small dark insect that bites people and animals and makes itchy red spots

A small dark red to almost black round fruit from a tree that tastes sweet