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black Noun

— The darkest color; with no light; the color of the sky at night. He stood alone in the black of the night. — Blacks are people of a race with dark coloured skin. There were many whites, some blacks and native Americans, and a few Asians. — If a company is in the black, it is making a profit. (opposite = in the red) It took a year for the restaurant to get in the black.

black Adjective

— colored black The black dog was the color of night. — If someone is black, they belong to a race with dark-coloured skin. It's still difficult for a black person to become a manager. About 30 percent of Southfield's 80,000 citizens are black. — About a race with dark-coloured skin. More and more universities are offering courses in black history. — Black coffee or tea has no milk in it. — If something is black, it is very bad. The day the war started was a black day in history.

black Verb

— If you black something, you color it black. He blacked his boots before the party. They blacked out the windows so the light would not be seen outside. A number of lines in the report were blacked out. — If you black out, you stop seeing and hearing everything around you and you fall down. After his tenth beer, he blacked out and we couldn't wake him up.

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data Noun

— Data is information, such as facts, numbers, photographs, etc. A study using experimental data from ten schools found no difference between methods.

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list Noun

— A list is a group of related words, often in some order, often to help you remember something. I can't remember if we need milk and I've forgotten the shopping list. Did you call everyone on the phone list? I'm sorry, I can't talk now. I've got a long list of things to do.

list Verb

— If you list something, you say or write a number of related things. OK, let's start the meeting by listing the things to talk about. The phone book lists five different restaurants in our town. — If a ship lists, it leans to one side.

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