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[2] defame, libel, malign, slander, smear, traduce, vilify—more at SLANDER

black·ened adjective : coated with spices and quickly seared in a very hot skillet <~ swordfish>

black eye noun : a discoloration of the skin around the eye from bruising

black–eyed Su·san noun : a coarse No. American plant that is related to the daisies and has deep yellow to orange flower heads with dark conical centers

Black·foot noun, plural Black·feet or Blackfoot : a member of an American Indian people of Montana, Alberta, and Saskatchewan

black·guard noun : SCOUNDREL, RASCAL

black·head noun : a small usu. dark oily mass plugging the outlet of a skin gland

black hole noun : a hypothetical celestial object with a gravitational field so strong that light cannot escape from it

black·ing noun : a substance applied to something to make it black

1blackjack noun 1 : a leather-covered club with a flexible handle

2 : a card game in which the object is to be dealt cards having a higher count than the dealer but not exceeding 21

2blackjack verb : to hit with or as if with a blackjack

black light noun : invisible ultraviolet light

black·list noun : a list of persons who are disapproved of and are to be punished or boycotted

— blacklist verb

black·mail noun : extortion by threats esp. of public exposure; also : something so extorted

— blackmail verb

black·mail·er noun : one who blackmails another

black market noun : illicit trade in goods; also : a place where such trade is carried on

Black Mass noun : a travesty of the Christian mass ascribed to worshipers of Satan

Black Muslim noun : a member of a chiefly black group that professes Islamic religious belief

black nationalist noun, often cap B&N : a member of a group of militant blacks who advocate separatism from whites and the formation of self-governing black communities

— black nationalism noun, often cap B&N

black·ness noun : the quality or state of being black

black·out noun 1 : a period of darkness due to electrical power failure

2 : a transitory loss or dulling of vision or consciousness

3 : the prohibition or restriction of the telecasting of a sports event

Synonyms

faint, knockout, swoon—more at FAINT

black out verb : to temporarily lose vision, consciousness, or memory

Synonyms

faint, pass out, swoon—more at FAINT

black pepper noun : a spice that consists of the dried berry of a pepper plant that is ground with the black husk still on

black power noun : the mobilization of the political and economic power of black Americans esp. to compel respect for their rights and improve their condition

black sheep noun : a member of a group who is disreputable or who is not regarded favorably

black·smith noun : a smith who forges iron

— black·smith·ing noun

black–tie adjective : characterized by or requiring semiformal evening clothes consisting of a usu. black tie and tuxedo for men and a formal dress for women

black·thorn noun : a European thorny plum

black·top noun : a dark tarry material (as asphalt) used esp. for surfacing roads

— blacktop verb

black widow noun : a venomous New World spider having the female black with an hourglass-shaped red mark on the underside of the abdomen

blad·der noun : a sac in which liquid or gas is stored; especially : one in a vertebrate into which urine passes from the kidneys

blade noun 1 : a leaf of a plant and esp. of a grass; also : the flat part of a leaf as distinguished from its stalk

2 : something (as the flat part of an oar or an arm of a propeller) resembling the blade of a leaf

3 : the cutting part of an instrument or tool

4 : a weapon (as a cutlass or rapier) with a long blade for cutting or thrusting that is often used as a symbol of honor or authority : SWORD; also : SWORDSMAN

5 : a dashing fellow

6 : the runner of an ice skate

— blad·ed adjective

blain noun : an inflammatory swelling or sore

blam·able adjective : deserving blame

Synonyms

blameworthy, censurable,