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  • 71black — n. profit 1) in the black (to operate in the black) sign of mourning 2) to wear black 3) jet black * * * [blæk] [ sign of mourning ] to wear black jet black [ profit ] in the black (to operate in the black) …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 72black —    ♦ blackball, v.t. vote against, especially by placing a black ball in the ballot box; reject for membership; exile.    ♦ blackcock, n. male of black grouse.    ♦ black fellow,   n. Australian aborigine.    ♦ blackjack, n. leather wine… …

    Dictionary of difficult words

  • 73Black — This very old and famous surname, equally popular in Scotland and England, has at least two possible origins, the first being a nickname given by the invading Angles and Saxons to the native Celts and Britons who were darker haired and darker… …

    Surnames reference

  • 74black — adjective 1) a black horse Syn: dark, pitch black, jet black, ebony, inky 2) the blackest day of the war Syn: tragic, dark, disastrous, calamitous, catastrophic, cataclysmic …

    Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

  • 75black —   1. Color. Ele ele, ele, pō ele, pā ele, ene ene; uliuli (sometimes pejorative); hiwa, hiwa pa a (usually desirable); ele hiwa, elekū (all black); pano, hākuma, ho okokōhi, polohiwa (as clouds).    ♦ Grayish black, eleuli.   ♦ Blue black, ele ī …

    English-Hawaiian dictionary

  • 76black — adj., noun ADVERB ▪ very ▪ The sky looks very black. ▪ all, completely, entirely ▪ His hands were all black from messing with the car …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 77black —  1. Mistake. Usu. put up a black Make an error.  2. Negro. Also the blacks (not polite).  3. in the black In credit (of bank account, etc.).  4. in black and white In writing.  5. black mark Sign of disapproval. (Slightly facet.)    ♣ You ll get… …

    A concise dictionary of English slang

  • 78black — See: BLACK AND WHITE, IN THE BLACK, LOOK BLACK, POT CALLS THE KETTLE BLACK …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 79black — See: BLACK AND WHITE, IN THE BLACK, LOOK BLACK, POT CALLS THE KETTLE BLACK …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 80black — See: black and white, in the black, look black, pot calls the kettle black …

    Словарь американских идиом