"black" as noun
1 - The colour/color perceived in the absence of light, but also when no light is reflected, but rather absorbed.
2 - A black dye or pigment.
3 - A pen, pencil, crayon, etc., made of black pigment.
"black" as verb
1 - To make black; to blacken.
2 - To apply blacking to (something).
3 - To boycott, usually as part of an industrial dispute.
"black" as adjective
1 - (of an object) Absorbing all light and reflecting none; dark and hueless.
2 - (of a place, etc) Without light.
3 - (sometimes capitalized) Of or relating to any of various ethnic groups having dark pigmentation of the skin.
