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black

 
pronunciation:
blaek
parts of speech:
adjective, noun
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part of speech: adjective
inflections: blacker, blackest
definition 1: When something is black, it means that it has the color of the night sky.
This pen writes with black ink.
antonyms:
white
similar words:
dark
definition 2: When someone drinks black coffee, it means that they drink it without cream or milk.
My mom drinks her coffee black.
synonyms:
dark
similar words:
plain, straight
 
part of speech: noun
definition: Black is the color of the night sky when you can't see the moon and the clouds cover the stars. When there is no light at all, you see only black.
Black is the color of most of my dad's shoes. He has only one pair of shoes that are brown.
 
antonyms:
white
derivations: blackish (adj.), blackness (n.)
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    another name for chalkboard.
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