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blacks

The correct spelling is blacks.

How to pronounce blacks

noun

IPA: /blæks/

Say it like: Bla-ks

The correct spelling is blacks. The colour/color perceived in the absence of light, but also when no light is reflected, but rather absorbed. For example: "At this point black makes a disastrous move."

Usage Examples

At this point black makes a disastrous move.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.The colour/color perceived in the absence of light, but also when no light is reflected, but rather absorbed.
  2. 2.A black dye or pigment.
  3. 3.A pen, pencil, crayon, etc., made of black pigment.
  4. 4.(in the plural) Black cloth hung up at funerals.
  5. 5.(sometimes capitalised) A person of African, Aborigine, or Maori descent; a dark-skinned person.

verb

  1. 1.To make black; to blacken.
  2. 2.To apply blacking to (something).
  3. 3.To boycott, usually as part of an industrial dispute.

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