blackbird
— Noun
– English
~ any bird of the family Icteridae whose male is black or predominantly black
blackboard
— Noun
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~ sheet of slate; for writing with chalk
blackbody
— Noun
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~ a hypothetical object capable of absorbing all the electromagnetic radiation falling on it; "a black body maintained at a constant temperature is a full radiator at that temperature because the radiation reaching and leaving it must be in equilibrium"
blackbuck
— Noun
– English
~ common Indian antelope with a dark back and spiral horns
blackburn
— Noun
– English
~ black-and-white North American wood warbler having an orange-and-black head and throat
blackcap
— Noun
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~ chickadee having a dark crown
blackcap
— Noun
– English
~ small black-headed European gull
blackcap
— Noun
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~ raspberry native to eastern North America having black thimble-shaped fruit
blackcap
— Noun
– English
~ small brownish-grey warbler with a black crown
blackdamp
— Noun
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~ the atmosphere in a mine following an explosion; high in carbon dioxide and incapable of supporting life
blacken
— Verb
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~ burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color; "The cook blackened the chicken breast"; "The fire charred the ceiling above the mantelpiece"; "the flames scorched the ceiling"
blacken
— Verb
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~ make or become black; "The smoke blackened the ceiling"; "The ceiling blackened"
blackened
— Adjective
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~ (of the face) made black especially as with suffused blood; "a face black with fury"
blackened
— Adjective
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~ darkened by smoke; "blackened rafters"
blackening
— Noun
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~ changing to a darker color
blackface
— Noun
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~ the makeup (usually burnt cork) used by a performer in order to imitate a Negro
blackfish
— Noun
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~ female salmon that has recently spawned
blackfish
— Noun
– English
~ large dark-colored food fish of the Atlantic coast of North America
blackfish
— Noun
– English
~ small dark-colored whale of the Atlantic coast of the United States; the largest male acts as pilot or leader for the school