blackdamp
— Noun
– English
～ 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
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～ large dark-colored food fish of the Atlantic coast of North America
blackfish
— Noun
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～ small dark-colored whale of the Atlantic coast of the United States; the largest male acts as pilot or leader for the school
blackfly
— Noun
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～ blackish aphid that infests e.g. beans and sugar beets
blackfly
— Noun
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～ small blackish stout-bodied biting fly having aquatic larvae; sucks the blood of birds as well as humans and other mammals
blackfoot
— Noun
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～ a member of a warlike group of Algonquians living in the northwestern plains
Blackfoot
— Noun
– English
～ any of the Algonquian languages spoken by the Blackfoot
Blackfriar
— Noun
– English
～ a Roman Catholic friar wearing the black mantle of the Dominican order