BLACKS vs BLACKEN: NOUN
- Black clothing (worn as a sign of mourning)
- Plural form of black.
- A kind of ink in used in copperplate printing, prepared from the charred husks of the grape and the residue of the wine press.
- Black garments, etc.
- Total absence of light
- British chemist who identified carbon dioxide and who formulated the concepts of specific heat and latent heat (1728-1799)
- Popular child actress of the 1930's (born 1927)
- A person with dark skin who comes from Africa (or whose ancestors came from Africa)
- The quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white)
- (board games) the darker pieces
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BLACKS vs BLACKEN: ADJECTIVE
- Extremely dark
- Being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
- (of the face) made black especially as with suffused blood
- Soiled with dirt or soot
- Dressed in black
- (of coffee) without cream or sugar
- (of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin
- Stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable
- Distributed or sold illicitly
- Marked by anger or resentment or hostility
- Harshly ironic or sinister
- Of or belonging to a racial group having dark skin especially of sub-Saharan African origin
- Offering little or no hope
- (used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame
- (of intelligence operations) deliberately misleading
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BLACKS vs BLACKEN: VERB
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- Make or become black
- Burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color
- To make dirty.
- To defame or sully.
- To cook (meat or fish) by coating with pepper, etc., and quickly searing in a hot pan.
- To become black.
BLACKS vs BLACKEN: INTRANSITIVE VERB
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- To coat (fish or meat, for example) with pepper and other spices and then quickly sear in a very hot skillet, thereby producing meat that is black on the outside but tender on the inside.
- To sully or defame.
- To make black.
- To become dark or black.
BLACKS vs BLACKEN: TRANSITIVE VERB
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- To make or render black.
- To make dark; to darken; to cloud.
- To defame; to sully, as reputation; to make infamous.
BLACKS vs BLACKEN: OTHER WORD TYPES
- (noun plural) Soot flying in the air.
- (noun plural) Black garments, etc. See Black, n., 4.
- (noun plural) The name of a kind of in used in copperplate printing, prepared from the charred husks of the grape, and residue of the wine press.
- In founding, to coat (the face of a mold) with graphite, or any mixture used for the purpose, in order to create a surface which will gasify under the heat of the molten metal.
- Figuratively, to sully; make infamous; defame; cause to appear immoral or vile: as, vice blackens the character.
- To make black; darken.
- To grow black or dark.
BLACKS vs BLACKEN: RELATED WORDS
- Evil, Angry, Opprobrious, Dim, Dirty, Colorful, Blackened, Clothed, Achromatic, Achromatic, Clad, Negroid, Dark, Negro, Colored
- Discolour, Disfigure, Tarnish, Darken, Besmirch, Demonise, Tar, Undermine, Defame, Denigrate, Nigrify, Melanize, Black, Char, Scorch
BLACKS vs BLACKEN: DESCRIBE WORDS
- Evil, Angry, Opprobrious, Dim, Dirty, Colorful, Blackened, Clothed, Achromatic, Achromatic, Clad, Negroid, Dark, Negro, Colored
- Discredit, Malign, Burnish, Singe, Discolour, Disfigure, Tarnish, Darken, Besmirch, Tar, Undermine, Denigrate, Black, Char, Scorch
BLACKS vs BLACKEN: SENTENCE EXAMPLES
- Altogether, it is noticeable that blacks who killed whites are condemned to death more often than whites who killed blacks.
- They claim that more crimes are committed by blacks than by whites, therefore more blacks get executed.
- He added that free blacks were a bad influence on enslaved blacks, as well as on whites.
- Whites can only avoid coresidence with Blacks if mechanisms exist to keep Blacks out of neighborhoods to which they might otherwise be attracted.
- The labor force of both whites and blacks was augmented by industrial expansion, though whites were more likely to be hired than blacks.
- The difference in the discrimination suffered chiefly by blacks provides a principled basis for differentiating between whites and blacks.
- Ironically, this belief was furthered by the fact that many blacks had pushed for black teachers to teach at blacks schools.
- One of these is the notion that blacks can have an effective ministry only with other blacks.
- And by the way, blacks were often willing to exploit other blacks.
- Existing black marriages were recognized, blacks could testify in court cases involving other blacks, and blacks could own certain kinds of property.
- Even the jokes about such a comic could blacken your eyes with their obviousness.
- Typically two males in breeding conditionwill blacken their beards and perform headbobbing behaviours.
- Do not blacken your fame, and perish in tax deductions home business dishonor.
- Why should he labour, and bring fresh grief to blacken his years?
- May Allah blacken your face and curse you Abu Bakr lovers.
- Students should read each question carefully and blacken the appropriate box.
- With excess of current the pieces become gray, and blacken.
- SYN: Asperse, defame, calumniate, vilify, abuse, scandalize, traduce, belittle, blacken.
- Do NOT let them burn or blacken all over!
- You can blacken my name to the King.
BLACKS vs BLACKEN: QUESTIONS
- Do blacks get preferential treatment in the workplace?
- Which Party historically supported equal rights for blacks?
- Why were free blacks barred from abolitionist societies?
- Should the All Blacks share revenue with opponents?
- Do whites or Blacks see discrimination more widespread?
- Does society still want to discriminate against blacks?
- Is the Conservative movement behind Blacks in America?
- How did Reverse redlining affect working-class blacks?
- What happened to Southern blacks after Reconstruction?
- Why are the New Zealand All Blacks called the All Blacks?
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