raza negra

Phonetic: "/blak/"

Part Of Speech: noun

Definition: The colour/color perceived in the absence of light, but also when no light is reflected, but rather absorbed.

Definition: A black dye or pigment.

Definition: A pen, pencil, crayon, etc., made of black pigment.

Definition: (in the plural) Black cloth hung up at funerals.

Definition: (sometimes capitalised) A person of African, Aborigine, or Maori descent; a dark-skinned person.

Definition: Blackness, the condition of having dark skin.

Definition: The black ball.

Definition: The edge of home plate.

Definition: A type of firecracker that is really more dark brown in colour.

Definition: Blackcurrant syrup (in mixed drinks, e.g. snakebite and black, cider and black).

Definition: (in chess and similar games) The person playing with the black set of pieces.

Example: At this point black makes a disastrous move.

Definition: Something, or a part of a thing, which is black.

Definition: A stain; a spot.

Definition: A dark smut fungus, harmful to wheat.

Definition: Marijuana.

Phonetic: "/blak/"

Part Of Speech: verb

Definition: To make black; to blacken.

Definition: To apply blacking to (something).

Definition: To boycott, usually as part of an industrial dispute.

Phonetic: "/blak/"

Part Of Speech: adjective

Definition: (of an object) Absorbing all light and reflecting none; dark and hueless.

Definition: (of a place, etc) Without light.

Definition: (sometimes capitalized) Of or relating to any of various ethnic groups having dark pigmentation of the skin.

Definition: Designated for use by those ethnic groups which have dark pigmentation of the skin.

Example: black drinking fountain; black hospital

Definition: (of a card) Of the spades or clubs suits. Compare red

Example: I was dealt two red queens, and he got one of the black queens.

Definition: Bad; evil; ill-omened.

Definition: Expressing menace, or discontent; threatening; sullen.

Example: He shot her a black look.

Definition: (of objects, markets, etc) Illegitimate, illegal or disgraced.

Definition: Overcrowded.

Definition: (of coffee or tea) Without any cream, milk or creamer.

Example: Jim drinks his coffee black, but Ellen prefers it with creamer.

Definition: Of or relating to the playing pieces of a board game deemed to belong to the "black" set (in chess the set used by the player who moves second) (often regardless of the pieces' actual colour).

Definition: Said of a symbol or character that is solid, filled with color. Compare white.

Definition: Related to the Christian Democratic Union of Germany.

Example: After the election, the parties united in a black-yellow alliance.

Definition: Clandestine; relating to a political, military, or espionage operation or site, the existence or details of which is withheld from the general public.

Example: 5 percent of the Defense Department funding will go to black projects.

Definition: Occult; relating to something (such as mystical or magical knowledge) which is unknown to or kept secret from the general public.

Definition: Protestant, often with the implication of being militantly pro-British or anti-Catholic

Definition: Having one or more features (hair, fur, armour, clothes, bark, etc) that is dark (or black); in taxonomy, especially: dark in comparison to another species with the same base name.

Definition: Foul; dirty.

Phonetic: "/ɹeɪs/"

Part Of Speech: noun

Definition: A contest between people, animals, vehicles, etc. where the goal is to be the first to reach some objective. Example: Several horses run in a horse race, and the first one to reach the finishing post wins

Example: The race around the park was won by Johnny, who ran faster than the others.

Definition: Swift progress; rapid motion; an instance of moving or driving at high speed.

Definition: A race condition.

Definition: A progressive movement toward a goal.

Example: the race to cure cancer

Definition: A fast-moving current of water, such as that which powers a mill wheel.

Definition: A water channel, esp. one built to lead water to or from a point where it is utilised.

Definition: Competitive action of any kind, especially when prolonged; hence, career; course of life.

Definition: The bushings of a rolling element bearing which contacts the rolling elements.

Phonetic: "/ɹeɪs/"

Part Of Speech: verb

Definition: To take part in a race (in the sense of a contest).

Example: The drivers were racing around the track.

Definition: To compete against in such a race.

Example: I raced him to the car, but he was there first, so he got to ride shotgun.

Definition: To move or drive at high speed; to hurry or speed.

Example: As soon as it was time to go home, he raced for the door.

Definition: Of a motor, to run rapidly when not engaged to a transmission.