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Black Definition–adjective | 1. | lacking hue and brightness; absorbing light without reflecting any of the rays composing it. | | 2. | characterized by absence of light; enveloped in darkness: a black night. | | 3. | (sometimes initial capital letter ) | a. | pertaining or belonging to any o
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f the various populations characterized by dark skin pigmentation, specifically the dark-skinned peoples of Africa, Oceania, and Australia. | | | 4. | soiled or stained with dirt: That shirt was black within an hour. | | 5. | gloomy; pessimistic; dismal: a black outlook. | | 6. | deliberately; harmful; inexcusable: a black lie. | | 7. | boding ill; sullen or hostile; threatening: black words; black looks. | | 8. | (of coffee or tea) without milk or cream. | | 9. | without any moral quality or goodness; evil; wicked: His black heart has concocted yet another black deed. | | 10. | indicating censure, disgrace, or liability to punishment: a black mark on one's record. | | 11. | marked by disaster or misfortune: black areas of drought; Black Friday. | | 12. | wearing black or dark clothing or armor: the black prince. | | 13. | based on the grotesque, morbid, or unpleasant aspects of life: black comedy; black humor. | | 14. | (of a check mark, flag, etc.) done or written in black to indicate, as on a list, that which is undesirable, sub-standard, potentially dangerous, etc.: Pilots put a black flag next to the ten most dangerous airports. | | 15. | illegal or underground: The black economy pays no taxes. | | 16. | showing a profit; not showing any losses: the first black quarter in two years. | | 17. | deliberately false or intentionally misleading: black propaganda. | | 18. | British. boycotted, as certain goods or products by a trade union. | | 19. | (of steel) in the form in which it comes from the rolling mill or forge; unfinished. | –noun | 20. | the color at one extreme end of the scale of grays, opposite to white, absorbing all light incident upon it. Compare white (def. 19). | | 21. | (sometimes initial capital
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letter) | a. | a member of any of various dark-skinned peoples, esp. those of Africa, Oceania, and Australia. | | | 22. | black clothing, esp. as a sign of mourning: He wore black at the funeral. | | 23. | Chess, Checkers. the dark-colored men or pieces or squares. | | 24. | black pigment: lamp black. | | 26. | a horse or other animal that is entirely black. | –verb (used with object) | 27. | to make black; put black on; blacken. | | 28. | British. to boycott or ban. | | 29. | to polish (shoes, boots, etc.) with blacking. | –verb (used without object) | 30. | to become black; take on a black color; blacken. | –adverb | 31. | (of coffee or tea) served without milk or cream. | —Verb phrase | 32. | black out, | a. | to lose consciousness: He blacked out at the sight of blood. | | b. | to erase, obliterate, or suppress: News reports were blacked out. | | c. | to forget everything relating to a particular event, person, etc.: When it came to his war experiences he blacked out completely. | | d. | Theater. to extinguish all of the stage lights. | | e. | to make or become inoperable: to black out the radio broadcasts from the U.S. | | f. | Military. to obscure by concealing all light in defense against air raids. | | g. | Radio and Television. to impose a broadcast blackout on (an area). | | h. | to withdraw or cancel (a special fare, sale, discount, etc.) for a designated period: The special air fare discount will be blacked out by the airlines over the holiday weekend. | | —Idioms | 33. | black and white, | a. | print or writing: I want that agreement in black and white. | | b. | a monochromatic picture done with black and white only. | | c. | a chocolate soda containing vanilla ice cream. | | | 34. | blac
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Man Definition–noun | 1. | an adult male person, as distinguished from a boy or a woman. | | 2. | a member of the species Homo sapiens or all the members of this species collectively, without regard to sex: prehistoric man. | | 3. | the human individual as representing the species, without reference to sex; the human race; humankind: Man hopes for peace, but prepares for war. | | 4. | a human being; person: to give a man a chance; When the audience smelled the smoke, it was every man for himself. | | 6. | a male lover or sweetheart. | | 7. | a male follower or subordinate: the king's men. He's the boss's number one man. | | 8. | a male employee or representative, esp. of a company or agency: a Secret Service man; a man from the phone company. | | 9. | a male having qualities considered typical of men or appropriately masculine: Be a man. The army will make a man of you. | | 13. | an enthusiast or devotee: I like jazz, but I'm essentially a classics man. | | 14. | Slang. male friend; ally: You're my main man. | | 15. | a term of familiar address to a man; fellow: Now, now, my good man, please calm down. | | 16. | Slang. a term of familiar address to a man or a woman: Hey, man, take it easy. | | 17. | one of the pieces used in playing certain games, as chess or checkers. | | 18. | History/Historical. a liegeman; vassal. | | 19. | Obsolete. manly character or courage. | | 20. | the man, Slang. | a. | a person or group asserting authority or power over another, esp. in a manner experienced as being oppressive, demeaning, or threatening, as an employer, the police, or a dominating racial group. | | b. | a person or group upon whom one is dependent, as the drug supplier for an addict. | Also, the Man. | –verb (used with object) | 21. | to furnish with men, as for service or defense. | | 22. | to take one's place for service, as at a gun or post: to man the ramparts. | | 23. | to strengthen, fortify, or brace; steel: to man oneself for the dangers ahead. | | 24. | Falconry. to accustom (a hawk) to the presence of men. | –interjection | 25. | Slang. an expression of surprise, enthusiasm, dismay, or other strong feeling: Man, what a ball game! | —Idioms | 26. | as one man, in complete agreement or accord; unanimously: They arose as one man to protest the verdict. | | 27. | be one's own man, | a. | to be free from restrictions, control, or dictatorial influence; be independent: Now that he has a business he is his own man. | | b. | to be in complete command of one's faculties: After a refreshing nap he was again his own man. | | | 28. | man and boy, ever since childhood: He's been working that farm, man and boy, for more than 50 years. | | 29. | man's man, a man who exemplifies masculine qualities. | | 30. | to a man, with no exception; everyone; all: To a man, the members of the team did their best. | |
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Magazine Definition–noun | 1. | a publication that is issued periodically, usually bound in a paper cover, and typically contains essays, stories, poems, etc., by many writers, and often photographs and drawings, frequently specializing in a particular subject or area, as hobbies, news, or sports. | | 2. | a room or place for keeping gunpowder and other explosives, as in a fort or on a warship. | <
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| 4. | a metal receptacle for a number of cartridges, inserted into certain types of automatic weapons and when empty removed and replaced by a full receptacle in order to continue firing. | | 5. | Also called magazine show. Radio and Television. | a. | Also called newsmagazine. a regularly scheduled news program consisting of several short segments in which various subjects of current interest are examined, usually in greater detail than on a regular newscast. | | b. | a program with a varied format that combines interviews, commentary, entertainment, etc. | | | 8. | a supply chamber, as in a stove. | | 9. | a storehouse; warehouse. | | 10. | a collection of war munitions. | |
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It is time to play a Wild Card! Every now and then, a book that I have chosen to read is going to pop up as a FIRST Wild Card Tour. Get dealt into the game! (Just click the button!) Wild Card Tours feature an author and his/her book's FIRST chapter!You never know when I might play a wild card on you!Today's Wild Card author is: Tosca Leeand the book: Havah: The Story of Eve NavPress Publishing Group (October 10, 2008)ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Tosca Lee is the author of the critically acclaimed Demon: A
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It is time to play a Wild Card! Every now and then, a book that I have chosen to read is going to pop up as a FIRST Wild Card Tour. Get dealt into the game! (Just click the button!) Wild Card Tours feature an author and his/her book's FIRST chapter!You never know when I might play a wild card on you!Today's Wild Card author is: Tosca Leeand the book: Havah: The Story of Eve NavPress Publishing Group (October 10, 2008)ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Tosca Lee is the author of the critically acclaimed Demon: A Top 10 2008 sexy celebrites
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