Helen Fenton

Blab: Definition and part of speech

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Blab

  1. n. One who blabs; a babbler; a telltale.
  2. v. To utter or tell unnecessarily, or in a thoughtless manner; to publish (secrets or trifles) without reserve or discretion.
  3. v. i. To talk thoughtlessly or without discretion; to tattle; to tell tales.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Black: Definition and part of speech

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Black

  1. n. A stain; a spot; a smooch.
  2. a. Destitute of light, or incapable of reflecting it; of the color of soot or coal; of the darkest or a very dark color, the opposite of white; characterized by such a color; as, black cloth; black hair or eyes.
  3. a. In a less literal sense: Enveloped or shrouded in darkness; very dark or gloomy; as, a black night; the heavens black with clouds.
  4. a. Fig.: Dismal, gloomy, or forbidding, like darkness; destitute of moral light or goodness; atrociously wicked; cruel; mournful; calamitous; horrible.
  5. a. Expressing menace, or discontent; threatening; sullen; foreboding; as, to regard one with black looks.
  6. adv. Sullenly; threateningly; maliciously; so as to produce blackness.
  7. n. That which is destitute of light or whiteness; the darkest color, or rather a destitution of all color; as, a cloth has a good black.
  8. n. A black pigment or dye.
  9. n. A negro; a person whose skin is of a black color, or shaded with black; esp. a member or descendant of certain African races.
  10. n. A black garment or dress; as, she wears black
  11. 1n. 1 A stain; a spot; a smooch.
  12. 1a. 1 Destitute of light, or incapable of reflecting it; of the color of soot or coal; of the darkest or a very dark color, the opposite of white; characterized by such a color; as, black cloth; black hair or eyes.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Blacking: Definition and part of speech

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Blacking

  1. p. pr. & vb. n. of Black
  2. n. Any preparation for making things black; esp. one for giving a black luster to boots and shoes, or to stoves.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Blackball: Definition and part of speech

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Blackball

  1. n. A ball of black color, esp. one used as a negative in voting; — in this sense usually two words.
  2. n. A composition for blacking shoes, boots, etc.; also, one for taking impressions of engraved work.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.