{
    "term": "black",
    "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "having the very darkest colour, like coal or the sky at night",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a shiny black car"
                },
                {
                    "text": "black storm clouds"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She had curly black hair and hazel eyes."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Colours and Shapes"],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["very", "all", "completely"],
                "adjective": ["deep", "jet", "pitch"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "without light; completely dark",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a black night"
                },
                {
                    "text": "My head banged on a rock and everything went black."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The wind and rain intensified the black darkness outside."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Through the black night came the sound of thunder."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["very", "all", "completely"],
                "adjective": ["deep", "jet", "pitch"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "belonging to a group of people who have dark skin, especially people who come from or whose ancestors came from Africa; connected with black people",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The film is set in a historically black community."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a discussion of what it means to be Black and British"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a Black woman writer"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He's seen as a role model for young Black men."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["People in society"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "without milk",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Two black coffees, please."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 5,
            "definition": "very dirty; covered with dirt",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "chimneys black with smoke"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Go and wash your hands; they're absolutely black!"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 6,
            "definition": "full of anger or hate",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She's been in a really black mood all day."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Rory shot her a black look."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 7,
            "definition": "without hope; very depressing",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The future looks pretty black."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It's been another black day for the north-east with the announcement of further job losses."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 8,
            "definition": "evil or immoral",
            "labels": "(literary)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "black deeds/lies"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 9,
            "definition": "dealing with unpleasant or terrible things, such as murder, in a humorous way",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "‘Good place to bury the bodies,’ she joked with **black humour**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The play is a **black comedy**."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "(to hit somebody until they are) covered with bruises (= blue, brown or purple marks on the body)",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "used to say that you should not criticize somebody for a fault that you have yourself",
            "labels": "(saying, informal)",
            "examples": []
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/blæk/",
                "audio": "bl/black/black__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/blæk/",
                "audio": "bl/black/black__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Old English blæc, of Germanic origin."
}