Raven - English meaning

adjective

Of the very darkest colour owing to the absence of or complete absorption of light; the opposite of white.

Usage examples:

Black smoke

verb

Belonging to or denoting any human group having dark-coloured skin, especially of african or australian aboriginal ancestry.

Usage examples:

Black adolescents of jamaican descent

noun

Another term for hamburger.

noun

Heavy blackish or very dark brown timber from a mainly tropical tree.

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During victorian times, the use of more exotic timbers like mahogany and ebony became popular, mean…

noun

A very hard, dark-colored wood, used esp. for making furniture

adjective

As dark as ink.

Usage examples:

The cold inky blackness of a mexican cave

adjective

Colored or covered with ink, or having this appearance

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The inky blue of the night sky

noun

A marten with a short tail and dark brown fur, native to japan and siberia and valued for its fur.

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Tradition had it that the island was rich in game (reindeer, polar bears, sables, marten, fish, and…

adjective

Black.

Usage examples:

The sable blackness of her hair

noun

A large african antelope with long curved horns, the male of which has a black coat and the female a russet coat, both having a white belly.

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The 14 species of the game include giraffes, zebras, sables, kudus, elands, impalas, pukus, waterbu…

adjective

Covered with or coloured like soot.

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His olive skin and sooty eyes