Words Containing: E,B,A,C,K

• being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light

• of or belonging to a racial group especially of sub-Saharan African origin

• the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white)

• British chemist who identified carbon dioxide and who formulated the concepts of specific heat and latent heat (1728-1799)

• popular child actress of the 1930's (born in 1928)

• total absence of light

• (board games) the darker pieces

• a person with African ancestry, "Negro" and "Negroid" are archaic and pejorative today

• black clothing (worn as a sign of mourning)

• marked by anger or resentment or hostility

• offering little or no hope

• stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable

• (of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin

• (of the face) made black especially as with suffused blood

• extremely dark

• harshly ironic or sinister

• (of intelligence operations) deliberately misleading

• distributed or sold illicitly

• (used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame

• (of coffee) without cream or sugar

• soiled with dirt or soot

• make or become black

• a disease of plants characterized by the gradual dying of the young shoots starting at the tips and progressing to the larger branches

• having a back or backing, usually of a specified type

• used of film that is coated on the side opposite the emulsion with a substance to absorb light

• an unfortunate happening that hinders or impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating

• a category falling within certain defined limits

• either of two punctuation marks (`<' or `>') used in computer programming and sometimes used to enclose textual material

• either of two punctuation marks ([ or ]) used to enclose textual material

• a support projecting from a wall (as to hold a shelf)

• support with brackets

• place into brackets

• classify or group

• make or become black

• burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color

• fern of southeastern Asia; not hardy in cold temperate regions

• large coarse fern often several feet high; essentially weed ferns; cosmopolitan