A blanket made of a plastic material covered with a reflective metal agent; designed to reduce heat loss from a person's body following trauma, or used on the exterior of a spacecraft for thermal control.

(obsolete) A blackish matter, resembling coffee grounds and due to hæmorrhage, vomited in severer cases of yellow fever; also, the disease of yellow fever itself.

Any of various breeds of dog having black and tan colouring. / (US slang, now historical) A bar, nightclub etc. which had both black and white customers, especially one that featured black entertainers.

A small passerine bird, Phoenicurus ochruros, from south and central Europe

Moderately formal; usually requiring a dinner jacket (tuxedo) for men.

(astronomy) Any black hole with a mass from 10⁵ to 10¹⁰ times that of the Sun.

(anatomy, usually of fish) A gas-filled sac within the bodies of most fish that variously acts as a float, lung, sound-producing organ or an aid to hearing.

A simple form of gunpowder, consisting of a mixture of saltpetre, charcoal, and sulfur.

A wireless handheld device, a cross between a cellphone and a mobile email appliance and Internet-capable PDA, marketed by BlackBerry Limited.

To send a text message or e-mail with a BlackBerry device.