A practice such as witchcraft, sorcery, necromancy, or black magic. / (figuratively, by extension) A process that is mysterious or difficult to master.

(Australia, New Zealand) A small cup or glass of espresso coffee.

A bean plant with black seeds. / A dried seed of a black bean plant. / A dried black seed of certain varieties of the common bean, Phaseolus vulgaris. / A fermented soybean, used in Asian cooking.

(transitive) To censor or cover up by writing over with black ink. / (transitive, figuratively) To censor or cover up. / (intransitive) To lose consciousness; to suffer a blackout.

(Australia, New Zealand) A regular-sized cup of espresso coffee without milk, being a diluted version of a short black.

Of an intensely black colour, like that of coal.

A black colour, like that of coal; charcoal.

a purplish black colour.

of a purplish black colour.

One of the four humours of ancient and mediaeval physiology, that was believed to be secreted by the kidneys and spleen and to cause melancholy and sadness when present in excess.