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Definition: Black Book |
Black BookNoun1. A list of people who are out of favor. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
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Literature | Black Book A book exposing abuses in Church and State, which furnished much material for political reform in the early part of the present century. (See Black Books .) Amherst speaks of the Proctor's black book, and tells us that no one can proceed to a degree whose name is found there. (1726.) It also appears that each regiment keeps a black book or record of ill-behaviour. Black Book of the Admiralty. An old navy code, said to have been compiled in the reign of Edward III. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
Slang in 1811 | BLACK BOOK. He is down in the black book, i.e. has a stain in his character. A black book is keep in most regiments, wherein the names of all persons sentenced to punishment are recorded. Source: 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue. |
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Synonyms: Black BookSynonyms: blacklist (n), shitlist (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Accusation | Brand with reproach; stigmatize, slur; cast a stone at, cast a slur on; incriminate, criminate; inculpate, implicate; call to account; (censure); take to blame, take to task; put in the black book. |
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Crosswords: Black Book |
| Specialty definitions using "black book": Birchin Lane ♦ Cry Havock! ♦ Liber Niger. (references) |
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Lyrics | I got style, finesse, and a little black book ("Rapper's Delight"; performing artist: Sugarhill Gang) | |
Movie/TV Titles | The Black Book (1929) | |
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Civil Liberties | Chile | Her once-banned book, "The Black Book of Chilean Justice," was allowed to circulate freely and confiscated copies were returned to the publisher and bookstores. (references) |
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Expressions using "black book": Black Book of the Admiralty ♦ put in the black book. Additional references. | |
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| Language | Translations for "black book"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Hungarian | feketelista (black list, blacklist), feketekönyv. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | ackblay ookbay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | lista negra (black list). (various references) | |
Spanish | lista negra (black list). (various references) | |
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Misspellings | |
"Black Book" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: black bok. (additional references) | |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-b-b-c-k-k-l-o-o" | |
-3 letters: babool. | |
-4 letters: baboo, black, block, cabob, cloak, kabob. | |
-5 letters: back, balk, blab, blob, bloc, bock, bola, bolo, boob, book, calk, calo, coal, cobb, cola, cook, cool, kobo, kola, kolo, kook, lack, lobo, loca, lock, loco, look, obol. | |
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