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- black guillemot/ˌblæk ˈɡɪl.ɪ.mɒt/A medium-sized seabird of the auk family, with black plumage and distinctive white wing patches in summer, found in northern coastal regions.nounLow (Specialist/Biology)
- black hand/ˌblæk ˈhænd/A secret criminal organization, historically associated with extortion and violence, particularly among immigrant communities in early 20th-century America.nounLow
- black hat/ˌblæk ˈhæt/A hacker who engages in malicious or illegal activities for personal gain, to cause damage, or to commit a crime.nounC1
- black haw/ˌblæk ˈhɔː/A North American shrub or small tree (genus Viburnum), particularly Viburnum prunifolium, known for its clusters of white flowers, blackish fruit, and medicinal bark.nounLow
- black hawk/ˌblæk ˈhɔːk/A common name for several large birds of prey in the genus Buteogallus, characterised by dark plumage, found in the Americas.nounLow to Medium (depends on context)
- black hawk war/ˌblæk hɔːk ˈwɔː/A conflict that occurred in 1832 in the Midwestern United States, primarily between the United States and Native American forces led by the Sauk leader Black Hawk.nounLow
- black heat/blæk hiːt/A state where a substance is extremely hot but does not emit visible light.nounLow
- black heroin/blæk ˈhɛr.əʊ.ɪn/A specific, often very pure and potent, type of heroin originating from or associated with certain regions, historically a sticky, dark-colored form from Southeast Asia.nounLow
- black hills/ˌblæk ˈhɪlz/A small, isolated mountain range located primarily in South Dakota and Wyoming, United States.plural-nounLow-medium (common as a geographical/cultural reference in US and certain global contexts, but not in daily general vocabulary).
- black hole/ˌblæk ˈhəʊl/A region in space where gravity is so strong that nothing, not even light, can escape from it.nounC1
- black hole of calcutta/ˌblæk ˌhəʊl əv kælˈkʌtə/The original, historical meaning refers to a small, hot, and overcrowded dungeon in Fort William, Calcutta (now Kolkata), where, in 1756, many British prisoners of war died overnight after being locked inside by the Nawab of Bengal.nounLow
- black horehound/ˌblæk ˈhɔː.haʊnd/A strong-smelling, downy perennial herb (Ballota nigra) of the mint family, native to Eurasia, with wrinkled leaves and whorls of small purplish flowers.nounRare/Technical
- black house/ˌblæk ˈhaʊs/Historically, a traditional stone-built dwelling, often with a thatched or turf roof, native to the Scottish Highlands and Ireland.nounC2
- black huckleberry/ˌblæk ˈhʌk.əl.bər.i/A specific species of small, edible, dark blue to black fruit-bearing shrub native to North America (Gaylussacia baccata).nounLow
- black humor/ˌblæk ˈhjuː.mə/A form of comedy or comic writing that makes light of or jokes about serious, disturbing, or tragic subjects such as death, suffering, or disaster.nounC1
- black hydrogen/ˌblæk ˈhaɪ.drə.dʒən/A term referring to hydrogen produced from fossil fuels, primarily coal, using processes like gasification, without carbon capture. It is considered the most carbon-intensive method of hydrogen production.nounC1/C2
- black ice/ˌblæk ˈaɪs/A thin, transparent layer of ice on a road or pavement, difficult to see because it blends with the underlying surface.nounMedium
- black iris, the/ˌblæk ˈaɪ.rɪs/The common name for a specific flowering plant, Iris chrysographes, known for its very dark purple, almost black, petals.nounLow
- black isle/ˌblæk ˈaɪl/A geographical proper noun referring to a peninsula in the Highlands of Scotland.nounVery Low
- black japan/ˌblæk dʒəˈpæn/A durable black varnish or lacquer, historically applied to metal objects for decoration and corrosion protection.nounC2 / Extremely Rare
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