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| black hole |
| 1. n. A gravitationally domineering celestial body with an event horizon from which even light cannot escape; the most dense material in the universe, condensed into a singularity, usually formed by a colla |
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| 2. n. (figuratively) A void into which things disappear and/or from which nothing emerges. |
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| 3. n. A sphere of influence into which or from which communication or similar activity is precluded. |
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| 4. n. An entity which consumes time or resources without demonstrable utility. |
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| 5. n. A dungeon or dark cell in a prison; a military lock-up or guardroom. |
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| 6. n. (Internet, programming) alternative spelling of blackhole |
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| Analysis |
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| Black |
| 1. adj. alternative case form of black (of or relating to any of various ethnic groups having dark pigmentation of the skin) |
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| 2. adj. (of an object) Absorbing all light and reflecting none; dark and hueless. |
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| 3. adj. (of a place, etc) Without light. |
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| 4. adj. (sometimes capitalized) Of or relating to any of various ethnic groups having dark pigmentation of the skin. |
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| 5. adj. (chiefly historical) Designated for use by those ethnic groups which have dark pigmentation of the skin. |
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| hole |
| 1. n. A hollow place or cavity; an excavation; a pit; an opening in or through a solid body, a fabric, etc.; a perforation; a rent; a fissure. |
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| There’s a hole in my shoe. Her stocking has a hole in it. |
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| 2. n. An opening in a solid. |
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| There’s a hole in my bucket. |
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| 3. n. In games.: |
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| hele |
| 1. v. obsolete form of heal |
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| 2. v. (transitive, now chiefly dialectal) To hide or conceal; keep secret; cover. |
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| 3. v. (transitive, now chiefly dialectal) To cover with or in (slates, tiles, etc.); roof. |
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| 4. v. (intransitive, now chiefly dialectal) To practise concealment; keep a secret; keep silence. |
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