The difference between Black and White

Black as an adjective (of an object):

Absorbing all light and reflecting none; dark and hueless.

Black as an adjective (of a place, etc):

Without light.

Black as an adjective (sometimes [[capitalized]]):

Of or relating to any of various ethnic groups having dark pigmentation of the skin.

Black as an adjective (chiefly, historical):

Designated for use by those ethnic groups which have dark pigmentation of the skin.

Black as an adjective (card games, of a card):

Of the spades or clubs suits. Compare

Black as an adjective:

Bad; evil; ill-omened.

Black as an adjective:

Expressing menace, or discontent; threatening; sullen.

Black as an adjective:

Illegitimate, illegal or disgraced.

Black as an adjective (Ireland, informal):

Overcrowded.

Black as an adjective (of [[coffee]] or [[tea]]):

Without any cream, milk or creamer.

Black as an adjective (board games, chess):

Of or relating to the playing pieces of a board game deemed to belong to the "black" set (in chess the set used by the player who moves second) .

Black as an adjective (typography):

Said of a symbol or character that is solid, filled with color. Compare .

Black as an adjective (politics):

Related to the of Germany.

Black as an adjective:

Relating to an initiative whose existence or exact nature must remain withheld from the general public.

Black as an adjective (Ireland, now, pejorative):

Protestant, often with the implication of being militantly pro-British or anti-Catholic

Black as an adjective:

Black as a noun (countable, and, uncountable):

The colour/color perceived in the absence of light, but also when no light is reflected, but rather absorbed.

Black as a noun (countable, and, uncountable):

A black dye or pigment.

Black as a noun (countable):

A pen, pencil, crayon, etc., made of black pigment.

Black as a noun (in the plural):

Black cloth hung up at funerals.

Black as a noun (sometimes capitalised, countable):

A person of African, Aborigine, or Maori descent; a dark-skinned person.

Black as a noun (billiards, snooker, pool, countable):

The black ball.

Black as a noun (baseball, countable):

The edge of home plate.

Black as a noun (British, countable):

A type of firecracker that is really more dark brown in colour.

Black as a noun (informal, countable):

Blackcurrant syrup (in mixed drinks, e.g. snakebite and black, cider and black).

Black as a noun (in chess and similar games, countable):

The person playing with the black set of pieces.

Black as a noun (countable):

Part of a thing which is distinguished from the rest by being black.

Black as a noun (obsolete, countable):

A stain; a spot.

Black as a noun:

A dark smut fungus, harmful to wheat.

Black as a verb:

To make black, to blacken.

Black as a verb:

To apply blacking to something.

Black as a verb (British):

To boycott something or someone, usually as part of an industrial dispute.

White as an adjective:

Bright and colourless; reflecting equal quantities of all frequencies of visible light.

White as an adjective (sometimes [[capitalized]]):

Of or relating to Caucasians, people of European descent with light-coloured skin.

White as an adjective (chiefly, historical):

Designated for use by Caucasians.

White as an adjective:

Relatively light or pale in colour.

White as an adjective:

Pale or pallid, as from fear, illness, etc.

White as an adjective (of a, person, or, skin):

Lacking coloration (tan) from ultraviolet light; not tanned.

White as an adjective (of [[coffee]] or [[tea]]):

Containing cream, milk, or creamer.

White as an adjective (board games, chess):

The standard denomination of the playing pieces of a board game deemed to belong to the white set, no matter what the actual colour.

White as an adjective:

Pertaining to an ecclesiastical order whose adherents dress in white habits; Cistercian.

White as an adjective:

Honourable, fair; decent.

White as an adjective:

Grey, as from old age; having silvery hair; hoary.

White as an adjective (archaic):

Characterized by freedom from that which disturbs, and the like; fortunate; happy; favourable.

White as an adjective (obsolete):

Regarded with especial favour; favourite; darling.

White as an adjective (politics):

Pertaining to constitutional or anti-revolutionary political parties or movements.

White as an adjective (of tea):

Made from immature leaves and shoots.

White as an adjective (typography):

Not containing characters; see white space.

White as an adjective (typography):

Said of a symbol or character outline, not solid, not filled with color. Compare .

White as an adjective:

Characterised by the presence of snow.

White as a noun:

The color/colour of snow or milk; the colour of light containing equal amounts of all visible wavelengths.

White as a noun:

A person of European descent with light-coloured skin.

White as a noun:

The albumen of bird eggs (egg white).

White as a noun (anatomy):

The sclera, white of the eye.

White as a noun:

Any butterfly of the Pieris genus.

White as a noun (sports, billiards, snooker, pool):

The cue ball in cue games.

White as a noun (countable, and, uncountable):

White wine.

White as a noun (slang, US):

Cocaine

White as a noun (archery):

The central part of the butt, which was formerly painted white; the centre of a mark at which a missile is shot.

White as a noun:

The snow- or ice-covered "green" in snow golf.

White as a noun:

A white pigment.

White as a noun (countable):

Anything that is of the color white.

White as a noun:

The enclosed part of a letter of the alphabet, especially when handwritten.

White as a verb (transitive):

To make white; to whiten; to bleach.