(colloquial, of a person) Having obvious bruises of the skin, typically from falling or being hit or punched.

A place of punitive confinement; a lockup or cell; a military guardroom.

(transitive, Internet) To redirect (network traffic, etc.) nowhere; to discard (incoming traffic).

An American vulture species, Coragyps atratus, with black plumage. / A north African and Eurasian vulture species, Aegypius monachus.

A large, black bird with a lyre-shaped tail, Lyrurus tetrix (syn. Tetrao tetrix).

(rare) Of or pertaining to employment in the black market; that is, to engagement in illicit trade or distribution of untaxed goods and services.

A smooth, barely visible, and dangerously slippery film of ice, usually over a dark surface, such as rock or pavement.

Magic derived from evil forces, as distinct from good or benign forces; or magic performed with the intention of doing harm.

(geography) An inland sea bound by Southeastern Europe in the west, Eastern Europe in the north and northeast, and Turkey in the south.

(astronomy) A hypothesized white dwarf that has cooled down and no longer emits visible light.