Words Starting With BL
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| black | 1. the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white) 2. total absence of light More Definitions → |
| blog | 1. a shared on-line journal where people can post diary entries about their personal experiences and hobbies 2. read, write, or edit a shared on-line journal More Definitions → |
| blue | 1. blue color or pigment; resembling the color of the clear sky in the daytime 2. blue clothing More Definitions → |
| blood | 1. smear with blood, as in a hunting initiation rite, where the face of a person is smeared with the blood of the kill 2. the fluid (red in vertebrates) that is pumped through the body by the heart and contains plasma, blood cells, and platelets More Definitions → |
| block | 1. a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides) 2. a rectangular area in a city surrounded by streets and usually containing several buildings More Definitions → |
| blow | 1. exhale hard 2. be blowing or storming More Definitions → |
| blonde | 1. a person with fair skin and hair 2. a light grayish yellow to near white More Definitions → |
| blues | 1. a type of folksong that originated among Black Americans at the beginning of the 20th century; has a melancholy sound from repeated use of blue notes 2. a state of depression More Definitions → |
| blogger | 1. a person who keeps and updates a blog More Definitions → |
| blank | 1. keep the opposing (baseball) team from winning 2. a blank character used to separate successive words in writing or printing More Definitions → |
| blackjack | 1. a common scrubby deciduous tree of central and southeastern United States having dark bark and broad three-lobed (club-shaped) leaves; tends to form dense thickets 2. a piece of metal covered by leather with a flexible handle; used for hitting people More Definitions → |
| blind | 1. render unable to see 2. make blind by putting the eyes out More Definitions → |
| blade | 1. especially a leaf of grass or the broad portion of a leaf as distinct from the petiole 2. a dashing young man More Definitions → |
| blend | 1. combine into one 2. blend or harmonize More Definitions → |
| blast | 1. make a strident sound 2. hit with great force More Definitions → |
| blame | 1. an accusation that you are responsible for some lapse or misdeed 2. a reproach for some lapse or misdeed More Definitions → |
| blackberry | 1. large sweet black or very dark purple edible aggregate fruit of any of various bushes of the genus Rubus 2. bramble with sweet edible black or dark purple berries that usually do not separate from the receptacle More Definitions → |
| blessed | 1. expletives used informally as intensifiers 2. Roman Catholic; proclaimed one of the blessed and thus worthy of veneration More Definitions → |
| blocked | 1. closed to traffic 2. completely obstructed or closed off More Definitions → |
| blocking | 1. the act of obstructing or deflecting someone's movements More Definitions → |
| blah | 1. pompous or pretentious talk or writing More Definitions → |
| blowing | 1. processing that involves blowing a gas More Definitions → |
| bloody | 1. having or covered with or accompanied by blood 2. informal intensifiers More Definitions → |
| bleeding | 1. the flow of blood from a ruptured blood vessel More Definitions → |
| bless | 1. give a benediction to 2. confer prosperity or happiness on More Definitions → |
| blanket | 1. cover as if with a blanket 2. form a blanket-like cover (over) More Definitions → |
| bloom | 1. the organic process of bearing flowers 2. reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colorful parts More Definitions → |
| blink | 1. a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly 2. briefly shut the eyes More Definitions → |
| blond | 1. a person with fair skin and hair 2. a light grayish yellow to near white More Definitions → |
| blown | 1. exhale hard 2. be blowing or storming More Definitions → |
| blunt | 1. make less intense 2. make numb or insensitive More Definitions → |
| blessing | 1. the formal act of approving 2. a desirable state More Definitions → |
| bluff | 1. a high steep bank (usually formed by river erosion) 2. pretense that your position is stronger than it really is More Definitions → |
| bliss | 1. a state of extreme happiness More Definitions → |
| bladder | 1. a distensible membranous sac (usually containing liquid or gas) 2. a bag that fills with air More Definitions → |
| blocker | 1. a football player whose responsibility is to block players attempting to stop an offensive play 2. a class of drugs that inhibit (block) some biological process More Definitions → |
| blossom | 1. reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colorful parts 2. the period of greatest prosperity or productivity More Definitions → |
| bluegrass | 1. any of various grasses of the genus Poa 2. a type of country music played at a rapid tempo on banjos and guitars More Definitions → |
| blender | 1. an electrically powered mixer with whirling blades that mix or chop or liquefy foods More Definitions → |
| blaster | 1. a workman employed to blast with explosives More Definitions → |
| blended | 1. combined or mixed together so that the constituent parts are indistinguishable More Definitions → |
| blitz | 1. (American football) defensive players try to break through the offensive line 2. a swift and violent military offensive with intensive aerial bombardment More Definitions → |
| blew | 1. exhale hard 2. be blowing or storming More Definitions → |
| blaze | 1. shine brightly and intensively 2. shoot rapidly and repeatedly More Definitions → |
| bloodhound | 1. a breed of large powerful hound of European origin having very acute smell and used in tracking More Definitions → |
| blueprint | 1. something intended as a guide for making something else 2. photographic print of plans or technical drawings etc. More Definitions → |
| bloc | 1. a group of countries in special alliance More Definitions → |
| blackboard | 1. sheet of slate; for writing with chalk More Definitions → |
| blizzard | 1. a storm with widespread snowfall accompanied by strong winds 2. a series of unexpected and unpleasant occurrences More Definitions → |
| blamed | 1. expletives used informally as intensifiers More Definitions → |
| bleed | 1. lose blood from one's body 2. draw blood More Definitions → |
| blending | 1. the act of blending components together thoroughly 2. a gradation involving small or imperceptible differences between grades More Definitions → |
| blowout | 1. an easy victory 2. a sudden malfunction of a part or apparatus More Definitions → |
| blur | 1. become glassy; lose clear vision 2. to make less distinct or clear More Definitions → |
| blockbuster | 1. a large bomb used to demolish extensive areas (as a city block) 2. an unusually successful hit with widespread popularity and huge sales (especially a movie or play or recording or novel) More Definitions → |
| blazer | 1. lightweight single-breasted jacket; often striped in the colors of a club or school More Definitions → |
| blindness | 1. the state of being blind or lacking sight More Definitions → |
| blower | 1. a device that produces a current of air 2. a fan run by an electric motor More Definitions → |
| blush | 1. a rosy color (especially in the cheeks) taken as a sign of good health 2. makeup consisting of a pink or red powder applied to the cheeks More Definitions → |
| bling | 1. flashy, ostentatious jewelry More Definitions → |
| bland | 1. lacking taste or flavor or tang 2. lacking stimulating characteristics; uninteresting More Definitions → |
| bleach | 1. the whiteness that results from removing the color from something 2. an agent that makes things white or colorless More Definitions → |
| blueberry | 1. any of numerous shrubs of the genus Vaccinium bearing blueberries 2. sweet edible dark-blue berries of either low-growing or high-growing blueberry plants More Definitions → |
| blazing | 1. a strong flame that burns brightly 2. shining intensely More Definitions → |
| blouse | 1. a top worn by women More Definitions → |
| blooming | 1. the organic process of bearing flowers 2. informal intensifiers More Definitions → |
| blasting | 1. causing injury or blight; especially affecting with sudden violence or plague or ruin 2. unpleasantly loud and penetrating More Definitions → |
| blackout | 1. a suspension of radio or tv broadcasting 2. darkness resulting from the extinction of lights (as in a city invisible to enemy aircraft) More Definitions → |
| blurred | 1. become glassy; lose clear vision 2. to make less distinct or clear More Definitions → |
| blot | 1. a blemish made by dirt 2. an act that brings discredit to the person who does it More Definitions → |
| bleak | 1. offering little or no hope 2. providing no shelter or sustenance More Definitions → |
| blob | 1. make a spot or mark onto 2. an indistinct shapeless form More Definitions → |
| blister | 1. a flaw on a surface resulting when an applied substance does not adhere (as an air bubble in a coat of paint) 2. (botany) a swelling on a plant similar to that on the skin More Definitions → |
| blatant | 1. without any attempt at concealment; completely obvious 2. conspicuously and offensively loud; given to vehement outcry More Definitions → |
| blinded | 1. deprived of sight More Definitions → |
| blockade | 1. a war measure that isolates some area of importance to the enemy 2. prevents access or progress More Definitions → |
| blacklist | 1. put on a blacklist so as to banish or cause to be boycotted 2. a list of people who are out of favor More Definitions → |
| blinking | 1. a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly 2. closing the eyes intermittently and rapidly More Definitions → |
| blasted | 1. expletives used informally as intensifiers More Definitions → |
| blight | 1. a state or condition being blighted 2. any plant disease resulting in withering without rotting More Definitions → |
| blacksmith | 1. a smith who forges and shapes iron with a hammer and anvil More Definitions → |
| blurb | 1. a promotional statement (as found on the dust jackets of books) More Definitions → |
| bloke | 1. a boy or man More Definitions → |
| bluebird | 1. fruit-eating mostly brilliant blue songbird of the East Indies 2. blue North American songbird More Definitions → |
| blindly | 1. without seeing or looking 2. without preparation or reflection; without a rational basis More Definitions → |
| blackwood | 1. very dark wood of any of several blackwood trees 2. any of several hardwood trees yielding very dark-colored wood More Definitions → |
| blackbird | 1. any bird of the family Icteridae whose male is black or predominantly black 2. common black European thrush More Definitions → |
| blooded | 1. of unmixed ancestry More Definitions → |
| blasphemy | 1. blasphemous language (expressing disrespect for God or for something sacred) 2. blasphemous behavior; the act of depriving something of its sacred character More Definitions → |
| blackmail | 1. extortion of money by threats to divulge discrediting information 2. exert pressure on someone through threats More Definitions → |
| bloated | 1. abnormally distended especially by fluids or gas More Definitions → |
| blackened | 1. darkened by smoke 2. (of the face) made black especially as with suffused blood More Definitions → |
| bled | 1. lose blood from one's body 2. draw blood More Definitions → |
| blotting | 1. dry (ink) with blotting paper 2. make a spot or mark onto More Definitions → |
| blitzkrieg | 1. a swift and violent military offensive with intensive aerial bombardment 2. fight a quick and surprising war More Definitions → |
| bloodstream | 1. the blood flowing through the circulatory system More Definitions → |
| blinding | 1. shining intensely More Definitions → |
| blurry | 1. indistinct or hazy in outline More Definitions → |
| blockage | 1. the physical condition of blocking or filling a passage with an obstruction 2. an obstruction in a pipe or tube More Definitions → |
| blatantly | 1. in a blatant manner More Definitions → |
| blackwater | 1. any of several human or animal diseases characterized by dark urine resulting from rapid breakdown of red blood cells More Definitions → |
| bloodshed | 1. the shedding of blood resulting in murder 2. indiscriminate slaughter More Definitions → |
| blistering | 1. the formation of vesicles in or beneath the skin 2. harsh or corrosive in tone More Definitions → |
| blowfish | 1. delicacy that is highly dangerous because of a potent nerve poison in ovaries and liver 2. any of numerous marine fishes whose elongated spiny body can inflate itself with water or air to form a globe; several species contain a potent nerve poison; closely related to spiny puffers More Definitions → |
| bleached | 1. having lost freshness or brilliance of color 2. (used of color) artificially produced; not natural More Definitions → |
| blinks | 1. small Indian lettuce of northern regions More Definitions → |
| blurring | 1. become glassy; lose clear vision 2. to make less distinct or clear More Definitions → |
| blushing | 1. having a red face from embarrassment or shame or agitation or emotional upset More Definitions → |
| bleachers | 1. (used in the plural) an outdoor grandstand without a roof; patrons are exposed to the sun as linens are when they are bleached More Definitions → |
| blissful | 1. completely happy and contented More Definitions → |
| blotter | 1. absorbent paper used to dry ink 2. the daily written record of events (as arrests) in a police station More Definitions → |
| blemish | 1. mar or spoil the appearance of 2. mar or impair with a flaw More Definitions → |
| blindfolded | 1. wearing a blindfold More Definitions → |
| bluebonnet | 1. low-growing annual herb of southwestern United States (Texas) having silky foliage and blue flowers; a leading cause of livestock poisoning in the southwestern United States 2. a brimless dark blue Scottish cap with a flat top and a plume on one side More Definitions → |
| bleep | 1. emit a single short high-pitched signal 2. a short high tone produced as a signal or warning More Definitions → |
| blunder | 1. commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake 2. make one's way clumsily or blindly More Definitions → |
| blackness | 1. the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white) 2. total absence of light More Definitions → |
| bluish | 1. of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky More Definitions → |
| bluntly | 1. in a blunt direct manner More Definitions → |
| bloat | 1. swelling of the rumen or intestinal tract of domestic animals caused by excessive gas 2. become bloated or swollen or puff up More Definitions → |
| bloomer | 1. a flower that blooms in a particular way 2. an embarrassing mistake More Definitions → |
| bluefish | 1. bluish warm-water marine food and game fish that follow schools of small fishes into shallow waters 2. fatty bluish flesh of bluefish More Definitions → |
| blindfold | 1. cover the eyes of (someone) to prevent him from seeing 2. wearing a blindfold More Definitions → |
| blip | 1. a sudden minor shock or meaningless interruption 2. a radar echo displayed so as to show the position of a reflecting surface More Definitions → |
| bloodline | 1. the hereditary derivation of an individual 2. ancestry of a purebred animal More Definitions → |
| blather | 1. foolish gibberish 2. to talk foolishly More Definitions → |
| blimp | 1. a small nonrigid airship used for observation or as a barrage balloon More Definitions → |
| blighted | 1. affected by blight; anything that mars or prevents growth or prosperity More Definitions → |
| blossoming | 1. the time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms More Definitions → |
| blarney | 1. flattery designed to gain favor 2. influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering More Definitions → |
| blindside | 1. catch unawares, especially with harmful consequences 2. attack or hit on or from the side where the attacked person's view is obstructed More Definitions → |
| blasphemous | 1. grossly irreverent toward what is held to be sacred 2. characterized by profanity or cursing More Definitions → |
| bladed | 1. bearing or characterized by a blade or sword; often used in combination 2. having a blade or blades; often used in combination More Definitions → |
| bluestone | 1. bluish-grey sandstone used for paving and building More Definitions → |
| bluebell | 1. sometimes placed in genus Scilla 2. one of the most handsome prairie wildflowers having large erect bell-shaped bluish flowers; of moist places in prairies and fields from eastern Colorado and Nebraska south to New Mexico and Texas More Definitions → |
| blanch | 1. turn pale, as if in fear 2. cook (vegetables) briefly More Definitions → |
| blameless | 1. free of guilt; not subject to blame More Definitions → |
| bloodthirsty | 1. marked by eagerness to resort to violence and bloodshed More Definitions → |
| bluefin | 1. flesh of very large tuna 2. largest tuna; to 1500 pounds; of mostly temperate seas: feed in polar regions but breed in tropics More Definitions → |
| bloodbath | 1. indiscriminate slaughter More Definitions → |
| blissfully | 1. in a blissful manner More Definitions → |
| blackbody | 1. a hypothetical object capable of absorbing all the electromagnetic radiation falling on it More Definitions → |
| blaring | 1. a loud harsh or strident noise 2. unpleasantly loud and penetrating More Definitions → |
| blain | 1. an inflammatory swelling or sore More Definitions → |
| blockhead | 1. a stupid person; these words are used to express a low opinion of someone's intelligence More Definitions → |
| blunted | 1. made dull or blunt More Definitions → |
| blacktop | 1. coat with blacktop 2. a black bituminous material used for paving roads or other areas; usually spread over crushed rock More Definitions → |
| bloodless | 1. free from blood or bloodshed 2. destitute of blood or apparently so More Definitions → |
| bloodshot | 1. (of an eye) reddened as a result of locally congested blood vessels; inflamed More Definitions → |
| bloomers | 1. (used in the plural) underpants worn by women More Definitions → |
| bluegill | 1. important edible sunfish of eastern and central United States More Definitions → |
| blest | 1. give a benediction to 2. confer prosperity or happiness on More Definitions → |
| bleacher | 1. a worker who bleaches (cloth or flour etc.) More Definitions → |
| blat | 1. cry plaintively More Definitions → |
| blowback | 1. the backward escape of gases and unburned gunpowder after a gun is fired 2. misinformation resulting from the recirculation into the source country of disinformation previously planted abroad by that country's intelligence service More Definitions → |
| bloodstock | 1. thoroughbred horses (collectively) More Definitions → |
| bleat | 1. the sound of sheep or goats (or any sound resembling this) 2. talk whiningly More Definitions → |
| blanched | 1. anemic looking from illness or emotion 2. (especially of plants) developed without chlorophyll by being deprived of light More Definitions → |
| bloodstone | 1. green chalcedony with red spots that resemble blood More Definitions → |
| bloodied | 1. cover with blood More Definitions → |
| blustery | 1. blowing in violent and abrupt bursts 2. noisily domineering; tending to browbeat others More Definitions → |
| blotted | 1. dry (ink) with blotting paper 2. make a spot or mark onto More Definitions → |
| blaxploitation | 1. the exploitation of black people (especially with regard to stereotyped roles in movies) More Definitions → |
| blankly | 1. in a blank and uncomprehending manner More Definitions → |
| blubber | 1. cry or whine with snuffling 2. utter while crying More Definitions → |
| blithe | 1. lacking or showing a lack of due concern 2. carefree and happy and lighthearted More Definitions → |
| bloodiest | 1. having or covered with or accompanied by blood 2. informal intensifiers More Definitions → |
| blocky | 1. resembling a block in shape More Definitions → |
| bleeder | 1. someone who has hemophilia and is subject to uncontrollable bleeding More Definitions → |
| bluster | 1. noisy confusion and turbulence 2. a swaggering show of courage More Definitions → |
| blastocyst | 1. the blastula of a placental mammal in which some differentiation of cells has occurred More Definitions → |
| blithely | 1. in a joyous manner More Definitions → |
| blinder | 1. blind consisting of a leather eyepatch sewn to the side of the halter that prevents a horse from seeing something on either side More Definitions → |
| blooper | 1. an embarrassing mistake More Definitions → |
| blab | 1. divulge confidential information or secrets 2. speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly More Definitions → |
| bloodlust | 1. a desire for bloodshed More Definitions → |
| blanketed | 1. covered with (or as if with) a blanket More Definitions → |
| blessedness | 1. a state of supreme happiness More Definitions → |
| blabber | 1. speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly 2. one who reveals confidential information to the police or other authority More Definitions → |
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