Blamable, a. Culpable, censurable, reprehensible, faulty, blameworthy.
Blame, v. a. Censure, reprove, reprehend, reflect upon, lay or cast blame upon, find fault with, cry out against.
Blame, n. Censure, reprehension, animadversion, reproof, condemnation, imputation of fault.
Blameless, a. Irreproachable, unimpeachable, irreprehensible, inculpable, faultless, guiltless, unblemished, unspotted, unsullied, undefiled, spotless, stainless, innocent.
Blameworthy, a. Culpable, censurable, reprehensible, faulty, blamable.
Blanc-fix, n. Permanent white, sulphate of baryta (artificially made).
Blanch, v. a. Bleach, whiten, etiolate, make or render white.
Bland, a. Soft, mild, gentle, not harsh.
Blandishment, n. Caressing, caresses, endearment, soft words, expression of affection, billing and cooing.
Blank, a. 1. Void, empty.
2. White, of a white color.
3. Astonished, confounded, confused, dumfounded, disconcerted, nonplussed, struck dumb.
Blank verse, Unrhymed verse (especially the heroic verse of five feet).
Blare, n. Noise, sound, roar, peal, blast, clang, clamor, uproar.
Blarney, n. 1. Flattery, adulation.
2. Unmeaning talk, smooth phrases.
Blase, a. [Fr.] Surfeited, cloyed, satiated, palled, incapable of enjoyment (in consequence of excesses).
Blaspheme, v. a. 1. Speak irreverently or impiously of.
2. [Rare.] Revile, calumniate, defame, traduce, malign, speak evil of.
Blaspheme, v. n. Utter blasphemy, speak irreverently of God or of sacred things.
Blasphemous, a. Impious, irreverent, profane.
Blasphemy, n. Impiety, irreverence, profanity.
Blast, n. 1. Gust, squall, sudden breeze.
2. Peal, blare, clang.
3. Explosion, outbreak, burst, discharge.
4. Blight, pestilential influence.
Blast, v. a. 1. Blight, kill, destroy, ruin, annihilate, wither, shrivel.
2. Rend by explosion.
Blatant, a. 1. Bellowing, braying.
2. Clamorous, obstreperous, vociferous, noisy.
Blatherskite, n. [Colloquial, U. S.] 1. Blusterer, swaggerer, bully, boaster, vaunter, braggart, braggadocio, roisterer, huff, drawcansir, noisy fellow.
2. Bluster, boasting.
Blattering, a. Blustering, swaggering, noisy.
Blattering, n. Bluster.
Blaze, n. Flame.
Blaze, v. n. Flame, burn with a flame.
Blaze, v. a. Publish, proclaim, blazon, make known, noise abroad, spread abroad, blaze abroad.
Blaze abroad, Blaze.
Blazing star, Comet.
Blazon, v. a. 1. Emblazon, emblaze, adorn with ensigns armorial.
2. Display, exhibit, set forth, make a show of, show off.
3. Proclaim, publish, blaze, make known, noise, spread or blaze abroad.
Blazon, n. 1. Blazonry.
2. Publication, proclamation.
3. Exhibition, show, pompous display.
Blazonry, n. Emblazonry, heraldry.
Bleach, v. a. Whiten, blanch, etiolate, make or render white.
Bleach, v. n. Whiten, etiolate, grow or become white.
Bleaching powder, Chloride of lime.
Bleak, a. 1. Cold, chill, chilly, raw, biting, piercing.
2. Unsheltered, exposed to cold, exposed to wind.
Blearedness, n. Lippitude, dim-sightedness.
Blear-eyed, a. Dim-sighted.
Bleb, n. 1. Blister, vesicle, little tumor.
2. Air-bubble.
Bleed, v. n. 1. Lose blood.
2. Lose sap or juice.
3. Be slaughtered.
Bleeding, n. Phlebotomy, venesection, blood-letting.
Blemish, v. a. 1. Stain, sully, blur, spot, tarnish, mar, injure, taint.
2. Defame, vilify, traduce, asperse, calumniate, slander, malign, revile, run down, speak ill of.
Blemish, n. 1. Stain, spot, defect, speck, blur, soil, tarnish, flaw, fault.
