Blister (v. t.) To give pain to, or to injure, as if by a blister.
Blistery (a.) Full of blisters.
Blite (n.) A genus of herbs (Blitum) with a fleshy calyx. Blitum capitatum is the strawberry blite.
Blithe (a.) Gay; merry; sprightly; joyous; glad; cheerful; as, a blithe spirit.
Blitheful (a.) Gay; full of gayety; joyous.
Blithely (adv.) In a blithe manner.
Blitheness (n.) The state of being blithe.
Blithesome (a.) Cheery; gay; merry.
Blive (adv.) Quickly; forthwith.
Blizzard (n.) A gale of piercingly cold wind, usually accompanied with fine and blinding snow; a furious blast.
Bloated (imp. & p. p.) of Bloat
Bloating (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Bloat
Bloat (v. t.) To make turgid, as with water or air; to cause a swelling of the surface of, from effusion of serum in the cellular tissue, producing a morbid enlargement, often accompanied with softness.
Bloat (v. t.) To inflate; to puff up; to make vain.
Bloat (v. i.) To grow turgid as by effusion of liquid in the cellular tissue; to puff out; to swell.
Bloat (a.) Bloated.
Bloat (n.) A term of contempt for a worthless, dissipated fellow.
Bloat (v. t.) To dry (herrings) in smoke. See Blote.
Bloated (p. a.) Distended beyond the natural or usual size, as by the presence of water, serum, etc.; turgid; swollen; as, a bloated face. Also, puffed up with pride; pompous.
Bloatedness (n.) The state of being bloated.
Bloater (n.) The common herring, esp. when of large size, smoked, and half dried; -- called also bloat herring.
Blob (n.) Something blunt and round; a small drop or lump of something viscid or thick; a drop; a bubble; a blister.
Blob (n.) A small fresh-water fish (Uranidea Richardsoni); the miller's thumb.
Blobber (n.) A bubble; blubber.
Blobber-lipped (a.) Having thick lips.
Blocage (n.) The roughest and cheapest sort of rubblework, in masonry.
Block (v. t.) A piece of wood more or less bulky; a solid mass of wood, stone, etc., usually with one or more plane, or approximately plane, faces; as, a block on which a butcher chops his meat; a block by which to mount a horse; children's playing blocks, etc.
Block (v. t.) The solid piece of wood on which condemned persons lay their necks when they are beheaded.
Block (v. t.) The wooden mold on which hats, bonnets, etc., are shaped.
Block (v. t.) The pattern or shape of a hat.
Block (v. t.) A large or long building divided into separate houses or shops, or a number of houses or shops built in contact with each other so as to form one building; a row of houses or shops.
Block (v. t.) A square, or portion of a city inclosed by streets, whether occupied by buildings or not.
Block (v. t.) A grooved pulley or sheave incased in a frame or shell which is provided with a hook, eye, or strap, by which it may be attached to an object. It is used to change the direction of motion, as in raising a heavy object that can not be conveniently reached, and also, when two or more such sheaves are compounded, to change the rate of motion, or to exert increased force; -- used especially in the rigging of ships, and in tackles.
Block (v. t.) The perch on which a bird of prey is kept.
Block (v. t.) Any obstruction, or cause of obstruction; a stop; a hindrance; an obstacle; as, a block in the way.
Block (v. t.) A piece of box or other wood for engravers' work.
Block (v. t.) A piece of hard wood (as mahogany or cherry) on which a stereotype or electrotype plate is mounted to make it type high.
Block (v. t.) A blockhead; a stupid fellow; a dolt.
Block (v. t.) A section of a railroad where the block system is used. See Block system, below.
Blocked (imp. & p. p.) of Block
Blocking (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Block
Block (n.) To obstruct so as to prevent passage or progress; to prevent passage from, through, or into, by obstructing the way; -- used both of persons and things; -- often followed by up; as, to block up a road or harbor.
Block (n.) To secure or support by means of blocks; to secure, as two boards at their angles of intersection, by pieces of wood glued to each.
Block (n.) To shape on, or stamp with, a block; as, to block a hat.
Blockade (v. t.) The shutting up of a place by troops or ships, with the purpose of preventing ingress or egress, or the reception of supplies; as, the blockade of the ports of an enemy.
Blockade (v. t.) An obstruction to passage.
Blockaded (imp. & p. p.) of Blockade
Blockading (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Blockade
Blockade (v. t. ) To shut up, as a town or fortress, by investing it with troops or vessels or war for the purpose of preventing ingress or egress, or the introduction of supplies. See note under Blockade, n.
Blockade (n.) Hence, to shut in so as to prevent egress.
Blockade (n.) To obstruct entrance to or egress from.
Blockader (n.) One who blockades.
Blockader (n.) A vessel employed in blockading.
Blockage (n.) The act of blocking up; the state of being blocked up.
Block book () A book printed from engraved wooden blocks instead of movable types.
Blockhead (n.) A stupid fellow; a dolt; a person deficient in understanding.
Blockheaded (a.) Stupid; dull.
Blockheadism (n.) That which characterizes a blockhead; stupidity.
Blockhouse (n.) An edifice or structure of heavy timbers or logs for military defense, having its sides loopholed for musketry, and often an upper story projecting over the lower, or so placed upon it as to have its sides make an angle wit the sides of the lower story, thus enabling the defenders to fire downward, and in all directions; -- formerly much used in America and Germany.
Blockhouse (n.) A house of squared logs.
Blocking (n.) The act of obstructing, supporting, shaping, or stamping with a block or blocks.
Blocking (n.) Blocks used to support (a building, etc.) temporarily.
Blocking course () The finishing course of a wall showing above a cornice.
Blockish (a.) Like a block; deficient in understanding; stupid; dull.
Blocklike (a.) Like a block; stupid.
Block tin () See under Tin.
Bloedite (n.) A hydrous sulphate of magnesium and sodium.
Blomary (n.) See Bloomery.
Bloncket (a.) Alt. of Blonket
Blonket (a.) Gray; bluish gray.
Blond (v. t.) Alt. of Blonde
Blonde (v. t.) Of a fair color; light-colored; as, blond hair; a blond complexion.
Blonde (n.) A person of very fair complexion, with light hair and light blue eyes.
Blonde (n.) A kind of silk lace originally of the color of raw silk, now sometimes dyed; -- called also blond lace.
Blond metal () A variety of clay ironstone, in Staffordshire, England, used for making tools.
Blondness (n.) The state of being blond.
Blood (n.) The fluid which circulates in the principal vascular system of animals, carrying nourishment to all parts of the body, and bringing away waste products to be excreted. See under Arterial.
Blood (n.) Relationship by descent from a common ancestor; consanguinity; kinship.
Blood (n.) Descent; lineage; especially, honorable birth; the highest royal lineage.
Blood (n.) Descent from parents of recognized breed; excellence or purity of breed.
Blood (n.) The fleshy nature of man.
Blood (n.) The shedding of blood; the taking of life, murder; manslaughter; destruction.
Blood (n.) A bloodthirsty or murderous disposition.
Blood (n.) Temper of mind; disposition; state of the passions; -- as if the blood were the seat of emotions.
Blood (n.) A man of fire or spirit; a fiery spark; a gay, showy man; a rake.
Blood (n.) The juice of anything, especially if red.
Blooded (imp. & p. p.) of Blood
Blooding (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Blood
Blood (v. t.) To bleed.
Blood (v. t.) To stain, smear or wet, with blood.
Blood (v. t.) To give (hounds or soldiers) a first taste or sight of blood, as in hunting or war.
Blood (v. t.) To heat the blood of; to exasperate.
Bloodbird (n.) An Australian honeysucker (Myzomela sanguineolata); -- so called from the bright red color of the male bird.
Blood-boltered (a.) Having the hair matted with clotted blood.
Blooded (a.) Having pure blood, or a large admixture or pure blood; of approved breed; of the best stock.
Bloodflower (n.) A genus of bulbous plants, natives of Southern Africa, named Haemanthus, of the Amaryllis family. The juice of H. toxicarius is used by the Hottentots to poison their arrows.
Bloodguilty (a.) Guilty of murder or bloodshed.
Bloodhound (n.) A breed of large and powerful dogs, with long, smooth, and pendulous ears, and remarkable for acuteness of smell. It is employed to recover game or prey which has escaped wounded from a hunter, and for tracking criminals. Formerly it was used for pursuing runaway slaves. Other varieties of dog are often used for the same purpose and go by the same name. The Cuban bloodhound is said to be a variety of the mastiff.
Bloodily (adv.) In a bloody manner; cruelly; with a disposition to shed blood.
Bloodiness (n.) The state of being bloody.