English words: blatherstorm to blepharal
300 English words, part 80 of 142 of the words starting with B, A to Z. 45 have a page of their own.
English words blatherstorm to blepharal
- blatherstorm noun: A spate of commentary in various media about a current polemic topic in the news.
- blathery adjective, noun: Unsubstantial; trashy.
- blatino noun: A person of mixed black and Latino ancestry.
- blatjang noun: A spicy South African chutney.
- Blatnik proper noun: A surname from Slovene.
- blatonite noun: A hexagonal canary yellow mineral containing carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and uranium.
- blattarian noun: Any insect of the family Blattidae (or of the order Blattodea)
- blattellastanoside noun: A particular steroid glycoside.
- blattellid noun: Any of the Ectobiidae (formerly Blattellidae), a family of cockroaches.
- blatter noun, verb /ˈblat.ə/: Blather; foolish talk.
- blatteration noun: blather; foolish talk
- blatterer noun: Someone who blatters; a babbler.
- blatterite noun: An orthorhombic-dipyramidal black mineral containing antimony, boron, iron, magnesium, manganese, and oxygen.
- blatteroon noun: A senseless babbler or boaster.
- blatticide noun: A substance that kills cockroaches.
- blattid noun: Any member of the Blattidae.
- blattinine adjective: Related to cockroaches of the subfamily Blattinae
- blattisociid noun: Any mite in the family Blattisociidae.
- Blattner proper noun: A surname.
- Blattnerphone noun: An early magnetic sound-recording device.
- blattodean noun /ˌblæ.toʊˈdeɪ.ən/: Any insect in the order Blattodea, which includes cockroaches and, in more recent taxonomy, termites.
- blattoid adjective, noun /ˈblæ.tɔɪd/: Any member of the Blattoidea superfamily of cockroaches and termites.
- Blatz proper noun: A surname from German.
- Blau proper noun: A surname from German.
- Blau gas noun: An artificial illuminating gas similar to propane, manufactured by decomposing mineral oils in retorts by heat and compressing the resulting naphtha into...
- Blau syndrome noun: An autosomal-dominant genetic inflammatory disorder affecting the skin, eyes, and joints, manifesting as early-onset cutaneous sarcoidosis, granulomatous...
- blaubok noun: The bluebuck.
- Blaugas noun: Alternative form of Blau gas.
- Blaustein proper noun: A surname.
- Blauvelt proper noun: A surname from Dutch.
- blauwbok noun: The bluebuck (extinct mammal).
- BLAV noun: Abbreviation of British Latin American Volunteer
- Blavatskian adjective: Of or pertaining to Helena Blavatsky (1831-1891), ostensible psychic and founder of theosophy.
- Blavatsky proper noun: A surname from Russian.
- Blavatskyan adjective: Alternative spelling of Blavatskian.
- Blavic noun: A person of mixed black and Slavic heritage.
- blawg noun, verb /blɔːɡ/: A weblog dealing with topics related to the law.
- blawger noun: A person who runs a blawg (law blog).
- blawgosphere noun: The totality of blawgs (law blogs); the community of blawgers.
- blawort noun: Centaurea cyanus, cornflower.
- Blaxican noun: A person of mixed African-American and Mexican descent.
- Blaxland proper noun: A surname.
- blaxploitation noun: A genre of exploitation films of the 1970s that starred black actors.
- blaxploitationer noun: A blaxploitation film.
- blaxploitative adjective: Of or pertaining to blaxploitation.
- blaxploiter noun: A blaxploitation film.
- blay noun: The bleak (fish).
- Blaydon proper noun /ˈbleɪdən/: A town in the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England, which is also known as Blaydon-on-Tyne (OS grid ref NZ1863).
- Blaylock proper noun: A surname.
- Blayne proper noun: A male given name
- Blayney proper noun: A surname, a variant of Blaney.
- blazar noun /ˈbleɪ.zɑɹ/: A very compact quasar, associated with a supermassive black hole at the center of an active galaxy.
- blaze noun, verb /bleɪz/: A fire, especially a fast-burning fire producing a lot of flames and light.
- blaze a trail verb: To show the way or proceed rapidly.
- blaze away verb: To fire (firearms) repeatedly.
- blaze down verb: To shine intensely on someone or something.
- blaze of glory noun: An impressive but brief display of strength before expiring, in the way that a fire burns more brightly shortly before burning out.
- blaze on verb: To attack, knock down or shoot (someone) many times; to attack away at someone.
- blaze orange noun: A bright shade of orange.
- blaze up noun, verb: To burn more brightly
- blazed adjective, verb /bleɪzd/: Under the influence of marijuana, usually at a relatively high dose.
- Blazek proper noun: A surname.
- blazeless adjective: Without a blaze.
- blazen verb: To set ablaze
- blazer noun /ˈbleɪzə/: A very bright or hot day.
- blazered adjective: Wearing a blazer.
- blazerless adjective: Without a blazer.
- blazes adverb, interjection, noun, verb /ˈbleɪzɪz/: hell
- blazey adjective: Alternative form of blazy.
- blazin' verb: Pronunciation spelling of blazing.
- blazing adjective, noun, verb /ˈbleɪzɪŋ/: Very fast.
- blazing star noun: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see blazing, star.
- blazingly adverb: With or like a blaze; bright and fiery.
- blazingstar noun /ˈbleɪ.zɪŋˌstɑɹ/: Any of the plant of the genus Mentzelia, native to western North America, including Mexico.
- blazon noun, verb /ˈbleɪzən/: A verbal or written description of a coat of arms.
- blazonable adjective: Able to be blazoned, able to be described as a coat of arms.
- blazoned adjective, verb: Adorned with a blazon.
- blazoned trail noun: A trail that is conspicuous and therefore easy to follow.
- blazoner noun /ˈbleɪzənɚ/: One who blazons
- blazoning noun, verb /ˈbleɪzənɪŋ/: The action of the verb to blazon; the activity of describing heraldic coats of arms.
- blazonment noun: emblazonment (act of blazoning).
- blazonry noun /ˈbleɪ.zən.ɹi/: A coat of arms; an armorial bearing or bearings.
- blazy adjective: Blazing; resembling or characteristic of a blaze.
- BLBT noun: Initialism of boneless lean beef trimmings.
- BLC noun: Initialism of boundary layer control
- BLD noun: Initialism of beech leaf disease.
- bldg noun: Abbreviation of building.
- bldr noun: Abbreviation of builder.
- blea noun: The part of a tree that lies immediately under the bark; the alburnum or sapwood.
- bleaberry noun: Alternative form of blaeberry.
- bleach adjective, noun, verb /bliːt͡ʃ/: A chemical, such as sodium hypochlorite or hydrogen peroxide, or a preparation of such a chemical, used for disinfecting or whitening.
- bleach bypass noun: A film laboratory technique where the bleach stage during the development of a color film is skipped, resulting in images with increased contrast and...
- bleach job noun: The act, or the result of bleaching or rebleaching (namely) the hair.
- bleach weed noun: Prionitis lanceolata, a seaweed of the Pacific coast of North America.
- bleachability noun: The condition of being bleachable.
- bleachable adjective: Capable of being bleached without excessive damage, as articles of laundry.
- bleached adjective, verb /bliːt͡ʃt/: Whitened; made white using bleach
- bleached blond adjective, noun: Of a (usually pale) blond color obtained using bleach.
- bleached ginger noun: Synonym of limed ginger.
- bleacher noun /ˈbliː.t͡ʃəː/: One who, or that which, bleaches.
- bleachered adjective: Furnished with bleachers.
- bleacherite noun: One who sits in the bleachers.
- bleacherlike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of bleachers.
- bleachery noun: A place, building or an establishment where bleaching of textiles is done.
- bleachfield noun /ˈbliːtʃfɪəld/: A field where cloth or clothing is laid out to be bleached by the sun or water.
- bleachhouse noun: A building where bleaching is done.
- bleaching noun, verb /ˈbliːt͡ʃɪŋ/: The process of removing stains or of whitening fabrics, especially by the use of chemical agents.
- bleaching agent noun: Any substance added to a product in order to whiten it; a bleach
- bleaching powder noun: A white powder, a mixture of calcium hypochlorite and calcium chloride, prepared by the action of chlorine on calcium hydroxide, used as a strong bleaching...
- bleachjob noun: Alternative form of bleach job
- bleachless adjective: Without bleach.
- bleachlike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of bleach.
- bleachman noun: A man employed to bleach something.
- bleachorexia noun: An unhealthy obsession with whitening one's teeth.
- bleachworks noun: A factory that manufactures bleach.
- bleachy adjective: Resembling bleach in smell, taste, colour etc.
- bleachyard noun: A place for bleaching linen.
- bleading edge noun: At the forefront of practice or technology.
- bleah interjection: Expresses negative feeling. The quality of the emotion expressed is more negative than that of blah and has a slight feeling of disgust, verging on nausea.
- bleak adjective, noun /bliːk/: Without color; pale; pallid.
- bleaken verb: To become bleak
- bleakish adjective: Somewhat bleak.
- Bleakley proper noun: A surname.
- bleakly adverb /ˈbliːk.li/: In a bleak manner.
- bleakness noun: The characteristic of being bleak.
- bleakonomics noun: The struggle to maintain a reasonable lifestyle during a time of difficult economic conditions.
- bleaksome adjective: Characterised or marked by bleakness; bleak
- bleaky adjective: bleak
- blear adjective, verb /blɪə/: Dim; unclear from water or rheum.
- blear eye noun: A disease of the eyelids, involving chronic inflammation of the margins, with a gummy secretion of sebaceous matter.
- bleared adjective, verb: bleary
- blearedness noun: The state or quality of being bleared, dimness of the eyes.
- bleareyed adjective /ˈblɪər(ˌ)aɪd/: Having dim or rheumy eyes.
- bleareyedness noun: The state of being bleareyed.
- bleargh interjection /blɛx/: Expressing frustration or irritation.
- blearily adverb /ˈblɪəɹɪli/: In a bleary manner.
- bleariness noun: The characteristic of being bleary.
- blearness noun: The quality of being blear.
- bleary adjective /ˈblɪəɹi/: Tired, having senses dulled by exhaustion.
- bleary-eyed adjective: Tired, because of lack of sleep, and having blurred or reddened eyes.
- Bleasdale proper noun: A small village and civil parish in Wyre borough, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD5745).
- bleasdaleite noun: A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing bismuth, calcium, chlorine, copper, hydrogen, iron, oxygen, and phosphorus.
- Blease proper noun: A surname.
- Bleaseite noun: A supporter of Coleman Livingston Blease (1868–1942), South Carolina politician of the Democratic Party.
- Bleasite noun: Alternative form of Bleaseite.
- bleat noun, verb /ˈbliːt/: The characteristic cry of a sheep or a goat.
- bleatin' verb: Pronunciation spelling of bleating.
- bleating noun, verb /ˈbliːtɪŋ/: A noise that bleats.
- bleatingly adverb: With bleating sounds.
- bleaty adjective: Having a bleating sound.
- Bleau proper noun: A surname from French.
- bleaugh interjection: Alternative form of bleurgh.
- bleaunt noun: A short tunic or blouse worn in the Middle Ages
- bleb noun, verb /blɛb/: A bubble, such as in paint or glass.
- blebbability noun: The ability to form blebs
- blebbistatin noun: A small-molecule inhibitor which is highly specific for non-muscle myosin
- blebby adjective: Of or pertaining to blebs or bubbles
- blebectomy noun: Removal of a bleb, typically from the lungs
- blech interjection, noun, verb /blɛk/: An imitation of the sound of gagging, used to express disgust or disdain.
- blecherous adjective: Alternative spelling of bletcherous.
- blechnaceous adjective: Of or relating to the Blechnaceae.
- blechnoside noun: A particular steroid glycoside.
- blechy adjective: Disgusting.
- bleck interjection, noun, verb /blɛk/: Any black fluid substance, as in blacking for leather, or black grease.
- Bleckley proper noun: A surname.
- bled noun, verb /ˈblɛd/: Hinterland, field.
- bleddy adjective: bloody (intensifier)
- Bleddyn proper noun: A male given name from Welsh
- Bledsoe proper noun /ˈblɛdsoʊ/: A surname.
- blee interjection, noun /bliː/: Color, hue.
- Bleecker proper noun: A surname from Dutch.
- bleed noun, verb /ˈbliːd/: To shed blood through an injured blood vessel.
- bleed air noun: Compressed air taken from the compressor stage of a gas turbine upstream of its fuel-burning sections.
- bleed dry verb: To wait until all the blood of (a slaughtered animal) has drained off.
- bleed edge noun: On maps, where some mapping extends beyond the neatline indicating detail which may be found on adjoining sheets.
- bleed for verb: To feel great sympathy or compassion for; to mourn on account of.
- bleed hole noun: A small, purposeful opening found in objects (e.g. glass panes, metal plates, airplane windows, etc.) to equalise air pressure and prevent condensation and...
- bleed key noun: Synonym of radiator key
- bleed like a pig verb: To bleed profusely.
- bleed like a stuck hog verb: Alternative form of bleed like a stuck pig.
- bleed like a stuck pig verb: to bleed profusely
- bleed out noun, verb: An instance of exsanguination or of major blood loss.
- bleed red ink verb: To suffer from severe net losses.
- bleed-sheet noun: A sheet material used to prevent the migration of bitumen.
- bleed the lizard verb: To urinate.
- bleed the monkey verb: Synonym of suck the monkey (“to surreptitiously drink alcohol from a cask through an inserted tube”).
- bleed-through noun: The seepage of ink from one side of a printed page to the other.
- bleed white verb: To drain of blood extensively.
- bleedable adjective: Able to bleed (let fluid through)
- bleeder noun /ˈblidɚ/: A person who is easily made to bleed, or who bleeds in unusually large amounts, particularly a hemophiliac.
- bleedhole noun: Alternative form of bleed hole
- bleedin' adjective, verb: Pronunciation spelling of bleeding.
- bleeding adjective, adverb, noun, verb /ˈbliːdɪŋ/: Losing blood.
- bleeding edge adjective, noun /ˈbliː.dɪŋ ɛd͡ʒ/: The situation produced when the image extends beyond the nominal margin.
- bleeding heart adjective, noun /ˈbliːdɪŋˌhɑːt/: An Asian bleeding heart (Lamprocapnos spectabilis, syn. Dicentra spectabilis), a popular garden plant with arching sprays of pendent red and white (or pure...
- bleeding-heart monkey noun: Synonym of gelada (Theropithecus gelada, Theropithecus pavian)
- bleeding heck interjection: minced oath for bleeding hell.
- bleeding hell interjection: Synonym of bloody hell.
- bleeding Nora interjection: Synonym of bloody Nora (slightly milder than it).
- bleeding oak crust noun: A fungus of species Stereum gausapatum.
- bleeding sickness noun: Any disease, illness, or condition involving loss of blood from the body (e.g. menstruation, hemorrhages, haemophilia, etc.)
- bleeding stump noun: A deliberate disruptive or high-profile reduction in a public service, intended to demonstrate the impact of funding cuts and motivate opposition.
- bleeding time noun: The time it takes for bleeding to stop in a bleeding time test.
- bleeding time test noun: A test used to assess the ability of a person's blood to clot, carried out by cutting the skin and measuring the time it takes for the resulting bleeding to...
- bleeding tooth fungus noun: The fungus Hydnellum peckii.
- bleedingly adverb: extremely
- bleedthrough noun: Alternative spelling of bleed-through.
- bleedy adjective: Related to bleeding or spillage
- bleekbok noun: Synonym of oribi.
- Bleeker proper noun: A surname from Dutch.
- bleen adjective /bliːn/: Of an object, blue when first observed before a specified time or green when first observed after that time.
- bleep noun, verb /ˈbliːp/: A brief high-pitched sound, as from some electronic device.
- bleep censor noun: A software module, manually operated by a broadcast technician, putting a five-second broadcast delay on the live content, providing time to censor the...
- bleep out verb: to censor inappropriate spoken words by obscuring them with the sound of a bleep
- bleep test noun: A test of fitness in which the participant runs continuously between two lines, trying to cover the distance each time in the space between two recorded bleeps.
- bleepable adjective: Suitable for bleeping (censoring by replacement with a tone), i.e. foul-mouthed.
- bleeper noun: Something or someone that bleeps.
- bleeping adjective, noun, verb /ˈbliːpɪŋ/: A generic intensifier which can be substituted for any profane intensifier.
- bleepy adjective: Characterised by bleeping noises.
- bleeve verb: Pronunciation spelling of believe.
- bleeze noun, verb: A blaze.
- bleezy adjective, noun: Showing signs of alcohol consumption, especially of eyes.
- bleg noun, verb /blɛɡ/: A pouting (Trisopterus luscus).
- Blegen proper noun: A surname from Norwegian.
- blegh interjection: An expression of disgust or nausea.
- bleh adjective, interjection: Used to reflect general indifference to a situation or topic.
- bleicherde noun: A kind of grey loamy sand.
- Bleier proper noun: A surname.
- Bleiler proper noun: A surname from German.
- bleisure noun: Travel or another activity that combines business and leisure.
- Blekinge proper noun: A historical province in southeastern Sweden.
- blem adjective, noun, verb [blɛm]: Abbreviation of blemished sometimes used on online auction sites.
- blemish noun, verb /ˈblɛmɪʃ/: A small flaw which spoils the appearance of something, a stain, a spot.
- blemishable adjective: Capable of being blemished.
- blemished adjective, verb: Having blemishes; flawed.
- blemisher noun: One who or that which blemishes.
- blemishless adjective: Unblemished; without blemishes.
- blemishlessness noun: Absence of blemishes.
- blemishment noun: The state of being blemished; disgrace or damage.
- Blemmyes noun: A nomadic Nubian tribe whose kingdom existed from at least 600 BC to the 3rd century AD, and who repeatedly fought the Ancient Romans.
- blench noun, verb /blɛnt͡ʃ/: To shrink; start back; give way; flinch; turn aside or fly off.
- blench holding noun: Alternative form of blanch holding.
- blencher noun: One who, or that which, scares another; specifically, a person stationed to prevent the escape of the deer during a hunt.
- blenching noun, verb: The act of one who blenches.
- Blencowe proper noun: A surname.
- blend noun, verb /blɛnd/: A mixture of two or more things.
- blend in verb: To add (an ingredient) by mixing or blending.
- blend into the woodwork verb: To become unnoticed and seem to disappear.
- blend shape noun: Alternative form of blendshape.
- blend time noun: The amount of time required to achieve a predefined level of homogeneity of a tracer in a mixing vessel.
- blend up verb: To produce (something) by blending (often in a blender).
- blendability noun: The quality or degree of being blendable.
- blendable adjective: Able to be blended.
- blende noun /blɛnd/: sphalerite (a naturally-occurring sulfide of zinc)
- blended adjective, verb /ˈblɛndɪd/: Being a mixture.
- blended family noun: A stepfamily in which both new spouses have one or more living children from prior partners.
- blended learning noun: The combination of online educational materials and interactions with traditional classroom teaching.
- blendedness noun: The condition of being blended
- blender noun, verb /ˈblɛn.də/: A machine with sharp rotating blades in a bowl, for mashing, crushing, or liquefying food ingredients.
- blenderization noun: The liquefaction of food in a blender.
- blenderize verb: To liquefy (food) in a blender.
- blendery noun: An establishment which blends beers or worts that were brewed elsewhere, to produce their own flavors of alcohol.
- blending noun, verb /ˈblɛndɪŋ/: The act or result of something being blended.
- blending inheritance noun: The obsolete theory that progeny inherits any characteristic as the average of the parents' values, so for example crossing a red and a white variety of...
- blendingly adverb: In a blending way, gradually.
- blendous adjective: Pertaining to, consisting of, or containing blende (sphalerite).
- blendshape noun: A face rig allowing an animator to generate new facial expressions by combining or blending a set of predefined expressions (known as the targets).
- blendstock noun: Any material that is blended in an oil refinery to make a product, especially for making gasoline/petrol.
- blendy adjective: Tending to blend together or blend in.
- blendzyme noun: A blend of collagenase isoforms
- Blenheim noun /ˈblɛnəm/: A colour variation of two toy spaniel breeds, chestnut brown with pearl white markings.
- blenk verb: To blink, shine, or look.
- Blenkinsop proper noun: A surname.
- Blenkinsopp proper noun: A locality in Northumberland, England.
- Blenkiron proper noun: A surname.
- blennid noun: Any beetle of the genus Blennidus
- blenniid noun: Any fish in the family Blenniidae; a combtooth blenny.
- blenniiform noun: Any fish of the suborder Blennioidei or order Blenniiformes of blennies.
- blennioid noun: Any member of the true blennies of the suborder Blennioidei.
- blenno- prefix /blɛn.əʊ/: Mucus.
- blennogenic adjective: That secretes mucus.
- blennogenous adjective: Generating or producing mucus.
- blennoid noun: Any fish of the family Blenniidae.
- blennophobe noun: A person who has blennophobia.
- blennophobia noun: The irrational fear of slime.
- blennorrhagia noun: Excessive blennorrhea, or mucous discharge, especially as seen in gonorrhea.
- blennorrhagic adjective: of or relating to blennorrhoea
- blennorrhea noun: An inordinate secretion and discharge of mucus.
- blennorrheal adjective: Relating to blennorrhea.
- blennorrhoea noun: A flow of mucus.
- blennorrhoeal adjective: Of or pertaining to blennorrhoea.
- blenny noun /ˈblɛni/: Blenniidae (combtooth blennies)
- blens noun: The common cod; codfish
- bleocin noun: A commercial form of bleomycin
- bleomycin noun: Any of a family of antineoplastic drug obtained from Streptomyces verticillus.
- bleomycine noun: Alternative form of bleomycin.
- blep noun, verb /blɛp/: To extend the tongue beyond the lips, seemingly for no reason, without opening the mouth fully.
- bleph noun /blɛf/: Clipping of blepharoplasty.
- blepharadenitis noun: inflammation of the meibomian glands
- blepharal adjective: Relating to the eyelids
Part 79 · Part 81 · English words: B
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0): each word's first meaning. A word with a page of its own links to it; for the rest, this line is PlainSpell's entry. Total under B: 42,566 words, in 142 parts.