English Words: B

31,241 words · Page 46 of 625

blokenoun

A fellow, a man; especially an ordinary man, a man on the street.

blokesnoun

plural of bloke

Blomname

A surname.

blondadj

Of a bleached or pale golden (light yellowish) colour.

blondenoun

Alternative form of blond (“person with fair hair”). (Used especially of a woman. See the usage notes in the entry blond.)

blondienoun

A nickname for a person with blond hair, particularly an attractive woman.

blondsnoun

plural of blond

bloodnoun

A vital liquid flowing in the bodies of many types of animals that usually conveys nutrients and oxygen. In vertebrates, it is colored red by hemoglobin, is conveyed by arteries and veins, is pumped by the heart and is usually generated in bone marrow.

bloodbathnoun

Indiscriminate killing or slaughter; a massacre.

bloodborneadj

Usually of a pathogen: carried in the bloodstream and other body fluids.

bloodedadj

bloody, bleeding.

bloodhoundnoun

A large scenthound famed for its ability to follow a scent many days old, over vast distances. This dog is often used as a police dog to track missing people, fleeing suspects, or escaped prisoners.

bloodiedadj

Covered or stained with blood

bloodlessadj

Lacking blood; ashen, anaemic.

bloodlettingnoun

The archaic practice of treating illness by removing some blood, believed to be tainted, from the stricken person.

bloodlinenoun

The abstract link between a person and their ancestors.

bloodlustnoun

A desire for bloodshed and carnage, often aroused in the heat of battle and leading to uncontrolled slaughter and torture.

bloodshednoun

The shedding or spilling of blood.

bloodshotadj

Reddened and inflamed because of congested blood vessels.

bloodstainedadj

Stained, spotted or otherwise discolored with blood.

bloodstocknoun

Thoroughbred animals in general, but especially horses.

bloodstonenoun

A green chalcedony that is sprinkled with red spots or veins of hematite.

bloodstreamnoun

The flow of blood through the circulatory system of an animal

bloodsuckingadj

That draws off the blood of another animal, or a person.

bloodthirstyadj

Thirsty for blood: inexorably violent or eager for bloodshed; murderous.

bloodworknoun

Alternative spelling of blood work.

bloodyadj

Covered in blood.

bloomnoun

A blossom; the flower of a plant; an expanded bud.

Bloombergname

A surname.

bloomedverb

simple past and past participle of bloom

bloomernoun

An ironworker.

bloomersnoun

Any of several forms of women’s divided garment for the lower body.

Bloomfieldname

A surname.

bloomingverb

present participle and gerund of bloom

Bloomingdalename

A surname.

Bloomingtonname

A community in Annapolis County, Nova Scotia, Canada.

bloomsnoun

plural of bloom

Bloomsburgname

A town, the county seat of Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States, and the only incorporated town in Pennsylvania.

Bloomsburyname

An urban area and ward in the borough of Camden, London, known for its array of garden squares and its literary connections (OS grid ref TQ3082).

bloopverb

To blow air bubbles or audibly slosh about in water.

bloopernoun

A blunder, an error.

bloreverb

To cry; cry out; weep.

blossomnoun

A flower, especially one indicating that a fruit tree is fruiting; (collectively) a mass of such flowers.

blossomingnoun

The act or process by which something blossoms.

blossomsnoun

plural of blossom.

blotnoun

A blemish, spot or stain made by a coloured substance.

blotchnoun

An uneven patch of color or discoloration.

blotchedadj

Covered in blotches (“uneven patches of colour or discolouration”).

blotchyadj

Covered in blotches.

blottedverb

simple past and past participle of blot

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