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1blame verb blamed; blam·ing [ORIGIN: ME, fr. AF blamer, blasmer, fr. L blasphemare to blaspheme, fr. Gk blasphēmein]

1 : to find fault with

2 : to hold responsible or responsible for

Synonyms

censure, condemn, criticize, denounce, fault, knock, pan, reprehend—more at CRITICIZE

2blame noun 1 : CENSURE, REPROOF

2 : responsibility for fault or error

Synonyms

culpability, fault, guilt, rap; also regret, remorse, self-reproach, shame

Antonyms

blamelessness

blame·less adjective : free from blame or fault

— blame·less·ly adverb

— blame·less·ness noun

Synonyms

clear, faultless, guiltless, impeccable, innocent, irreproachable—more at INNOCENT

blame·wor·thy adjective : deserving blame

— blame·wor·thi·ness noun

Synonyms

blamable, censurable, culpable, reprehensible; also bad, guilty, sinful, wicked

Antonyms

blameless, faultless, impeccable, irreproachable

blanch verb : to make or become white or pale : BLEACH

Synonyms

bleach, blench, dull, fade, pale, wash out, whiten—more at PALE

blanc·mange noun [ORIGIN: ME blancmanger, fr. MF blanc manger, lit., white food]

: a dessert made from gelatin or a starchy substance and milk usu. sweetened and flavored

bland adjective 1 : smooth in manner : SUAVE

2 : gently soothing ; also : INSIPID

— bland·ly adverb

— bland·ness noun

Synonyms

balmy, benign, delicate, gentle, insipid, light, mellow, mild, soft, soothing, tender—more at GENTLE

blan·dish·ment noun : flattering or coaxing speech or action : CAJOLERY

1blank adjective 1 a : showing or causing an appearance of dazed dismay

b : lacking expression

2 : free from writing or marks; also : having spaces to be filled in

3 : DULL, EMPTY <~ moments>

4 : ABSOLUTE, DOWNRIGHT

5 : not shaped in final form

— blank·ly adverb

Synonyms

[1b] deadpan, expressionless, impassive, inexpressive, stolid, vacant; also dull, empty, vacuous, vapid

Antonyms

demonstrative, expressive

[2] bare, devoid, empty, stark, vacant, void—more at EMPTY

2blank noun 1 : an empty space

2 : a form with spaces for the entry of data

3 : an unfinished form (as of a key)

4 : a cartridge with propellant and a seal but no projectile

Synonyms

[1] blankness, emptiness, vacancy, vacuity, void—more at VACANCY

[2] document, form, paper—more at FORM

3blank verb 1 : to cover or close up : OBSCURE

2 : to keep from scoring

blank check noun 1 : a signed check with the amount unspecified

2 : complete freedom of action

1blanket noun 1 : a heavy woven often woolen covering

2 : a covering layer

2blanket verb 1 : to cover with or as if with a blanket

2 : to cover so as to obscure, interrupt, suppress, or extinguish

Synonyms

[1] carpet, coat, cover, overlay, overlie, overspread—more at COVER

[2] blot out, cloak, conceal, cover, curtain, enshroud, hide, mask, obscure, occlude, occult, screen, shroud, veil—more at HIDE

3blanket adjective : covering a group or class <~ insurance>; also : applicable in all instances <~ rules>

Synonyms

common, general, generic, global, overall, universal—more at GENERAL

blank·ness noun : the quality or state of being blank

Synonyms

blank, emptiness, vacancy, vacuity, void—more at VACANCY

blank verse noun : unrhymed iambic pentameter

blare verb blared; blar·ing : to sound loud and harsh; also : to proclaim loudly

— blare noun

blar·ney noun [ORIGIN: Blarney stone, a stone in Blarney Castle, near Cork, Ireland, held to bestow skill in flattery on those who kiss it]

: skillful flattery : BLANDISHMENT

Synonyms

adulation, blandishment, flattery, overpraise—more at FLATTERY

bla·sé adjective [ORIGIN: F]

: apathetic to pleasure or excitement as a result of excessive indulgence; also : SOPHISTICATED

blas·pheme verb blas·phemed; blas·phem·ing 1 : to speak of or address with irreverence

2 : to utter blasphemy

— blas·phem·er noun

blas·phe·mous adjective : impiously irreverent

Synonyms

profane, sacrilegious

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