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2 : irreverence toward something considered sacred

Synonyms

[1, 2] defilement, desecration, impiety, irreverence, sacrilege; also cursing, profanity, swearing

Antonyms

adoration, glorification, worship

1blast noun 1 : a violent gust of wind; also : its effect

2 : sound made by a wind instrument

3 : a current of air forced at high pressure through a hole in a furnace (blast furnace)

4 : a sudden withering esp. of plants : BLIGHT

5 : an explosion or violent detonation; also : the often destructive shock wave of an explosion

Synonyms

[1] blow, flurry, gust, williwaw—more at GUST

[5] detonation, eruption, explosion—more at EXPLOSION

2blast verb 1 : to make a vigorous attack

2 a : to use an explosive

b : to discharge or propel something by means of an explosive : SHOOT

3 : to shatter by or as if by an explosive

Synonyms

[1] abuse, assail, attack, belabor, castigate, excoriate, jump, lambaste, slam, vituperate—more at ATTACK

[2b] discharge, fire, loose, shoot—more at SHOOT

[3] blow up, burst, demolish, explode, pop, shatter, smash; also dynamite

blast off verb : TAKE OFF 4 — used esp. of rocket-propelled vehicles

— blast·off noun

bla·tant adjective : offensively obtrusive : vulgarly showy

— bla·tan·cy noun

— bla·tant·ly adverb

Synonyms

conspicuous, egregious, flagrant, glaring, gross, obvious, patent, prominent, pronounced, rank, striking—more at EGREGIOUS

blath·er verb : to talk foolishly at length

— blather noun

blath·er·skite noun : a person who blathers

1blaze noun 1 : FIRE

2 : intense direct light often accompanied by heat

3 : something (as a dazzling display or sudden outburst) suggesting fire

Synonyms

flare, fluorescence, glare, gleam, glow, illumination, incandescence, light, luminescence, radiance, shine—more at LIGHT

2blaze verb blazed; blaz·ing 1 : to burn brightly; also : to flare up

2 : to be conspicuously bright

Synonyms

[1, 2] beat, burn, flame, flare, glare—more at GLARE

3blaze verb blazed; blaz·ing : to make public or conspicuous

4blaze noun 1 : a usu. white stripe on the face of an animal

2 : a trail marker; especially : one made on a tree

5blaze verb blazed; blaz·ing : to mark (as a tree or trail) with blazes

blaz·er noun : a sports jacket often with notched collar and pockets that are stitched on

1blazon noun 1 : COAT OF ARMS

2 : ostentatious display

2blazon verb 1 : to publish widely : PROCLAIM

2 : DECK, ADORN

bldg abbreviation building

bldr abbreviation builder

1bleach verb : to make or become white : BLANCH

Synonyms

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

2bleach noun : a preparation used in bleaching

bleach·ers noun singular or plural : a usu. uncovered stand of tiered seats for spectators

bleak adjective 1 : desolately barren and often windswept

2 : lacking warm or cheering qualities

— bleak·ish adjective

— bleak·ly adverb

Synonyms

[1] dirty, foul, inclement, nasty, raw, rough, squally, stormy, tempestuous, turbulent—more at FOUL

[2] black, dark, dismal, dreary, gloomy, gray, miserable, wretched—more at GLOOMY

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

Synonyms

bite, bitterness, chill, nip, rawness, sharpness—more at CHILL

blear adjective : dim with water or tears <~ eyes>

bleary adjective 1 : dull or dimmed esp. from fatigue or sleep

2 : poorly outlined or defined

Synonyms

dim, faint, foggy, fuzzy, hazy, indefinite, indistinct, unclear, undefined, undetermined—more at FAINT

bleat noun : the cry of a sheep or goat or a sound like it

— bleat verb

bleed verb bled ; bleed·ing 1 : to lose or shed blood

2 a : to be wounded

b : to feel pain or distress

3 a : to flow or ooze from a wounded surface

b : to draw fluid from esp. in a controlled manner <~ steam from the pipes> <~ a tire>

4 : to extort money from

Synonyms

[2b] agonize, feel, grieve, hurt, mourn,