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blind·er noun : either of two flaps on a horse's bridle to prevent it from seeing to the side

blind·fold verb : to cover the eyes of with or as if with a bandage

— blindfold noun

1blink verb 1 : to close and open the eyes involuntarily : WINK

2 : to shine dimly or intermittently : TWINKLE

3 : EVADE, IGNORE — often used with at

Synonyms

flash, twinkle, wink; also flicker, glance, glimmer, glint, glisten, glister, glitter, scintillate, shimmer, sparkle

2blink noun 1 : GLIMMER, SPARKLE

2 : a usu. involuntary shutting and opening of the eye

blink·er noun : a blinking light used as a signal

blin·tze or blintz noun [ORIGIN: Yiddish blintse]

: a thin rolled pancake with a filling usu. of cream cheese

blip noun 1 : a spot on a radar screen

2 : ABERRATION 1

bliss noun : complete happiness : JOY

Synonyms

blessedness, felicity, gladness, happiness, joy—more at HAPPINESS

bliss·ful adjective : full of, marked by, or causing bliss

— bliss·ful·ly adverb

Synonyms

delighted, glad, happy, joyful, pleased—more at GLAD

1blister noun 1 : a raised area of skin containing watery fluid; also : an agent that causes blisters

2 : something (as a raised spot in paint) suggesting a blister

3 : a disease of plants marked by large swollen patches on the leaves

2blister verb : to develop a blister; also : to cause blisters

blithe adjective blith·er; blith·est : happily lighthearted

— blithe·ly adverb

Synonyms

bright, buoyant, cheerful, cheery, chipper, gay, lightsome, sunny, upbeat—more at CHEERFUL

boon, festive, gay, gleeful, jocund, jolly, jovial, merry, mirthful, sunny—more at MERRY

blithe·some adjective : full of gaiety or high spirits

1blitz noun 1 : an intensive series of air raids

2 : a fast intensive campaign

3 : a rush of the passer by the defensive linebackers in football

2blitz verb : to subject to a blitz; especially : to damage by a blitz

Synonyms

bombard, shell—more at BOMBARD

blitz·krieg noun [ORIGIN: G, fr. Blitz lightning + Krieg war]

: a sudden violent enemy attack

bliz·zard noun : a long severe snowstorm

blk abbreviation 1 black

2 block

bloat verb : to swell by or as if by filling with water or air

blob noun : a small lump or drop of a thick consistency

Synonyms

chunk, clod, clump, glob, gob, hunk, lump, nub, wad—more at LUMP

bloc noun [ORIGIN: F, lit., block]

: a combination of individuals or groups (as nations) working for a common purpose

Synonyms

body, coalition, combination, combine, faction, party, sect, set, side, wing—more at FACTION

alliance, coalition, combination, combine, confederacy, confederation, federation, league, union—more at CONFEDERACY

1block noun 1 : a solid piece of substantial material (as wood or stone)

2 : something that impedes progress or achievement : HINDRANCE, OBSTRUCTION; also : interruption of normal function of body or mind

3 : a frame enclosing one or more pulleys and having a hook or strap by which it may be attached

4 : a piece of material with a hand-cut design on its surface from which copies are to be made

5 : a large building divided into separate units (as apartments or offices)

6 : a row of houses or shops

7 : a city square; also : the distance along one of the sides of such a square

8 : a quantity of things considered as a unit

Synonyms

[2] bar, clog, crimp, drag, embarrassment, hindrance, let, obstacle, obstruction, stop, stumbling block—more at OBSTACLE

[8] array, assemblage, batch, cluster, collection, group, package, set, suite

2block verb 1 : to make unsuitable for passage or progress by obstruction : OBSTRUCT

2 : to outline roughly <~ out a design>

3 : to provide or support with a block <~ up a wheel>

Synonyms

dam, fill, pack, plug, stop, stuff—more at FILL

choke, clog, close, congest, dam, jam, obstruct, plug, stop, stuff—more at CLOG

1blockade noun : the isolation of a place usu. by troops