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blow–dryer noun : a hand-held hair dryer

blow·fly noun : any of a family of dipteran flies (as a bluebottle) that deposit their eggs or maggots on meat or in wounds

blow·gun noun : a tube from which an arrow or a dart may be shot by the force of the breath

blow·out noun 1 : a festive social affair

2 : a bursting of something (as a tire) because of pressure of the contents (as air)

Synonyms

affair, event, fete, function, get-together, party—more at PARTY

blow·sy also blow·zy adjective : DISHEVELED, SLOVENLY

blow·torch noun : a small portable burner whose flame is made hotter by a blast of air or oxygen

blow·up noun 1 : EXPLOSION

2 : an outburst of temper

3 : a photographic enlargement

Synonyms

dudgeon, explosion, fireworks, fit, huff, scene, tantrum—more at TANTRUM

blow up verb 1 : to rend apart, shatter, or destroy by or as if by explosion

2 : to lose self-control; especially : to become violently angry

3 : to undergo or be destroyed by an explosion

Synonyms

[1, 3] blast, burst, demolish, detonate, explode, pop, shatter, smash—more at BLAST

[2] flare, flip, fulminate, rant, vituperate

Antonyms

calm (down)

blowy adjective : marked by strong wind : WINDY

Synonyms

blustery, breezy, gusty, windy—more at WINDY

BLT noun : a bacon, lettuce, and tomato sandwich

1blubber verb : to cry noisily

Synonyms

bawl, cry, sob, weep—more at CRY

2blubber noun 1 : the fat of large sea mammals (as whales)

2 : a noisy crying

1bludgeon noun : a short often loaded club

Synonyms

bat, club, cudgel, staff, truncheon—more at CLUB

2bludgeon verb : to strike with or as if with a bludgeon

Synonyms

bash, bat, batter, beat, club, pound—more at BEAT

1blue adjective blu·er; blu·est [ORIGIN: ME, fr. AF blef, blew, of Gmc origin]

1 : of the color blue; also : BLUISH

2 : low in spirits : MELANCHOLY; also : DEPRESSING

3 : PURITANICAL

4 : INDECENT

— blue·ness noun

Synonyms

depressed, down, downcast, glum, low, melancholy, miserable, sad, unhappy

2blue noun 1 : a color between green and violet in the spectrum : the color of the clear daytime sky

2 : something (as clothing or the sky or ocean) that is blue

Synonyms

high, sky—more at SKY

brine, deep, ocean, sea—more at OCEAN

blue baby noun : a baby with bluish skin due to faulty circulation caused by a heart defect

blue·bell noun : any of various plants with blue bell-shaped flowers

blue·ber·ry noun : the edible blue or blackish berry of various shrubs of the heath family; also : one of these shrubs

blue·bird noun : any of several small No. American thrushes that are blue above and reddish-brown or pale blue below

blue·bon·net noun : either of two low-growing annual lupines of Texas with silky foliage and blue flowers

blue·bot·tle noun : any of several blowflies with iridescent blue bodies or abdomens

blue cheese noun : cheese having veins of greenish blue mold

blue–col·lar adjective : of, relating to, or being the class of workers whose duties call for work clothes

blue·fish noun : a marine sport and food fish bluish above and silvery below

blue·grass noun 1 : KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS

2 : country music played on stringed instruments having free improvisation and close harmonies

blue jay noun : a crested bright blue No. American jay

blue jeans noun plural : pants usu. made of blue denim

blue·nose noun : a person who advocates a rigorous moral code

blue·point noun : a small oyster typically from the south shore of Long Island, New York

blue·print noun 1 : a photographic print in white on a blue ground used esp. for copying mechanical drawings and architects' plans

2 : a detailed plan of action

Synonyms

arrangement, design, game, plan, program, project, scheme, strategy, system—more at PLAN

blueprint verb 1 : to make a blueprint of

2 : to work out (as a program or plan) in detail

Synonyms

arrange, calculate, chart, design, frame, lay out, map, plan, project, scheme—more at PLAN

blues noun plural 1 :