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2 : music in a style marked by recurrent minor intervals and melancholy lyrics

Synonyms

dejection, depression, doldrums, dumps, melancholy, sadness—more at SADNESS

blue screen noun : a cinematic technique in which a subject is filmed in front of a blue background so as to allow the creation of a composite with other footage

blue·stock·ing noun : a woman having intellectual interests

blu·et noun : a low No. American herb with dainty bluish flowers

blue whale noun : a very large baleen whale that may reach a weight of 150 tons (135 metric tons) and a length of 100 feet (30 meters)

1bluff adjective 1 : having a broad flattened front

2 : rising steeply with a broad flat front

3 : good-naturedly frank and outspoken

2bluff noun : a high steep bank : CLIFF

Synonyms

cliff, crag, escarpment, palisade, precipice, scarp—more at CLIFF

3bluff verb : to frighten or deceive by pretense or a mere show of strength

Synonyms

deceive, dupe, fool, gull, misinform, mislead, trick—more at DECEIVE

4bluff noun : an act or instance of bluffing; also : one who bluffs

blu·ing or blue·ing noun : a preparation used in laundering to counteract yellowing of white fabrics

blu·ish adjective : somewhat blue

1blunder verb 1 : to move clumsily or unsteadily

2 : to make a stupid or needless mistake

2blunder noun : an avoidable and usu. serious mistake

Synonyms

error, fault, flub, fumble, goof, lapse, miscue, misstep, mistake, oversight, slip, stumble—more at ERROR

blun·der·buss noun [ORIGIN: obs. D donderbus, fr. D donder thunder + obs. D bus gun]

: an obsolete short-barreled firearm with a flaring muzzle

1blunt adjective 1 : not sharp : DULL

2 : lacking in tact : BLUFF

— blunt·ly adverb

— blunt·ness noun

Synonyms

[1] dull, obtuse—more at DULL

[2] abrupt, bluff, brusque, curt, snippy; also gruff, rough, short

Antonyms

circuitous, mealymouthed

2blunt verb : to make or become less sharp, definite, or forceful

Synonyms

dampen, deaden, dull, numb—more at DULL

1blur noun 1 : a smear or stain that obscures

2 : something vaguely perceived; especially : something moving too quickly to be clearly perceived

— blur·ry adjective

2blur verb blurred; blur·ring : to make dim, imperfect, or confused : CLOUD, OBSCURE

Synonyms

becloud, befog, cloud, confuse, dim, fog, haze, mist, obscure, shroud—more at CLOUD

blurb noun : a short publicity notice (as on a book jacket)

blurt verb : to utter suddenly and impulsively

Synonyms usually blurt out

bolt, cry, ejaculate, spout

1blush noun 1 : a reddening of the face (as from modesty or confusion) : FLUSH

2 : a cosmetic used to tint the face pink

— blush·ful adjective

2blush verb : to become red in the face esp. from shame, modesty, or confusion

Synonyms

bloom, color, crimson, flush, glow, redden; also rouge

1bluster verb 1 : to blow in stormy noisy gusts

2 : to talk or act with noisy swaggering threats

Synonyms

fulminate, rant, rave, spout—more at RANT

2bluster noun 1 : a violent boisterous blowing

2 : violent commotion

3 : loudly boastful or threatening speech

Synonyms

[2] cacophony, clamor, din, noise, racket, roar—more at NOISE

[3] bombast, brag, gas, grandiloquence, rant—more at BOMBAST

blus·tery adjective : blowing boisterously

Synonyms

blowy, breezy, gusty, windy—more at WINDY

blvd abbreviation boulevard

B lymphocyte noun : B CELL

BM abbreviation bowel movement

B movie noun : a cheaply produced motion picture

BO abbreviation 1 best offer

2 body odor

3 box office

4 branch office

boa noun 1 : a large snake (as the boa con*stric*tor or the related anaconda) that suffocates and kills its prey by constriction

2 : a fluffy scarf usu. of fur or feathers

boar noun : a male swine; also : WILD BOAR

1board noun 1 : the side of a ship

2 : a thin flat length of sawed lumber; also : material (as cardboard) or a piece of material formed as a thin flat firm sheet

3 plural : a theater