| blepharitis |
inflammation of the eyelids. |
| bless |
to make holy by religious ritual; sanctify. [5 definitions] |
| blessed |
hallowed; sanctified. [4 definitions] |
| blessing |
the formal religious act of one who blesses, or the words spoken as part of such act. [4 definitions] |
| blest |
a past tense and past participle of bless. [2 definitions] |
| bleu cheese |
see "blue cheese." |
| blew |
past tense of blow2. |
| blight |
a plant disease characterized by rapid destruction of parts or all of a plant. [5 definitions] |
| blighter |
(chiefly British; slang) an annoying or contemptible person. [2 definitions] |
| blimp |
an aircraft having a nonrigid structure filled with a buoyant gas; dirigible. |
| blind |
lacking the ability to see; sightless. [12 definitions] |
| blind alley |
an alley or passageway with one end closed off; cul-de-sac. [2 definitions] |
| blind as a bat |
barely able to see. |
| blind date |
a date arranged between two people who have been previously unacquainted. [2 definitions] |
| blinder |
(pl.) a set of flaps on a horse's bridle near the eyes, that prevent vision to the side. [2 definitions] |
| blindfold |
to cover the eyes with a strip of cloth or bandage. [4 definitions] |
| blinding |
emitting or reflecting a powerful bright light; dazzling. [3 definitions] |
| blindly |
in a blind or unseeing manner. [2 definitions] |
| blindman's buff |
a game, usu. played by children, in which one blindfolded player tries to catch and identify one of several other players, who then puts on the blindfold. |
| blind side |
the side opposite to the direction in which one is looking. |
| blindside |
to hit or attack (someone, esp. a football player) from an unanticipated direction. |