bloody |
covered with or exuding blood. [4 definitions] |
bloody Mary |
(often cap.) a mixed drink made mostly of vodka and tomato juice. |
bloody-minded |
tending to be cruel, violent, or disruptive. |
Bloody Sunday |
March 7, 1965, the day on which American civil rights activists, led by John Lewis and others, marched onto the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama and were beaten and tear-gassed by waiting police officers and deputies on the other side. |
bloom |
a flower; blossom. [8 definitions] |
bloomer1 |
an outfit formerly worn by girls and women consisting of billowy trousers, gathered at the ankle and worn under a skirt and often with a jacket and wide-brimmed hat. [3 definitions] |
bloomer2 |
a blooming plant. [2 definitions] |
blooming |
in flower; blossoming. [3 definitions] |
bloop |
(informal) in baseball, to hit (the ball) in a low arc that carries just beyond the infield, usu. for a hit. [2 definitions] |
blooper |
(informal) in baseball, a hit ball that flies in a low arc just beyond the infield, usu. for a hit. [2 definitions] |
blossom |
the flowering part of a plant which forms a seed or fruit. [4 definitions] |
blot |
a stain or spot, esp. of ink on paper. [8 definitions] |
blotch |
a large, irregularly shaped stain or blot. [4 definitions] |
blotchy |
having or covered with blotches. [2 definitions] |
blot on one's escutcheon |
a disgraceful blemish on one's reputation. |
blot out |
to remove or cancel. [2 definitions] |
blotter |
a piece of absorbent paper used to blot ink or to protect a writing surface. [2 definitions] |
blotting paper |
a soft thick absorbent paper used to blot excess ink from a piece of writing; blotter. |
blouse |
a garment worn on the upper body, usu. by women and children, and having a bodice and optional collar and sleeves. [4 definitions] |
bloviate |
to speak or write in a pompous and long-winded manner, often with little substance. |
blow1 |
a quick, forcible hit by the fist or by a hard object. [3 definitions] |