blue ribbon |
the emblem awarded as first prize in a contest or competition. [2 definitions] |
blue-ribbon jury |
a jury specially selected for high intelligence, education, or other elite qualities. |
blues |
(used with a pl. verb) a state of melancholy or depression. [2 definitions] |
bluestocking |
a learned woman, esp. an intellectual and literary one. |
blue streak |
(informal) something moving with or as with the speed of lightning. [2 definitions] |
bluesy |
in music, of or resembling the blues. |
bluet |
a blue-flowered plant such as the cornflower. |
blue whale |
the largest whale, as much as one hundred feet long, with a bluish gray back, yellow undersides, and grooves running lengthwise on the throat and abdomen. |
bluff1 |
a hill or shoreline with a steep face. [3 definitions] |
bluff2 |
to mislead someone by using false pretenses. [6 definitions] |
bluing |
a chemical substance, such as indigo, applied to laundry to keep it from yellowing. |
blunder |
a careless or thoughtless mistake. [5 definitions] |
blunderbuss |
an early shoulder-gun having a short barrel, flared at the muzzle to scattershot at close range. [2 definitions] |
blunt |
having a dull edge or point; not sharp. [5 definitions] |
blur |
to cause to run together or become obscure or confused, as by smearing. [7 definitions] |
blurb |
a short description written to promote or advertise a product, as on book jackets. |
blurt |
to utter abruptly, awkwardly, and without discretion (often fol. by "out"). |
blush |
to become red in the face as an involuntary expression of shame, confusion, or other self-conscious discomfort. [7 definitions] |
blusher |
one who blushes or tends to blush. [2 definitions] |
blush wine |
any of certain dry, slightly pink wines made from red-wine grapes. |
bluster |
to blow noisily and in gusts, as the wind. [5 definitions] |