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blindside to hit or attack (someone, esp. a football player) from an unanticipated direction.
blind spot a small area in the eye, where the optic nerve enters the retina, that is insensitive to light. [4 definitions]
blind trust complete, unquestioning confidence in another person. [2 definitions]
blini small, thin buckwheat pancakes served with caviar and sour cream.
blink to close and open the eyes very quickly, usu. involuntarily; wink. [10 definitions]
blinker a flashing light, esp. one used on a vehicle to indicate the direction of a turn, or one used as a traffic signal. [2 definitions]
blintz a thin pancake folded to enclose a fruit or cheese filling.
blip a bright spot on a radar screen, used as an indicator. [5 definitions]
bliss extreme or supreme happiness. [2 definitions]
blister a thin, bubble-like swelling of the outer skin, resulting from a burn or other injury and containing fluid. [5 definitions]
blistering extremely hot. [2 definitions]
blister rust any of several fungal diseases of pine trees, esp. the white pine, resulting in orange blisters on the bark.
blithe carefree and gay in manner or disposition. [2 definitions]
blithering babbling nonsense; blathering.
blithesome merry and gay in nature; cheerful.
blitz a swift military attack from the air or ground. [4 definitions]
blitzkrieg a blitz. [2 definitions]
blizzard a heavy and widespread snowstorm of lengthy duration. [2 definitions]
bloat to make swollen or distended, as with air or water. [5 definitions]
bloated of a part of the body, swollen due to an excess of fluid or gas. [3 definitions]
bloater a herring or mackerel cured by salting, smoking, and briefly drying. [2 definitions]