Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter B - Page 57
Blotchy (a.) 到處有汙點的；有疤的 Having blotches.
Blotchy (a.) Marked with irregularly shaped spots or blots [syn: {blotched}, {blotchy}, {splotched}].
Blotchy (a.) Marred by discolored spots or blotches; "blotchy skin".
Bloted (imp. & p. p.) of Blote.
Bloting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Blote.
Blote (v. t.) To cure, as herrings, by salting and smoking them; to bloat. [Obs.]
Blotless (a.) Without blot.
Blotter (n.) One who, or that which, blots; esp. a device for absorbing superfluous ink.
Blotter (n.) A wastebook, in which entries of transactions are made as they take place.
Blottesque (a.) Characterized by blots or heavy touches; coarsely depicted; wanting in delineation.
Blotting paper (n.) 吸墨紙 A kind of thick, bibulous, unsized paper, used to absorb superfluous ink from freshly written manuscript, and thus prevent blots.
Blotting paper (n.) 吸墨紙 Blotting paper, sometimes called bibulous paper, is a highly absorbent type of paper or other material. It is used to absorb an excess of liquid substances (such as ink or oil) from the surface of writing paper or objects. Blotting paper referred to as bibulous paper is mainly used in microscopy to remove excess liquids from the slide before viewing. Blotting paper has also been sold as a cosmetic to aid in the removal of skin oils and makeup.
Compare: Shirtwaist
Shirtwaist, Shirt waist (n.) 仿男式女襯衫 A woman's blouse resembling a men's shirt in cut and style; -- in England called a blouse.
Shirtwaist (n.) A type of woman's dress with a bodice tailored like a shirt; -- also called shirt dress, shirtwaist dress, and shirtwaister. -- [RHUD]
Blouse (n.) [C]（婦女，兒童等的）短上衣，短衫；（肚間束帶的）工作服 A light, loose over-garment, like a smock frock, worn especially by workingmen in France; also, a loose coat of any material, as the undress uniform coat of the United States army.
Blouse (n.) A top worn by women.
Blew (imp.) of Blow.
Blown (p. p.) of Blow.
Blowing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Blow.
Blow (v. i.) To flower; to blossom; to bloom.
How blows the citron grove. -- Milton.
Blow (v. t.) To cause to blossom; to put forth (blossoms or flowers).
The odorous banks, that blow Flowers of more mingled hue. -- Milton.
Blow (n.) (Bot.) A blossom; a flower; also, a state of blossoming; a mass of blossoms. "Such a blow of tulips." -- Tatler.
Blow (n.) A forcible stroke with the hand, fist, or some instrument, as a rod, a club, an ax, or a sword.
Well struck ! there was blow for blow. -- Shak.
Blow (n.) A sudden or forcible act or effort; an assault.
A vigorous blow might win [Hanno's camp]. -- T. Arnold.
Blow (n.) The infliction of evil; a sudden calamity; something which produces mental, physical, or financial suffering or loss (esp. when sudden); a buffet.
A most poor man, made tame to fortune's blows. -- Shak.
{At a blow}, Suddenly; at one effort; by a single vigorous act. "They lose a province at a blow." -- Dryden.
{To come to blows}, To engage in combat; to fight; -- said of individuals, armies, and nations.
Syn: Stroke; knock; shock; misfortune.
Blow (v.) (Blew, blown) (Send out air) (B1) [ I or T ] 吹；吹動；被吹走 To move and make currents of air, or to be moved or make something move on a current of air.
// The wind was blowing harder every minute.
// The letter blew away and I had to run after it.
// A gale-force wind had blown the fence down.
// I blew the dust off the books.
// I wish you wouldn't blow smoke in my face.
Blow (v.) (C2) [ I or T ] 吹響；吹奏，演奏 To make a sound by forcing air out of your mouth and through an instrument, or to make a sound when someone does this.
// Ann blew a few notes on the trumpet.
// He scored the winning goal just before the whistle blew.
Blow (v.) [ T ] 吹製（玻璃） To blow air down a tube into a piece of heated soft glass, in order to shape it into an object.
// A beautiful blown glass vase.
Blow your nose (B1) 擤鼻子 To force air from your lungs and through your nose to clear it.
Blow sb a kiss also blow a kiss to/ at sb 向（某人）送飛吻 To kiss your hand and blow on it in the direction of someone.
Blow (v.) (Destroy) [ T ] 毀掉；炸毀 To cause something to be destroyed by a bomb, technical failure, etc..
// His car had been blown to pieces.
Blow (v.) [ I or T ] （使）（保險絲）燒斷 If an electrical fuse (= a short, thin piece of wire) blows, or if something electrical blows a fuse, the device it is in stops working because it is receiving too much electricity.
Blow (v.) [ I ] ( Informal) （輪胎）爆開，爆裂 If a tyre blows, it suddenly gets a hole in it and goes flat.
Blow sth sky-high 將…炸得稀爛；嚴重損壞 To seriously damage something by making it explode.
// The explosion blew the building sky-high.
Blow (v.) (Spend) [ T ] (Informal) 揮霍，浪費 To spend a large amount of money, especially on things that are not really necessary.
// When I got paid I blew it all on a night out.
Blew (imp.) of Blow.
Blown (p. p.) of Blow.
Blowing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Blow.
Blow (v. i.) To produce a current of air; to move, as air, esp. to move rapidly or with power; as, the wind blows.
Hark how it rains and blows ! -- Walton.
Blow (v. i.) To send forth a forcible current of air, as from the mouth or from a pair of bellows.
Blow (v. i.) To breathe hard or quick; to pant; to puff.
Here is Mistress Page at the door, sweating and blowing. -- Shak.
Blow (v. i.) To sound on being blown into, as a trumpet.
There let the pealing organ blow. -- Milton.
Blow (v. i.) To spout water, etc., from the blowholes, as a whale.
Blow (v. i.) To be carried or moved by the wind; as, the dust blows in from the street.
The grass blows from their graves to thy own. -- M. Arnold.
Blow (v. i.) To talk loudly; to boast; to storm. [Colloq.]
You blow behind my back, but dare not say anything to my face. -- Bartlett.
Blow (v. i.) To stop functioning due to a failure in an electrical circuit, especially on which breaks the circuit; sometimes used with out; -- used of light bulbs, electronic components, fuses; as, the dome light in the car blew out.
Blow (v. i.) To deflate by sudden loss of air; usually used with out; -- of inflatable tires.
{To blow hot and cold} (A saying derived from a fable of [AE]sop's), To favor a thing at one time and treat it coldly at another; or to appear both to favor and to oppose.
{To blow off}, To let steam escape through a passage provided for the purpose; as, the engine or steamer is blowing off.
{To blow out}, To be driven out by the expansive force of a gas or vapor; as, a steam cock or valve sometimes blows out.
{To blow out}, To talk violently or abusively. [Low]
{To blow over}, To pass away without effect; to cease, or be dissipated; as, the storm and the clouds have blown over.
{To blow up}, To be torn to pieces and thrown into the air as by an explosion of powder or gas or the expansive force of steam; to burst; to explode; as, a powder mill or steam boiler blows up. "The enemy's magazines blew up." -- Tatler.
Blow (v. t.) To force a current of air upon with the mouth, or by other means; as, to blow the fire.
Blow (v. t.) To drive by a current air; to impel; as, the tempest blew the ship ashore.
Off at sea northeast winds blow Sabean odors from the spicy shore. -- Milton.
Blow (v. t.) To cause air to pass through by the action of the mouth, or otherwise; to cause to sound, as a wind instrument; as, to blow a trumpet; to blow an organ.
Hath she no husband That will take pains to blow a horn before her? -- Shak.
Boy, blow the pipe until the bubble rise, Then cast it off to float upon the skies. -- Parnell.
Blow (v. t.) To clear of contents by forcing air through; as, to blow an egg; to blow one's nose.
Blow (v. t.) To burst, shatter, or destroy by an explosion; -- usually with up, down, open, or similar adverb; as, to blow up a building.
Blow (v. t.) To spread by report; to publish; to disclose.
Through the court his courtesy was blown. -- Dryden.
His language does his knowledge blow. -- Whiting.
Blow (v. t.) To form by inflation; to swell by injecting air; as, to blow bubbles; to blow glass.
Blow (v. t.) To inflate, as with pride; to puff up.
Look how imagination blows him. -- Shak.
Blow (v. t.) To put out of breath; to cause to blow from fatigue; as, to blow a horse. -- Sir W. Scott.
Blow (v. t.) To deposit eggs or larv[ae] upon, or in (meat, etc.).
To suffer The flesh fly blow my mouth -- Shak.
Blow (v. t.) To perform an act of fellatio on; to stimulate another's penis with one's mouth; -- usually considered vulgar. [slang]
Blow (v. t.) To smoke (e. g. marijuana); to blow pot. [colloq.]
Blow (v. t.) To botch; to bungle; as, he blew his chance at a good job by showing up late for the interview. [colloq.]
Blow (v. t.) To leave; to depart from; as, to blow town. [slang]
Blow (v. t.) To squander; as, he blew his inheritance gambling. [colloq.]
{To blow great guns}, To blow furiously and with roaring blasts; -- said of the wind at sea or along the coast.
{To blow off}, To empty (a boiler) of water through the blow-off pipe, while under steam pressure; also, to eject (steam, water, sediment, etc.) from a boiler.
{To blow one's own trumpet}, To vaunt one's own exploits, or sound one's own praises.
{To blow out}, To extinguish by a current of air, as a candle.
{To blow up}, To fill with air; to swell; as, to blow up a bladder or bubble.
{To blow up}, To inflate, as with pride, self-conceit, etc.; to puff up; as, to blow one up with flattery. "Blown up with high conceits engendering pride." -- Milton.
{To blow up}, To excite; as, to blow up a contention.
{To blow up}, To burst, to raise into the air, or to scatter, by an explosion; as, to blow up a fort.
{To blow up}, To scold violently; as, to blow up a person for some offense. [Colloq.]
I have blown him up well -- nobody can say I wink at what he does. -- G. Eliot.
{To blow upon}, To blast; to taint; to bring into discredit; to render stale, unsavory, or worthless.
{To blow upon}, To inform against. [Colloq.]
How far the very custom of hearing anything spouted withers and blows upon a fine passage, may be seen in those speeches from [Shakespeare's] Henry V. which are current in the mouths of schoolboys. -- C. Lamb.
A lady's maid whose character had been blown upon. -- Macaulay.
Blow (n.) A blowing, esp., a violent blowing of the wind; a gale; as, a heavy blow came on, and the ship put back to port.
Blow (n.) The act of forcing air from the mouth, or through or from some instrument; as, to give a hard blow on a whistle or horn; to give the fire a blow with the bellows.
Blow (n.) The spouting of a whale.
Blow (n.) (Metal.) A single heat or operation of the Bessemer converter.
Blow (n.) An egg, or a larva, deposited by a fly on or in flesh, or the act of depositing it. -- Champan.
Blow (n.) A powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon; "a blow on the head".
Blow (n.) An impact (as from a collision); "the bump threw him off the bicycle" [syn: blow, bump].
Blow (n.) An unfortunate happening that hinders or impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating [syn: reverse, reversal, setback, blow, black eye].
Blow (n.) An unpleasant or disappointing surprise; "it came as a shock to learn that he was injured" [syn: shock, blow].
Blow (n.) A strong current of air; "the tree was bent almost double by the gust" [syn: gust, blast, blow].
Blow (n.) Street names for cocaine [syn: coke, blow, nose candy, snow, C].
Blow (n.) Forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth; "he gave his nose a loud blow"; "he blew out all the candles with a single puff" [syn: blow, puff].
Blow (v.) Exhale hard; "blow on the soup to cool it down".
Blow (v.) Be blowing or storming; "The wind blew from the West".
Blow (v.) Free of obstruction by blowing air through; "blow one's nose".
Blow (v.) Be in motion due to some air or water current; "The leaves were blowing in the wind"; "the boat drifted on the lake"; "The sailboat was adrift on the open sea"; "the shipwrecked boat drifted away from the shore" [syn: float, drift, be adrift, blow].
Blow (v.) Make a sound as if blown; "The whistle blew".
Blow (v.) Shape by blowing; "Blow a glass vase".
Blow (v.) Make a mess of, destroy or ruin; "I botched the dinner and we had to eat out"; "the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement" [syn: botch, bodge, bumble, fumble, botch up, muff, blow, flub, screw up, ball up, spoil, muck up, bungle, fluff, bollix, bollix up, bollocks, bollocks up, bobble, mishandle, louse up, foul up, mess up, fuck up].
Blow (v.) Spend thoughtlessly; throw away; "He wasted his inheritance on his insincere friends"; "You squandered the opportunity to get and advanced degree" [syn: waste, blow, squander] [ant: conserve, economise, economize, husband].
Blow (v.) Spend lavishly or wastefully on; "He blew a lot of money on his new home theater".
Blow (v.) Sound by having air expelled through a tube; "The trumpets blew".
Blow (v.) Play or sound a wind instrument; "She blew the horn".
Blow (v.) provide sexual gratification through oral stimulation [syn: fellate, suck, blow, go down on].
Blow (v.) Cause air to go in, on, or through; "Blow my hair dry".
Blow (v.) Cause to move by means of an air current; "The wind blew the leaves around in the yard".
Blow (v.) Spout moist air from the blowhole; "The whales blew".
Blow (v.) Leave; informal or rude; "shove off!"; "The children shoved along"; "Blow now!" [syn: shove off, shove along, blow].
Blow (v.) Lay eggs; "certain insects are said to blow".
Blow (v.) Cause to be revealed and jeopardized; "The story blew their cover"; "The double agent was blown by the other side".
Blow (v.) Show off [syn: boast, tout, swash, shoot a line, brag, gas, blow, bluster, vaunt, gasconade].
Blow (v.) Allow to regain its breath; "blow a horse".
Blow (v.) Melt, break, or become otherwise unusable; "The lightbulbs blew out"; "The fuse blew" [syn: blow out, burn out, blow].
Blow (v.) Burst suddenly; "The tire blew"; "We blew a tire".
Blowball (n.) The downy seed head of a dandelion, which children delight to blow away. -- B. Jonson. blowby
Blowball (n.) Any of several herbs of the genus Taraxacum having long tap roots and deeply notched leaves and bright yellow flowers followed by fluffy seed balls [syn: dandelion, blowball].
Blowen (n.) Alt. of Blowess.
Blowess (n.) A prostitute; a courtesan; a strumpet. [Low] -- Smart.
Blower (n.) One who, or that which, blows.
Blower (n.) A device for producing a current of air; as: (a) A metal plate temporarily placed before the upper part of a grate or open fire. (b) A machine for producing an artificial blast or current of air by pressure, as for increasing the draft of a furnace, ventilating a building or shaft, cleansing gram, etc.
Blower (n.) A blowing out or excessive discharge of gas from a hole or fissure in a mine.
Blower (n.) The whale; -- so called by seamen, from the circumstance of its spouting up a column of water.
Blower (n.) A small fish of the Atlantic coast (Tetrodon turgidus); the puffer.
Blower (n.) A braggart, or loud talker.
Blowfly (n.) Any species of fly of the genus Musca that deposits its eggs or young larvae (called flyblows and maggots) upon meat or other animal products.
Blowgun (n.) A tube, as of cane or reed, sometimes twelve feet long, through which an arrow or other projectile may be impelled by the force of the breath. It is a weapon much used by certain Indians of America and the West Indies; -- called also blowpipe, and blowtube. See Sumpitan.
Blowhole (n.) A cavern in a cliff, at the water level, opening to the air at its farther extremity, so that the waters rush in with each surge and rise in a lofty jet from the extremity.
Blowhole (n.) A nostril or spiracle in the top of the head of a whale or other cetacean.
Blowhole (n.) A hole in the ice to which whales, seals, etc., come to breathe.
Blowhole (n.) An air hole in a casting.
Blown (p. p. & a.) Swollen; inflated; distended; puffed up, as cattle when gorged with green food which develops gas.
Blown (p. p. & a.) Stale; worthless.
Blown (p. p. & a.) Out of breath; tired; exhausted.
Blown (p. p. & a.) Covered with the eggs and larvae of flies; fly blown.
Blown (p. p. & a.) Opened; in blossom or having blossomed, as a flower.
Blow-off (n.) A blowing off steam, water, etc.;
Blow-off (adj.) as, a blow-off cock or pipe.
Blow-off (adj.) An outburst of temper or excitement.
Blow-out (n.) The cleaning of the flues of a boiler from scale, etc., by a blast of steam.
Blowpipe (n.) A tube for directing a jet of air into a fire or into the flame of a lamp or candle, so as to concentrate the heat on some object.
Blowpipe (n.) A blowgun; a blowtube.
Blowpoint (n.) A child's game.
Blowse (n.) See Blowze.
Blowth (n.) A blossoming; a bloom.
Blowtube (n.) A blowgun.
Blowtube (n.) A similar instrument, commonly of tin, used by boys for discharging paper wads and other light missiles.
Blowtube (n.) A long wrought iron tube, on the end of which the workman gathers a quantity of "metal" (melted glass), and through which he blows to expand or shape it; -- called also blowing tube, and blowpipe.
Blow valve () See Snifting valve.
Blowy (a.) Windy; as, blowy weather; a blowy upland.
Blowze (n.) A ruddy, fat-faced woman; a wench.
Blowzed (a.) Having high color from exposure to the weather; ruddy-faced; blowzy; disordered.
Blowzy (a.) Coarse and ruddy-faced; fat and ruddy; high colored; frowzy.
Blub (v. t. & i.) To swell; to puff out, as with weeping.
Blubber (n.) A bubble.
Blubber (n.) The fat of whales and other large sea animals from which oil is obtained. It lies immediately under the skin and over the muscular flesh.
Blubber (n.) A large sea nettle or medusa.
Blubbered (imp. & p. p.) of Blubber.
Blubbering (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Blubber.
Blubber (v. i.) To weep noisily, or so as to disfigure the face; to cry in a childish manner.
Blubber (v. t.) To swell or disfigure (the face) with weeping; to wet with tears.
Blubber (v. t.) To give vent to (tears) or utter (broken words or cries); -- with forth or out.
Blubbered (p. p. & a.) Swollen; turgid; as, a blubbered lip.
Blubbering (n.) The act of weeping noisily.
Blubbery (a.) Swollen; protuberant.
Blubbery (a.) Like blubber; gelatinous and quivering; as, a blubbery mass.
Blucher (n.) A kind of half boot, named from the Prussian general Blucher.
Bludge (v.) (Chiefly Australia & New Zealand) to avoid work or responsibility.
Bludge (v.) (Chiefly Australia & New Zealand) to get something from or live on another by imposing on hospitality or good nature : sponge.
Bludgeon (n.) A short stick, with one end loaded, or thicker and heavier that the other, used as an offensive weapon.
Blue (a.) Having the color of the clear sky, or a hue resembling it, whether lighter or darker; as, the deep, blue sea; as blue as a sapphire; blue violets.
Blue (a.) Pale, without redness or glare, -- said of a flame; hence, of the color of burning brimstone, betokening the presence of ghosts or devils; as, the candle burns blue; the air was blue with oaths.
Blue (a.) Low in spirits; melancholy; as, to feel blue.
Blue (n.) Suited to produce low spirits; gloomy in prospect; as, thongs looked blue. [Colloq.]