Словарь английских синонимов и синонимичных выражений. Том I. A – I.

Blackguardism, n. Ribaldry, billingsgate, scurrility, indecency, obscenity, foul or profane language.

Black hellebore, Christmas rose (Helleborus niger).

Black-jack, n. [Term used by miners.] Blende, zinc-blende, sulphuret of zinc, false galena, mock lead.

Black-lead, n. Plumbago, graphite.

Blackleg, n. Gambler, sharper, swindler.

Black-mail, n. 1. Tribute (paid for immunity from robbery).

2. [U. S.] Hush-money, bribe to keep silence.

Black man, Negro, blackamoor, black.

Black Sea, Euxine.

Black tea, Bohea.

Blackthorn, n. Sloe (Prunus spinosa).

Blade, n. 1. Leaf.

2. Flat part (as of a knife or an oar).

3. Buck, gallant, spark; gay, dashing fellow.

Blain, n. Pustule, blister, blotch, sore.

Blamable, a. Culpable, censurable, reprehensible, faulty, blameworthy.

Blame, v. a. Censure, reprove, reprehend, reflect upon, lay or cast blame upon, find fault with, cry out against.

Blame, n. Censure, reprehension, animadversion, reproof, condemnation, imputation of fault.

Blameless, a. Irreproachable, unimpeachable, irreprehensible, inculpable, faultless, guiltless, unblemished, unspotted, unsullied, undefiled, spotless, stainless, innocent.

Blameworthy, a. Culpable, censurable, reprehensible, faulty, blamable.

Blanc-fix, n. Permanent white, sulphate of baryta (artificially made).

Blanch, v. a. Bleach, whiten, etiolate, make or render white.

Bland, a. Soft, mild, gentle, not harsh.

Blandishment, n. Caressing, caresses, endearment, soft words, expression of affection, billing and cooing.

Blank, a. 1. Void, empty.

2. White, of a white color.

3. Astonished, confounded, confused, dumfounded, disconcerted, nonplussed, struck dumb.

Blank verse, Unrhymed verse (especially the heroic verse of five feet).

Blare, n. Noise, sound, roar, peal, blast, clang, clamor, uproar.

Blarney, n. 1. Flattery, adulation.

2. Unmeaning talk, smooth phrases.

Blase, a. [Fr.] Surfeited, cloyed, satiated, palled, incapable of enjoyment (in consequence of excesses).

Blaspheme, v. a. 1. Speak irreverently or impiously of.

2. [Rare.] Revile, calumniate, defame, traduce, malign, speak evil of.

Blaspheme, v. n. Utter blasphemy, speak irreverently of God or of sacred things.

Blasphemous, a. Impious, irreverent, profane.

Blasphemy, n. Impiety, irreverence, profanity.

Blast, n. 1. Gust, squall, sudden breeze.

2. Peal, blare, clang.

3. Explosion, outbreak, burst, discharge.

4. Blight, pestilential influence.

Blast, v. a. 1. Blight, kill, destroy, ruin, annihilate, wither, shrivel.

2. Rend by explosion.

Blatant, a. 1. Bellowing, braying.

2. Clamorous, obstreperous, vociferous, noisy.

Blatherskite, n. [Colloquial, U. S.] 1. Blusterer, swaggerer, bully, boaster, vaunter, braggart, braggadocio, roisterer, huff, drawcansir, noisy fellow.

2. Bluster, boasting.

Blattering, a. Blustering, swaggering, noisy.

Blattering, n. Bluster.

Blaze, n. Flame.

Blaze, v. n. Flame, burn with a flame.

Blaze, v. a. Publish, proclaim, blazon, make known, noise abroad, spread abroad, blaze abroad.

Blaze abroad, Blaze.

Blazing star, Comet.

Blazon, v. a. 1. Emblazon, emblaze, adorn with ensigns armorial.

2. Display, exhibit, set forth, make a show of, show off.

3. Proclaim, publish, blaze, make known, noise, spread or blaze abroad.

Blazon, n. 1. Blazonry.

2. Publication, proclamation.

3. Exhibition, show, pompous display.

Blazonry, n. Emblazonry, heraldry.

Bleach, v. a. Whiten, blanch, etiolate, make or render white.

Bleach, v. n. Whiten, etiolate, grow or become white.

Bleaching powder, Chloride of lime.

Bleak, a. 1. Cold, chill, chilly, raw, biting, piercing.

2. Unsheltered, exposed to cold, exposed to wind.

Blearedness, n. Lippitude, dim-sightedness.

Blear-eyed, a. Dim-sighted.

Bleb, n. 1. Blister, vesicle, little tumor.

2. Air-bubble.

Bleed, v. n. 1. Lose blood.

2. Lose sap or juice.

3. Be slaughtered.

Bleeding, n. Phlebotomy, venesection, blood-letting.

Blemish, v. a. 1. Stain, sully, blur, spot, tarnish, mar, injure, taint.

2. Defame, vilify, traduce, asperse, calumniate, slander, malign, revile, run down, speak ill of.

Blemish, n. 1. Stain, spot, defect, speck, blur, soil, tarnish, flaw, fault.

2. Disgrace, dishonor, reproach, taint.

Blench, v. n. Shrink, flinch, start back, give way, lack courage or resolution.

Blend, v. a. Mingle, mix, intermingle, commingle, amalgamate.

Blende, n. (Min.) Black-jack, sulphuret of zinc, mock lead, false galena.

Bless, v. a. 1. Ask or implore a blessing upon.

2. Delight, gladden, make happy.

3. Wish happiness to.

4. Glorify, exalt, celebrate, magnify, praise.

Blessed, a. 1. Happy.

2. Holy, hallowed, sacred.

Blessedness, n. Bliss, blissfulness, happiness, felicity, beatitude, joy.

Blessing, n. 1. Benediction, benison, invocation of happiness.

2. Good, benefit, advantage, profit, gain, boon, service.

Blight, n. Pestilence (among plants), mildew, blast.

Blight, v. a. Blast, wither, shrivel, kill, destroy, taint with mildew, cause to decay.

Blind, a. 1. Sightless, eyeless, unseeing, stone-blind, stark-blind, unable to see.

2. Ignorant, undiscerning, unaware, unmindful, inattentive, heedless, incapable of judging.

Blind, v. a. 1. Make blind, deprive of sight.

2. Hoodwink, blindfold.

Blind, n. Screen, cover.