Words |
Parts of Speech |
Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
blued |
imp. & past participle |
of Blue |
bluey |
adjective |
Bluish. |
bluff |
adjective |
Having a broad, flattened front; as, the bluff bows of a ship., Rising steeply with a flat or rounded front., Surly; churlish; gruff; rough., Abrupt; roughly frank; unceremonious; blunt; brusque; as, a bluff answer; a bluff manner of talking; a bluff sea captain., A high, steep bank, as by a river or the sea, or beside a ravine or plain; a cliff with a broad face., An act of bluffing; an expression of self-confidence for the purpose of intimidation; braggadocio; as, that is only bluff, or a bluff., A game at cards; poker., To deter (an opponent) from taking the risk of betting on his hand of cards, as the bluffer does by betting heavily on his own hand although it may be of less value., To frighten or deter from accomplishing a purpose by making a show of confidence in one’s strength or resources; as, he bluffed me off., To act as in the game of bluff. |
blunt |
adjective |
Having a thick edge or point, as an instrument; dull; not sharp., Dull in understanding; slow of discernment; stupid; — opposed to acute., Abrupt in address; plain; unceremonious; wanting the forms of civility; rough in manners or speech., Hard to impress or penetrate., To dull the edge or point of, by making it thicker; to make blunt., To repress or weaken, as any appetite, desire, or power of the mind; to impair the force, keenness, or susceptibility, of; as, to blunt the feelings., A fencer’s foil., A short needle with a strong point. See Needle., Money. |
blurt |
verb t. |
To utter suddenly and unadvisedly; to divulge inconsiderately; to ejaculate; — commonly with out. |
blush |
verb i. |
To become suffused with red in the cheeks, as from a sense of shame, modesty, or confusion; to become red from such cause, as the cheeks or face., To grow red; to have a red or rosy color., To have a warm and delicate color, as some roses and other flowers., To suffuse with a blush; to redden; to make roseate., To express or make known by blushing., A suffusion of the cheeks or face with red, as from a sense of shame, confusion, or modesty., A red or reddish color; a rosy tint. |