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B — Blaze to Bludgeon (Part 2 of 11)

Bleb, n.

    1. Blister, vesicle, little tumor.
    2. Air-bubble, blob.

Bleed, v. n.

    1. Lose blood, drip blood, be dropping with blood.
    2. Lose sap or juice, drip sap.
    3. Be slaughtered, be slain, die.

Bleed, v. a.

    1. Take blood from.
    2. Exude, secrete, give forth, drop.

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. See abuse.

Blemish, n.

    1. Stain, spot, defect, speck, blot, blur, soil, tarnish, flaw, fault.
    2. Disgrace, dishonor, reproach, taint, stain, spot, blot.

Blench, v. n. Shrink, flinch, start back, give way, yield, weaken.

Blench, v. a. Shrink from, evade, shirk, avoid.

Blend, v. a. and v. n. Mingle, mix, intermingle, commingle, amalgamate, unite, combine.

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

Bless, v. a.

    1. Ask or implore a blessing upon, call down blessings on.