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  • BLOATWAREnoun2 findersSoftware that is packed with too many features and therefore slow or unwieldy; software that is inefficiently designed and occupies an excessive amount of memory or disk space.
  • BLOATWARESnoun4 findersSoftware that is packed with too many features and therefore slow or unwieldy; software that is inefficiently designed and occupies an excessive amount of memory or disk space.
  • BLOBnounMiddle English6 findersA shapeless or amorphous mass; a vague shape or amount, especially of a liquid or semisolid substance; a clump, group or collection that lacks definite shape.
  • BLOCnounProto-Germanic18 findersA group of voters or politicians who share common goals.
  • BLOCKnounProto-Indo-European7 findersA substantial, often approximately cuboid, piece of any substance.
  • BLOCKABLEadjective2 findersAble to be blocked.
  • BLOCKADEnounDutch13 findersThe physical blocking or surrounding of a place, especially a port, in order to prevent commerce and traffic in or out.
  • BLOCKADERnoun2 findersA person who blockades
  • BLOCKAGEnoun3 findersThe state or condition of being blocked.
  • BLOCKBUSTverb1 finderOf a film or book, to succeed wildly and become popular.
  • BLOCKBUSTERnoun2 findersA high-explosive bomb used for the purposes of demolishing extensive areas, such as a city block.
  • BLOCKERnounMiddle English2 findersAgent noun of block (“obstruct or prevent”); something that blocks something else. One who blocks or impedes the movement of an opponent. A defensive or low-scoring batter. One who
  • BLOCKHEADnoun15 findersA stupid person.
  • BLOCKHOUSEnounGerman3 findersA sturdy military fortification, often of concrete, with gunports.
  • BLOCKIESadjective2 findersResembling a block in shape.
  • BLOCKISHadjective13 findersLike a block in shape or nature; coming across as a block.
  • BLOCKSHIPnoun3 findersA vessel that is deliberately sunk in order to block a waterway (to prevent it being used by an enemy)
  • BLOCKYadjective10 findersResembling a block in shape.
  • BLOGnoun23 findersA website that allows users to reflect, share opinions, and discuss various topics in the form of an online journal, sometimes letting readers comment on their posts. Most blogs ar
  • BLOGOSPHEREnoun28 findersThe totality of blogs, especially the unique jargon, cultures and shared interests created by their interconnection.
  • BLOKEnoun49 findersA fellow, a man; especially an ordinary man, a man on the street.
  • BLOKEISHadjective3 findersCharacteristic or typical of a bloke.
  • BLOKEYadjective14 findersAssociated with the mainstream male culture, particularly blue-collar.
  • BLONDadjectiveProto-Indo-European7 findersOf a bleached or pale golden (light yellowish) colour.
  • BLONDEnounMiddle French13 findersAlternative form of blond (“person with fair hair”).
  • BLONDISHadjective20 findersSomewhat blond in colour.
  • BLOODnounProto-Indo-European14 findersA vital liquid flowing in the bodies of many types of animals that usually conveys nutrients and oxygen. In vertebrates, it is colored red by hemoglobin, is conveyed by arteries an
  • BLOODBATHnounDanish1 finderIndiscriminate killing or slaughter; a massacre.
  • BLOODEDadjectiveMiddle English1 finderbloody, bleeding.
  • BLOODFINnoun3 findersAphyocharax anisitsi, a South American characin with blood-red tail and fins.
  • BLOODIEDadjective6 findersCovered or stained with blood
  • BLOODILYadverb16 findersIn a bloody manner.
  • BLOODINGverb8 finderspresent participle and gerund of blood
  • BLOODLESSadjectiveOld English4 findersLacking blood; ashen, anaemic.
  • BLOODLIKEadjective13 findersResembling blood.
  • BLOODLINEnoun1 finderThe abstract link between a person and their ancestors.
  • BLOODLUSTnoun6 findersA desire for bloodshed and carnage, often aroused in the heat of battle and leading to uncontrolled slaughter and torture.
  • BLOODSHEDnoun1 finderThe shedding or spilling of blood.
  • BLOODSTAINnoun11 findersA spot or area that has been discolored by having absorbed blood.
  • BLOODSTREAMnoun3 findersThe flow of blood through the circulatory system of an animal
  • BLOODSUCKERnoun10 findersAn animal or insect that drinks the blood of others, especially by sucking blood through a puncture wound; a leech, mosquito etc.
  • BLOODSUCKINGadjective3 findersThat draws off the blood of another animal, or a person.
  • BLOODYadjectiveProto-Germanic34 findersCovered in blood.
  • BLOOEYadjective6 findersHaywire, amiss.
  • BLOOKnoun3 findersA book serialized on a blog (weblog) platform.
  • BLOOMnounProto-Germanic12 findersA blossom; the flower of a plant; an expanded bud.
  • BLOOMERnounOld English11 findersAn ironworker.
  • BLOOMERSnoun52 findersAny of several forms of women’s divided garment for the lower body.
  • BLOOMERYnoun6 findersA forge in which wrought iron is made straight from ore.
  • BLOOMINGverb29 finderspresent participle and gerund of bloom
  • BLOOMYadjectiveDutch5 findersHaving or resembling a bloom (as on fruit).
  • BLOOPverb29 findersTo blow air bubbles or audibly slosh about in water.
  • BLOOPERnoun11 findersA blunder, an error.
  • BLOOTEREDadjective2 findersdrunk
  • BLOREverbOld English5 findersTo cry; cry out; weep.
  • BLOTnounOld Norse21 findersA blemish, spot or stain made by a coloured substance.
  • BLOTCHnoun16 findersAn uneven patch of color or discoloration.
  • BLOTCHEDadjective15 findersCovered in blotches (“uneven patches of colour or discolouration”).
  • BLOTCHILYadverb1 finderIn a blotchy manner.
  • BLOTCHINESSnoun5 findersThe state or condition of being blotchy.
  • BLOTCHYadjective13 findersCovered in blotches.
  • BLOTLESSadjectiveMiddle English2 findersWithout blots; stainless.
  • BLOTTERnoun7 findersA piece of blotting paper in a pad as a piece of desk furniture.
  • BLOTTOadjective9 finders(Very) drunk or intoxicated.
  • BLOTTYadjective4 findersCharacterised or ridden with blots or blemishes.
  • BLOUSEnounFrench42 findersA shirt, typically loose and reaching from the neck to the waist.
  • BLOUSEDadjective48 findersWearing a blouse.
  • BLOUSILYadverb4 findersIn a blousy manner.
  • BLOUSONnounFrench54 findersA garment drawn tight at the waist with blousing hanging over the waistband; a blouse jacket.
  • BLOUSYadjective77 findersResembling or characteristic of a blouse; loose, flowing.
  • BLOVIATEverb523 findersTo speak or discourse at length in a pompous or boastful manner.
  • BLOVIATIONnoun128 findersA boastful or pompous manner of speaking or writing; a lengthy discourse delivered in that manner.
  • BLOVIATORnoun58 findersOne who habitually bloviates; a pompous, opinionated, typically voluble commentator.
  • BLOWverbProto-Indo-European21 findersTo produce an air current.
  • BLOWBACKnoun4 findersA type of action where the pressure from the fired cartridge blows a sliding mechanism backward to extract the fired cartridge, chamber another cartridge, and cock the hammer.
  • BLOWERnounOld English17 findersA person who blows.
  • BLOWFISHnoun127 findersAny species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe several times their normal size by swallowing water or air when threatened.
  • BLOWFLYnoun4 findersAny of various flies of the family Calliphoridae that lay their eggs in rotting meat, dung, or open wounds.
  • BLOWGUNnoun8 findersA hollow tube through which a dart or similar missile may be blown.
  • BLOWHARDnoun88 findersA person who talks too much or too loudly, especially in a boastful or self-important manner.
  • BLOWHOLEnoun2 findersThe spiracle, on the top of the head, through which cetaceans breathe.
  • BLOWIEnoun4 findersA blow job.
  • BLOWINGverbProto-Germanic18 finderspresent participle and gerund of blow
  • BLOWNadjectiveOld English32 findersDistended, swollen, or inflated.
  • BLOWOUTnoun15 findersA sudden puncturing of a pneumatic tyre/tire.
  • BLOWPIPEnoun2 findersA narrow tube through which a jet of air is directed onto a flame; used in the analysis of minerals etc and in jewelry manufacture.
  • BLOWSEnoun3 findersAlternative spelling of blowze (“A ruddy, fat-faced woman; a wench.”)
  • BLOWSILYadverb2 findersIn a blowsy manner.
  • BLOWSYadjective94 findersHaving a reddish, coarse complexion, especially with a pudgy face.
  • BLOWTORCHnoun12 findersA tool which projects a controlled stream of a highly flammable gas over a spark in order to produce a controlled flame.
  • BLOWUPnoun5 findersAlternative form of blow-up.
  • BLOWYadjective6 findersWindy or breezy.
  • BLOWZEnoun2 findersA ruddy, fat-faced woman, or a wench.
  • BLUBverb10 findersTo cry, whine or blubber (usually carries a connotation of disapproval).
  • BLUCHERnounRussian6 findersA form of horse-drawn carriage; a Blucher coach.
  • BLUDGEnoun19 findersThe act of bludging.
  • BLUDGEONnounMiddle French147 findersA short, heavy club, often of wood, which is thicker or loaded at one end.
  • BLUDGEONERnoun37 findersOne who bludgeons.
  • BLUDGERnoun9 findersA pimp, a man living off the earnings of a harlot.
  • BLUEadjectiveProto-Indo-European27 findersOf a blue hue.

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