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      bloodthirsty

      ADJECTIVE Someone who is bloodthirsty enjoys using or watching violence.

      bloom blooms, blooming, bloomed

      NOUN 1 a flower on a plant

      VERB 2 When a plant blooms, it produces flowers.

      blossom blossoms, blossoming, blossomed

      NOUN 1 all the flowers that appear on a tree before the fruit

      VERB 2 When a tree blossoms, it produces flowers.

      blot blots

      NOUN a mark made by a drop of liquid, especially ink

      blouse blouses

      NOUN a light shirt, worn by a girl or a woman

blow blows, blowing, blew, blown

      VERB 1 When the wind blows, the air moves.

      2 If you blow, you send a stream of air from your mouth.

      3 If you blow your nose, you force air out of it through your nostrils in order to clear it.

      NOUN 4 If you receive a blow, someone or something hits you.

      blow up

      VERB 1 If something blows up, it is destroyed by an explosion.

      2 If you blow up a balloon or a tyre, you fill it with air.

      blubber

      NOUN the layer of fat beneath the skin of animals such as whales and seals that protects them from the cold

      blue bluer, bluest

      ADJECTIVE OR NOUN the colour of the sky on a clear, sunny day

      bluebell bluebells

      NOUN a woodland plant with blue, bell-shaped flowers

      bluff bluffs, bluffing, bluffed

      NOUN 1 an attempt to make someone believe that you will do something when you do not really intend to do it

      VERB 2 If you are bluffing, you are trying to make someone believe that you are in a strong position when you are not.

      [from Dutch bluffen meaning to boast]

      blunder blunders, blundering, blundered

      NOUN 1 a silly mistake

      VERB 2 If you blunder, you make a silly mistake.

      blunt blunter, bluntest

      ADJECTIVE 1 A blunt object has a rounded point or edge, rather than a sharp one. • My pencil was blunt so I could not write with it.

      2 If you are blunt, you say exactly what you think, without trying to be polite.

      SYNONYMS: outspoken, straightforward

      blur

      NOUN If something is a blur, you can’t see it clearly. • The mountain was a blur through the mist.

      blurb blurbs

      NOUN the description of a book printed on the back cover

      blurt out blurts out, blurting out, blurted out

      VERB If you blurt out something, you say it suddenly, after trying to keep it a secret.

      blush blushes, blushing, blushed

      VERB If you blush, your face becomes red, because you are embarrassed or ashamed.

      [from Old English blyscan meaning to glow]

      boa boas

      NOUN a large snake that kills its prey by coiling round it and crushing it

      boar boars

      NOUN 1 a male wild pig

      2 a male domestic pig used for breeding

      board boards, boarding, boarded

      NOUN 1 a long, flat piece of wood

      2 a flat piece of wood, plastic or cardboard, which is used for a particular purpose • a chessboard • a surfboard

      3 the group of people who control a company or organization • My mum is on the board of governors.

      4 the meals provided when you stay in a hotel or guesthouse • The price includes full board.

      VERB 5 If you board a ship or aircraft, you get on it or in it.

      PHRASE 6 If you are on board a ship or aircraft, you are on it or in it.

       Do not confuse board with bored.

      boarder boarders

      NOUN 1 a pupil who lives at school during term

      2 a lodger

      boast boasts, boasting, boasted

      VERB If you boast, you talk proudly about what you have or what you can do.

      SYNONYM: brag

      boat boats

      NOUN a small vehicle for travelling across water

      body bodies

      NOUN 1 Your body is all of you, from your head to your feet.

      2 You can say body when you mean just the main part of a human or other animal, not counting head, arms and legs.

      bodyguard bodyguards

      NOUN a person employed to protect someone

      bog bogs

      NOUN an area of wet, spongy ground

      boil boils, boiling, boiled

      VERB 1 When a hot liquid boils, or when you boil it, it starts to bubble and to give off steam.

      2 When you boil food, you cook it in boiling water.

      boiler boilers

      NOUN a piece of equipment that burns fuel to provide hot water

      boisterous

      ADJECTIVE Someone who is boisterous is noisy and lively.

      SYNONYMS: loud, rowdy

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