| blackmail |
payment forced by threats to reveal damaging information; extortion. [3 definitions] |
| blackout |
the extinguishing or hiding of all the lights of a city or region, as in a power failure or air raid. [4 definitions] |
| black out |
to lose consciousness; faint. |
| Black Sea |
a sea surrounded by Russia, Ukraine, Turkey, and the Balkan Peninsula. |
| black sheep |
one who differs from and is often an embarrassment or disgrace to his or her family or group. This may be be due to this person's disreputable behavior, lack of worldly success, or difference in belief or point of view from that of the group. |
| blacksmith |
a person who makes, fits, and repairs horseshoes. [2 definitions] |
| blacktop |
a bituminous substance such as asphalt, used as pavement. [3 definitions] |
| black widow |
a small spider, widespread in the United States, of which the female has a shiny, black body with an hourglass-shaped red mark on its underside, a poisonous but usu. not fatal bite, and a reputation for sometimes devouring its mate. |
| bladder |
an expandable sac or pouch in humans and animals in which gas or liquid, esp. urine, collects. [3 definitions] |
| blade |
the cutting part of a knife, sword, scissors, or the like. [6 definitions] |
| blame |
to place responsibility on for a mistake or fault. [5 definitions] |
| blank |
empty or clear, as a space on a surface. [12 definitions] |
| blanket |
a thick, rectangular piece of woven material used on a bed for warmth or worn as a garment. [5 definitions] |
| blare |
to sound loudly and harshly. [3 definitions] |
| blast |
a powerful and sudden gust or stream. [12 definitions] |
| blastoff |
a launching of a rocket-driven missile or spacecraft. |
| blaze1 |
an intense flame or light. [6 definitions] |
| blaze2 |
a spot or mark on a tree, often made with paint, that usu. indicates a trail. [4 definitions] |
| bleach |
to make white or lighter in color by using a chemical agent or sunlight. [4 definitions] |
| bleacher |
(usu. pl.) seating arranged in tiers, usu. of benches, as in a gymnasium or the cheaper sections of a baseball park. [2 definitions] |
| bleak1 |
cold, windswept, or barren. [2 definitions] |