blindfold blindfolds NOUN
A blindfold is a strip of cloth tied over someone’s eyes so that they cannot see.
blink blinks, blinking, blinked VERB
When you blink, you shut your eyes and open them again quickly.
blister blisters NOUN
A blister is a small bubble on your skin, containing watery liquid. Blisters are caused by a burn or rubbing.
blizzard blizzards NOUN
A blizzard is a bad snowstorm with strong winds.
block blocks, blocking, blocked
NOUN 1 A block of flats or offices is a large tall building.
NOUN 2 A block of something like stone or wood is a large rectangular piece of it.
VERB 3 To block means to get in the way.
blog blogs NOUN
A blog is a website that describes the daily life of the person who writes it.
blonde or blond ADJECTIVE
Blonde hair is pale yellow in colour. The spelling blond is used when referring to men.
blood NOUN
Blood is the red liquid that your heart pumps round inside your body.
bloom blooms, blooming, bloomed VERB
When a plant blooms, its flowers open.
blossom NOUN
Blossom is the flowers that appear on a tree or bush.
blot blots NOUN
A blot is a mark made by a drop of liquid, especially ink.
blouse blouses NOUN
A blouse is a kind of shirt worn by a girl or a woman.
blow blows, blowing, blew, blown
VERB 1 When the wind blows, the air moves faster.
VERB 2 If you blow, you send out a stream of air from your mouth.
NOUN 3 A blow is a hard hit.
blue bluer, bluest ADJECTIVE
Something that is blue is the colour of the sky on a sunny day.
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bluebell bluebells NOUN
A bluebell is a flower that often grows wild in woods in Europe.
blunt blunter, bluntest
ADJECTIVE 1 A blunt knife is not sharp.
ADJECTIVE 2 Something that is blunt has a rounded, rather than pointed, end.
My pencil’s blunt.
blur blurs NOUN
A blur is a shape that you cannot see clearly.
The car went past so fast it was just a blur.
blurred ADJECTIVE blurry ADJECTIVE
blush blushes, blushing, blushed VERB
When you blush you become red in the face, usually because you are embarrassed.
board boards NOUN
A board is a flat, thin piece of wood.
boast boasts, boasting, boasted VERB
If you boast, you talk too proudly about something.
boat boats NOUN