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Collins Primary Illustrated Dictionary

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2019
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NOUN 2 A blonde or blond is a person with pale yellow hair.

blood

NOUN the red liquid that is pumped by the heart round the bodies of human beings and other vertebrates

bloodstream

NOUN the flow of blood through your body

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.
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