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BLEACH - BLUSTEROUS

BLEACH - verbs
• EXASPERATE to bleach ...1909 Amer. dial.
• VLETCH to bleach ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
 
BLEACHERS - nouns
• BLEACHERY an open-air stand for spectators, esp. at football or baseball games ...1909 US
 
BLEACHERS - nouns, person
• BLEACHERITE a frequenter of bleachers at baseball or football games ...1909 US
 
BLEACHING - nouns
• DEALBATION the act of whitening, blanching, bleaching ...1607
 
BLEAK - adjectives
• BACK-LYIN' having a northern and therefore bleak exposure ...1932 Sc.
• BENT bleak ...1885 Eng. dial.
• BLAE bleak, cold ...Bk1911 Sc.
 
BLEAT - nouns
• BLAE a loud bleat ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLAIR the bleat of a sheep ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLARE the bleat of a sheep or goat ...Bk1911 Sc.
 
BLEAT - verbs
• BLAE to bleat as a lamb ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLAIR to bleat as a sheep ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLARE to bleat ...Bk1911 Sc. & Amer. dial.
 
BLEATING - adjectives
• BALANT † bleating, baaing ...1702
 
BLEED - nouns, person
• BLEEDER a haemophiliac ...1803 sl.
 
BLEED - verbs
• EFFUND to pour out; to shed blood; to pour out the contents of a vessel ...c1420
• EFFUSE † to shed blood ...1526
• JUICE to bleed ...1992 US professional wrestling usage
• LOSE to bleed ...1913 Amer. dial.
• YET † to shed tears or blood ...a900 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
 
BLEMISH - adjectives
• MEALY spotty; disfigured by blotches or spots, marked with blemishes ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
 
BLEMISH - nouns
• BLAIN a fault; a blemish; a scar; discolouration of skin after a sore ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLEMAGE a blemish ...1927 Amer. dial.
• BLOSSOM a pimple, acne spot, or other facial blemish ...1942 Amer. dial.
• DEFAULT † physical defect or blemish ...1340
• GOOB a large facial blemish ...1976 US sl.
• GOOBER a small mole, spot, or similar skin blemish ...1970s US college sl.
• ILL-SIDE a defect, a blemish ...1883 Sc.
• IMPERFECTIVE † an imperfection, a defect, a fault, a blemish ...1601
• LAST † a fault, vice, sin; blame; also, a physical blemish ...c1175
• MACULE † a blemish, a spot ...1483
• NAEVE † a spot or blemish ...1619
• OFFENCE †* a fault, a blemish ...1567
• SCAM a spot, a mark, a stain; a blemish ...1866 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCAW a faded mark, a blemish, a spot ...1825 Sc.
• TACHE † a spot, a blotch, a blemish, a blot ...a1300
• TACK † a spot, a stain, a blemish ...c1425 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• TASH a stain, a spot, a drop, a blemish, a flaw ...Bk1905 Sc.
• TINCTURE † a stain, a blemish ...a1640
 
BLEMISH - verbs
• TACHE to blemish; to deface; to tarnish or spoil slightly by handling or use; to make the worse for wear ...a1700 Sc.
 
BLEND - verbs
• MENG to mix, to mingle, to blend ...1677 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• TEW to stir up; to mix, to blend; to pound; to knead ...1641 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• WALL to blend ...1629
 
BLESSED - adjectives
• BEATIFIC making blessed; imparting supreme happiness or blessedness ...1649
• BEATIFICAL making blessed; imparting supreme happiness or blessedness ...1605
• BEATIFIED made supremely happy or blessed ...1575
• BENEDICT † good, blessed, benign, salutary ...1576
• BENEDICTED † blessed ...1623
• BENEDIGHT blessed ...a1300 arch.
• BENEUROUS † happy, blessed ...1483
• BENEWRED † happy, blessed ...1483
 
BLESSED - nouns
• BEATIFICATION the act of rendering, or condition of being rendered, supreme happy or blessed ...1502
 
BLESSED - verbs
• BEATIFICATE † to make supremely happy or blessed ...a1636
• BEATIFY to make supremely happy or blessed ...1535
 
BLESSEDNESS - nouns
• BEATITUDE supreme happiness or blessedness ...1491
• BENEURTE † happiness, blessedness ...1480
 
BLESSING - nouns
• BEATION †* blessing ...1652
• BENISON blessing, beatitude; that blessing which God gives; a giving of blessedness ...a1300
 
BLIND - adjectives (also see SIGHT)
• ALL BEHIND blind ...Brit. rhyming sl.
• BACON blind ...1990s rhyming sl. (Bacon Rind)
• BACON RIND blind ...1990s rhyming sl.
• BAT-BLIND blind as a bat in the sunlight ...1834
• BELLY-BLIND quite blind ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLIND AS A BEETLE completely blind ...1879 Eng. dial.
• BLIND AS A BRICKBAT blind ...1850
• DARK † not able to see; partially or totally blind; sightless ...1382 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• GOOCH-EYED blind in one eye ...1972 US sl.
• GRAVEL-BLIND almost entirely blind ...literary
• MOON-EYED partially blind ...1610
• SAND-BLIND half-blind, dim-sighted, purblind ...a1400 arch. exc. Eng. dial.
• SANDED † sand-blind, half-blind, dim-sighted ...1629
• SAND-EYED †* sand-blind, half-blind, dim-sighted ...1592
 
BLIND - nouns, person
• DARKEY a blind man ...1807 Eng. dial.
• DARKY a blind man ...1807 Eng. dial.
• ONE EYE AND A WINKLE a blind person, or a person with one eye ...1950s sl.
 
BLIND - verbs
• ABACINATE to blind by placing hot irons or metal plates, in front of the eyes ...Bk1888 rare
• ABLIND † to grow blind ...c1175
• DARK † to darken the eyes or vision; to blind ...c1374
• OCCAECATE † to blind ...1661
• OCCECATE † to blind ...1661
 
BLIND DATE - nouns, person
• FAUST a blind date ...1930s US Black sl.
 
BLIND DATE - verbs
• DRAG AN ANCHOR to have a blind date with an ugly or dull woman ...World War II Amer. sl.
 
BLINDED - adjectives
• BESOTTED intellectually or morally stupefied or blinded ...1634
 
BLINDFOLD - verbs
• BIGGLE to blindfold ...1876 Eng. dial.
• CABIN to blindfold ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CADDEN to blindfold ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
 
BLINDFOLDED - adverbs
• BLINDLINS blindly; blindfolded ...Bk1911 Sc.
 
BLINDFOLDED - nouns, person
• BELLY-BLIND a blindfolded person; esp. in the game of Blindman's Buff; the game of Blindman's Buff ...c1450 Sc.
 
BLINDING, BLINDNESS - nouns
• ABACINATION blinding by means of red-hot irons held before the eyes ...1866
• ABLEPSY †* blindness, physical or mental
• OCCAECATION † the act of blinding; a blinded condition ...1608-11
• OCCECATION † the act of blinding; a blinded condition ...1608-11
 
BLINDLY - adverbs
• BLINDLINS blindly; blindfolded ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLINLINS blindly ...Bk1911 Sc.
 
BLINDMAN'S BUFF - nouns
• BELLIE-MANTIE blindman's buff ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BELLY-BLIND a blindfolded person; esp. in the game of Blindman's Buff; the game of Blindman's Buff ...c1450 Sc.
• BIGGLY the game of blindman's buff ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BILLY-BLIND the game of blindman's buff; also, the one that is blindfolded in the game ...Bk1898 Sc.
• BLIND-BARNIE blindman's buff ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLIND BILLY blindman's buff ...1968 Amer. dial.
• BLIND BUFF blindman's buff ...1966 Amer. dial.
• BLINDFOLD blindman's buff ...1905 Amer. dial.
• BLINDFOLD BLUFF blindman's buff ...1967 Amer. dial.
• BLINDFOLD BUFF blindman's buff ...1967 Amer. dial.
• BLIND GRANDMA blindman's buff ...1968 Amer. dial.
• BLIND HARRY blindman's buff ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLINDMAN CATCH blindman's buff ...1966 Amer. dial.
• BLINDMAN SEEK blindman's buff ...1966 Amer. dial.
• BLIND-PALMIE blindman's buff ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLINDSMAN BUFF blindman's buff ...1966 Amer. dial.
• BLINDSMAN'S BLUFF blindman's buff ...1966 Amer. dial.
• BLIND TAG blindman's buff ...1970 Amer. dial.
• BLIND TOM blindman's-buff ...1909
• BOKIE-BLINDIE blindman's buff ...Bk1911 Sc.
• DALLAPOOKEEN the game of blindman's buff ...1952 Ireland
• HARRY-PURCAN the game of blindman's buff ...Bk1902 Sc.
• HARRY RACKET blindman's buff ...1611
 
BLINDMAN'S BUFF - nouns, person
• BELLYBLIND the game of blindman's buff; also, the one that is blindfolded in the game ...Bk1898 Sc.
• BILLY-BLIND the game of blindman's buff; also, the one that is blindfolded in the game ...Bk1898 Sc.
• BILLYBLINDER the person who hoodwinks another in the game of  blindman's buff ...1822 Sc.
 
​BLINK - verbs
• BAT ONE'S EYES LIKE A FROG N A HAILSTORM to blink often ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BAT ONE'S EYES LIKE A TOAD N A HAILSTORM to blink often ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BLINTER to blink; to look at with weak eyes ...1804 Sc.
• TWINK † to wink, to blink ...c1400
• WAPPER † to blink the eyes; also, to move tremulously ...1575
 
BLINKING - adjectives
• WAPPER † of the eyes: blinking, unsteady ...1581
• WAPPER-EYED blinking, blear-eyed, squinting; having restless eyes ...1604 Eng. dial.
 
BLISS - nouns
• HEAVEN 1. a state of bliss or supreme felicity ...c1374
2. a place of supreme bliss ...1377
• KIDDY KINGDOM bliss ...1965 Barbados
 
BLISTER - nouns
• ADDLE an abscess containing pus; a swelling; a blister ...1825 Eng. dial.
• BELL a small watery blister ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BLEB a bubble; a small blister or pustule ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLUSH a blister, a boil ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLUSHIN a blister or boil on hands or feet; a pustule full of matter ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLUSHION a blister or boil on hands or feet; a pustule full of matter ...Bk1911 Sc.
• CANKERFRET a sore or blister in the mouth ...19C Eng. dial.
• ERCLE a small swelling, a watery blister; a pimple, a sore place ...1876 Eng. dial.
• JAG a small watery blister ...1899 Eng. dial.
• QUAT † a pimple; a small boil or blister; a stye in the eye ...1579 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• QUILT a pimple; a boil, a small blister ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• QUOT a pimple; a small boil or blister; a stye in the eye ...1691 Eng. dial.
• SCALL a scab, a blister; a skin sore ...1677 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• TETTER a small pimple or pustule; a small ulcer; a blister; a wart ...1865 Eng. dial.
• UGLY SISTER a blister ...1992 UK rhyming sl.
 
BLISTER - verbs
• BEAL † to suppurate, to fester; to cause to swell; to raise the flesh in blisters ...1611 obs. exc. Eng. & Amer. dial.
• BLUSH to chafe the skin so as to cause a blister, to blister ...Bk1911 Sc.
• SCALDER to scald; to blister the skin by heat or friction ...1808 Eng. dial.
• SKELLER to cause to warp, twist, shrivel, or blister, esp. with heat ...1691 N. Eng. dial.
• SKELLOW to warp, twist, shrivel, or blister, as with heat ...1888 Eng. dial.
 
BLISTERED - adjectives
• BAGGY † blistered ...1787 Sc.
• SCALDERED blistered, sore, chafed ...1796 Eng. dial.
 
BLITHE - adjectives
• BLAITH blithe, glad ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLIDE blithe, glad ...Bk1911 Sc.
• EEKFOW † equable in temper; blithe, having an affable demeanour ...1825
• GAYSOME * full of gaiety; blithe, buoyant, cheerful ...1610
 
BLITHE - verbs
• WALTZ to move lightly, blithely, trippingly, nimbly or in a sprightly and self-assured manner...1862 colloq.
• WALTZ ALONG to move lightly, blithely, unconcernedly ...L19 sl.
• WALTZ AROUND to move lightly, blithely, unconcernedly ...L19 sl.
• WALTZ IN to move lightly, blithely, unconcernedly ...L19 sl.
• WALTZ INTO to move lightly, blithely, unconcernedly ...L19 sl.
• WALTZ OFF to move lightly, blithely, unconcernedly ...L19 sl.
• WALTZ UP to move lightly, blithely, unconcernedly ...L19 sl.
 
BLITHELY - adverbs
• CANTILY cheerfully, blithely, cheerily ...1721 Sc.
• GAMELY † blithely, joyfully, playfully, excellently ...a1300
• HEARTSOMELY cheerily, merrily, joyously, blithely ...1732 Sc.
 
BLIZZARD - nouns
• KAAVIE a heavy fall of snow; a blizzard ...1866 Sc.
 
BLOATED - adjectives
• BLOISENT bloated ...Bk1911 Sc.
• FOGGISH †* somewhat bloated or fat ...1570
 
BLOCK - nouns
• TRIG a block or a chock used to keep something from rolling or shifting; any of various contrivances used to stop or slow a vehicle ...1871 Amer. dial.
 
BLOCK - verbs
• ACCLOY to block, to obstruct, to clog, to choke ...c1430 
• OBSTIPATE †* to block or stop up; to stuff up ...1656
• QUIRT †* to block, fill, or stop up an opening ...1587
• RAMFORCE † to fortify, to strengthen a wall, rampart, etc.; to block up, to barricade a gate or door ...1570 chiefly Sc.
• SCOTCH to block, to obstruct ...1966 Amer. dial.
 
BLOCKADE - verbs
• IMPEACH † to hinder access to; to blockade ...1586
 
BLOCKHEAD - noun, person
• ASSEN-HEAD a blockhead; a stupid person ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ASS-HEAD a blockhead; a stupid person; a fool; an idiot ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ATTWOOD a foolish fellow; a stupid person; a blockhead; a simpleton ...1894 Eng. dial.
• BACON-BRAINS a fool, a stupid clodhopper, a clownish blockhead ...a1634
• BEEFHEAD a thickhead, a blockhead, a fool ...1775
• BEETLE an intellectually blind person; a blockhead ...1579
• BEETLE-BRAIN a blockhead ...a1604
• BEETLE-HEAD a blockhead ...1577
• BESOM-HEAD a foolish or stupid person; a blockhead ...1864
• BLOCKHEADESS a female blockhead; a stupid woman ...1827 nonce word
• BONE-HEAD a blockhead ...Bk1913 Amer. dial.
• BOOB a stupid person, a dolt, a blockhead; a silly or childish person ...1909 sl.
• BOODLE a stupid person, a dolt, a blockhead ...1862 sl.
• BOSTHOON a fool or blockhead ...1914 Irish sl.
• BOSTOON a fool or blockhead ...1914 Irish sl.
• BUFFLEHEAD a fool, a blockhead, a simpleton, a stupid person, a silly person, an ignoramus ...1659
• BUTTHEAD a blockhead; an insincere person ...1973 Amer. sl.
• CEMENTHEAD a blockhead, a fool, a stupid person ...1949 Amer. sl.
• CHOOCH a blockhead, a fool ...1971 Italian-American
• CHOWDERHEAD a stupid person, a fool, a blockhead; a muddle-headed person; a dunce ... 1682 sl.
• CHUCKLE-PATE a stupid fellow; a blockhead ...1820
• CITTERN-HEAD a blockhead, a dunce; an empty-headed person; a term of scorn ...1623
• CLAM an oaf, a blockhead; someone with a totally closed mind ...L19 US sl.
• CLOD a blockhead; a clumsy, awkward person; a dull, unresponsive person; a dolt ...L16 now. colloq.
• CLODPATE a stupid fellow, a blockhead, a dolt, an oaf ...1636
• CLODPOLE a blockhead; a bumpkin; a lout
• CLODPOLL a blockhead; a bumpkin; a lout
• COD'S-HEAD a stupid fellow, a fool, a blockhead; a dupe ...1566
• DAFFHEAD a blockhead ...19C Eng. dial.
• DAFT WATTY a silly, awkward person; a foolish fellow; a blockhead ...1805 Eng. dial.
• DAFTY WHATTY a blockhead, a silly, awkward person ...1889 Eng. dial.
• DIZZARD † a foolish, stupid, or silly fellow; an idiot, a blockhead; a weak-minded person ...1547 obs. or arch.
• DOBBIE a stupid fellow; a blockhead, a fool, a simpleton, a dolt; a childish old man, a dotard; an awkward fellow, a clown ...1677 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• DODDY-PATE † a stupid person, a blockhead, a fool, a dunce ...c1500 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• DUMBLEDORE a stupid fellow, a dolt, a blockhead ...1777 Eng. dial.
• DUMMERELL † a dumb person, a dummy, a dolt, a blockhead ...1592 obs. rare
• DUMMOCK a fool, a blockhead ...19C Eng. dial.
• DUNDERWHELP † a contemptible blockhead; a dunce ...1621 obs.
• GABY a stupid, foolish, or silly person; a blockhead, simpleton, fool, dunce ...1796 Eng. dial. & colloq.
• GAIBIE a stupid, foolish person; a blockhead, a simpleton, a fool, a lout ...1790 Sc.
• GAMPHREL a fool; a stupid or senseless fellow; a blockhead ...1728 Sc.
• GAWBY a stupid, foolish person; a blockhead, a simpleton, a fool, a lout ...1790 Eng. dial.
• GOOBY a stupid, foolish person; a blockhead, a simpleton, a fool, a lout ...1790 Eng. dial.
• GORBY a stupid, foolish person; a blockhead, a simpleton, a fool, a lout ...1790 Eng. dial.
• GROUT-HEAD † a blockhead, a thickhead, a dunce, a stupid person ...1550 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• GROUTNOLL † a blockhead, a thickhead, a dunce ...1578
• HADDIE a term of mild, jocular abuse; a blockhead ...1955 Sc.
• HAG-A-KNOWE an ungainly blockhead ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HAGGOKNOW an ungainly blockhead ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HAMMER-HEAD † a head likened to a hammer; a blockhead; an oaf; a dull, stupid fellow ...1532
• HEY NONNY-NONNY an oaf; a blockhead; a stupid person ...19C Brit. sl.
• HODDYPEAK † a fool, a simpleton, a blockhead ...1500
• IGNARO † one that is ignorant; a fool, a blockhead, a dunce, an ignoramus ...1620
• JABBERKNOWL a prating blockhead; a term of contempt for an ignorant person ...1790 Eng. dial.
• JABBERNOWL a prating blockhead; a term of contempt for an ignorant person ...1790 Eng. dial.
• JACKASS a stupid or foolish person; a dolt, an oaf, a blockhead ...1823
• JOBBERNOWL a stupid, thick-headed person; a blockhead, a fool, a dunce, a dolt ...1592 colloq.
• KELF †* a lubber, a blockhead, a lout, an oaf ...1664
• LAMEBRAIN a dolt; a blockhead; a stupid person ...1919 US sl.
• LAMEHEAD a dolt; a blockhead; a stupid person ...1978 US sl.
• LEADHEAD a blockhead, an idiot ...1952 Amer. sl.
• LEATHER-HEAD a fool, a blockhead, a dolt, an oaf, a stupid person; a person slow of comprehension ...a1700
• LEATHER-NECK a stupid person; a fool; a blockhead; an uncouth person ...1919 Amer. dial.
• LOBCOCK † a country bumpkin; a clown, a lout, a boor; a dull, stupid, sluggish person; a clumsy, lubberly fellow; a blundering fool; a blockhead; a term of abuse ...a1553 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• LOGGERHEAD a stupid, dull-witted, or mulish person; a blockhead, a dunce ...1806 Amer. dial.
• LUG-LOAF. an oaf; a blockhead ...E17 Brit. sl.
• MACAROON † a buffoon; a blockhead; a dolt ...a1631
• MADDLIN(G) a fool, simpleton, blockhead ...Bk19C Eng. dial.
• MAHONEY a blockhead ...1960 Amer. sl.
• MATHUM a fool, a stupid person; a blockhead ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MAWMOOIN a blockhead, a simpleton; a playful, teasing youth or girl; literally 'mow the moon' ...1871 Eng. dial.
• MAW-YED a blockhead ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MAY-FOOL a person befooled on the 1st of May; an 'April fool'; a silly person, a dupe, a blockhead ...1869 Eng. dial.
• MAY-GOSLING a person befooled on the 1st of May; an 'April fool'; a silly person, a dupe, a blockhead ...1842 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• MEATHUM a fool, a stupid person; a blockhead ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MELL-HEAD a blockhead; an oaf ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MELONHEAD a blockhead; a stupid person ...1932 Amer. sl.
• MOKE a stupid fellow, a dolt, a blockhead; a foolish or inconsequential fellow ...1855 Eng. dial. & sl.
• MOMO a stupid or useless person; a blockhead ...1954-60 Amer. sl.
• MOON-RAKER a blockhead ...c1840 Brit. colloq.
• NAFFHEAD a stupid person, a blockhead, a simpleton, an idiot, a dolt ...1796 Eng. dial.
• NAFFIN a simpleton; a blockhead; an idiot ...1790 Eng. dial.
• NAFFY a simpleton; a blockhead; an idiot ...Bk1903 Eng. dial.
• NIMSHI a blockhead; a foolish fellow; a mischievous child ...1848 Amer. dial.
• NIMSHY a blockhead; a foolish fellow; a mischievous child ...1848 Amer. dial.
• NOGGY a young fool, a blockhead ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• NONNY-NONNY an oaf; a blockhead; a stupid person ...19C Brit. sl.
• NUG-HEAD a blockhead ...1873 Eng. dial.
• NUMBSKULL a fool; a blockhead; a dull-witted person; a dunce; a dolt; a stupid fellow ... 17C
• NUMP a dolt; an oaf; a silly or stupid person; a fool; a blockhead ...17C Brit.
• NUMPS a silly or stupid person; a fool, a blockhead, a dolt ...1611 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• NUMSCUL a blockhead; a stupid person ...17C
• NUMSKULL a fool; a blockhead; a dull-witted person; a dunce; a dolt; a stupid fellow ... 17C
• PIECE OF WOOD, A † a contemptuous term for a stupid person; a blockhead ...1705
• PIG-SCONCE a pig-headed fellow, a blockhead, a fool, a dullard ...1631
• RAM-HEAD † one who has a head like a ram; a dull, thick-witted, obstinate person; a stupid person, a blockhead ...1605
• SAP a simpleton; a blockhead; a fool ...1817 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SAP-CRUST a fool; a blockhead ...1899 Sc.
• SAP-HEAD a fool; a simpleton; a stupid person; a blockhead ...1828
• SAPPY a fool; a blockhead ...1868 Eng. dial.
• SAP-SCAUP a simpleton; a fool; a blockhead ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SAPSKULL † a silly fellow, a fool, a blockhead, a simpleton ...1735 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• SAP-TOPPIN a simpleton; a fool; a blockhead ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SAWDUST-HEAD a stupid person; a blockhead; someone whose brains are more useless than sawdust ...20C US colloq.
• SKIT-BRAINS a stupid person, a blockhead, a dolt ...1553
• STUMP. an oaf; a fool; a blockhead...19C Brit. sl.
• STUPE a blockhead ...1762 colloq.
• STUPEHEAD. an oaf; a blockhead ...20C US colloq.
• STUPID a blockhead ...1860 colloq.
• SUMPH a soft stupid fellow; a simpleton, a blockhead ...1719 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• TAWPIE a foolish fellow; a blockhead ...1885 Sc.
• TOM-NODDY a foolish or stupid person; a blockhead, dunce, dolt, simpleton ...1828
• UNDERHEAD † a person of inferior intelligence; a stupid person; a blockhead ...1643
• WOODENHEAD a blockhead, an oaf; a stupid person ...20C US sl.
• YAM a term of contempt for a silly, lumpish fellow; a blockhead ...1921 Sc.
 
BLOCKHEADED - adjectives
• CLODPATED blockheaded ...arch.
• DUNCICAL * like a dunce or blockhead; stupid, dull-witted, doltish ...1588
• DUNSTICAL † dull-witted, stupid, blockheaded, simple-minded ...1563
• HAGGIS-HEADED blockheaded, stupid ...1715 Sc.
• JUGHEADED blockheaded; doltish, stupid ...1939 Amer. sl.
• SAWDUST-BRAINED stupid; block-headed ...E20 US sl.
 
BLOCKING - nouns
• OBSTIPATION the act of blocking or stopping up ...1597 
 
​BLOND, BLONDE - nouns, person
• DUMB BLONDE a conspicuously attractive but stupid blonde woman ...1936 sl., orig. US
• VIKING QUEEN a (dyed) blond male ...1960s homosexual sl.
 
BLOOD, BLOODY - adjectives
• BLEEDY bloody ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLOOD-BOLTERED † clotted, clogged, or smeared with blood; having the hair matted with blood ...1848
• CRUENT †* bloody; figuratively, cruel ...1524
• CRUENTATE †* blood-stained; smeared with blood; bloody ...1665
• CRUENTOUS †* smeared with blood, bloody ...1648
• HAEMATIC pert. to blood; containing blood; of a blood-red colour ...1854
• HAEMATINE † resembling blood; blood-red ...1658
• HAEMOPHOBOUS* afraid of blood, averse to bloodletting ...1684
• HEMATIC pert. to blood; containing blood; of a blood-red colour ...1854
• IN A GORE OF BLOOD smeared with blood, bloody ...a1844 Amer. dial.
• LOCKERED of blood: coagulated ...1824 Eng. dial.
• RED bloody ...1806 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• RED-WAT blood-stained, wet with blood ...1785 Sc.
• SANGUIFEROUS bearing or conveying blood ...1682
• SANGUIFIC * blood-producing ...1684
• SANGUIFICATIVE † blood-producing ...1662
• SANGUIFLUOUS † flowing with blood ...1684
• SANGUIGENOUS producing blood ...1852
• SANGUINACEOUS † of a blood colour, or resembling blood ...1816
• SANGUINARY 1. attended by bloodshed; characterized by slaughter; bloody ...1625
* 2. pert. to blood ...1684
• SANGUINE * 1. pert. to blood, consisting of blood, containing blood ...1447
2. causing or delighting in bloodshed; bloody, bloodthirsty, eager to kill ...1705 now poetic
• SANGUINED stained with blood ...a1814
• SANGUINEOUS pert. to blood; containing blood ...1646
• SANGUINIFEROUS bearing or conveying blood ...1891
• SANGUINIVOROUS feeding on blood ...1828
• SANGUINOLENT pert. to blood; tinged or stained blood; containing blood ...1597
• SANGUINOUS pert. to blood ...1833
• SANGUIVOROUS feeding on blood ...1842
 
BLOOD - nouns
• BADMINTON blood ...M19 sl.
• BLOOD-LUST lust for the shedding of blood ...1896
• BRUISED BLOOD clotted blood under the skin ...1899 Amer. dial.
• CLARET blood ...E17 sl.
• FALL † shedding of blood ...1599
• GOUT a lump of something semiliquid; a lump of clotted blood; a lump of snow ...1899 Amer. dial.
• HAEMOPHOBIA fear or horror at the sight of blood ...1886
• HEART-BLOOD blood from the heart; blood shed in death, life-blood; hence, vital energy, life ...a1240
• HEART'S-BLOOD blood from the heart; blood shed in death, life-blood; hence, vital energy, life ...a1723
• ICHOR blood; a fluid, real or imaginary, likened to the blood of animals ...1774
• JELLY-BLOOD † clotted blood ...1583
• JUICE blood ...1938 US sl.
• KENSINGTON GORE artificial blood, e.g. tomato juice, as used on the stage ...1920s theatrical sl.
• LETCH a pool of blood ...1868 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• OCTOBER blood ...M19 sl.
• SANG ROYAL † 1. royal blood ...a1400
† 2. the blood of Christ ...1523
• SANGUIFICATION the formation of blood; conversion into blood ...1578
• SANGUINATION † a flow of blood ...1597
• SANGUINIFICATION the formation of blood ...1875
• VERMEIL †* blood ...1590
• VERMIL †* blood ...1590
 
BLOOD - nouns, person
• BLOOD-DRINKER one who has a lust for blood ...1898
• VAMPIRE a medical operative who draws off a patient's or donor's blood; a member of any National Blood Transfusion collecting team ...1961 UK usually jocular
 
BLOOD - verbs
• BARKEN of blood or dirt: to clot, to become hardened, or encrusted ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• BEBLEED † to cover or stain with blood; to make bloody ...a1230 obs. or arch
• BESHED † to shed blood ...1474
• LAPPER of milk or blood: to clot, to coagulate, to curdle ...1768 Sc.
• RAIL † of blood: to flow, to gush down ...c1400
• SANGUIFY † 1. to produce blood ...1624
† 2. to convert into blood ...1650
• SANGUINE † to stain with blood ...1610
• VERMILION to cover or smear someone with blood ...E19 Aust. sl.
• WAMBLE † of water, the blood: to seethe, to boil ...1636
 
BLOODLESS - adjectives
• SANGUINELESS †* bloodless ...1675
• UNBLOODY † having no blood; bloodless ...1615
 
BLOODSHED - adjectives
• SANGUINARY attended by bloodshed; characterized by slaughter; bloody ...1625
• SANGUINE causing or delighting in bloodshed; bloody, bloodthirsty, eager to kill ...1705 now poetic
• SANGUINEOUS * pert. to bloodshed; giving rise to bloodshed; bloodthirsty ...1612
• SANGUINOUS † bloodthirsty; attended by bloodshed; cruel; merciless, eager to kill ...1755
• UNBLOODIED † not involving bloodshed ...1644
 
BLOODSHED - adverbs
• SANGUINELY † in a manner characterized by bloodshed ...1765
 
BLOODSHOT - adjectives
• BLOOD-RUN bloodshot ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLOODSHOTTEN bloodshot ...1899 Amer. dial.
• SANGUINED † of eyes: bloodshot ...1700
• SANGUINOUS † of eyes: bloodshot ...1490
 
BLOOD-SUCKING - adjectives
• SANGUISUGENT * blood-sucking ...Bk1914
• SANGUISUGOUS blood-sucking ...1897
 
BLOODTHIRSTINESS - nouns
• SANGUINOLENCE * bloodthirstiness ...1891
• SANGUINOLENCY † bloodthirstiness ...1664
 
BLOODTHIRSTY - adjectives
• SANGUINARIAN † bloodthirsty; delighting in carnage ...1637
• SANGUINARIOUS †* bloodthirsty; eager to kill ...1654
• SANGUINARY bloodthirsty; delighting in carnage; eager to kill ...1623
• SANGUINE causing or delighting in bloodshed; bloody, bloodthirsty, eager to kill ...1705 now poetic
• SANGUINEOUS * pert. to bloodshed; giving rise to bloodshed; bloodthirsty ...1612
• SANGUINOLENT * bloodthirsty; cruel; merciless; eager to kill ...1577-87
• SANGUINOUS † bloodthirsty; attended by bloodshed; cruel; merciless, eager to kill ...1755
• SANGUISUGOUS † bloodthirsty, cruel, eager to kill ...1615
• TIGERANTIC † of the nature of a tiger; cruel, bloodthirsty, fierce, relentless ...a1704
• TIGERISH cruel, bloodthirsty, fierce, relentless ...1573
• TIGERLY * tigerish; cruel, bloodthirsty, fierce, relentless ...1633
• TIGEROCIOUS having the qualities of the tiger; cruel, bloodthirsty, fierce, relentless ... 1874 nonce word
• TIGEROUS †* cruel, bloodthirsty, fierce, relentless ...1532
• TIGERY * cruel, bloodthirsty, fierce, relentless ...1859
• TIGRISH cruel, bloodthirsty, fierce, relentless ...1573
• TIGROUS †* cruel, bloodthirsty, fierce, relentless ...1532
• UNBLOODY not bloodthirsty; averse to bloodshed ...c1665
 
BLOODTHIRSTY - nouns, person
• FEE-FAW-FUM a bloodthirsty person ...L17
• LESTRIGON † an inhuman monster, a cannibal; a bloodthirsty person ...1591
• LESTRIGONIAN an inhuman monster, a cannibal; a bloodthirsty person ...a1887
• SANGUINARY † a bloodthirsty person ...a1550
• TIGER a person of fierce, cruel, rapacious, or bloodthirsty disposition; also, a person of very great activity, strength, or courage ...1500-20
 
BLOOD VESSEL - nouns
• LEADER a blood vessel ...1935 Amer. dial.
• SANGUIDUCT † a blood-vessel ...1681
 
BLOODY - verbs
• BEBLOODY † to make bloody ...c1210
 
BLOOM, BLOOMING - adverbs
• ABLOOM in or into bloom ...1855
• ABLOW blooming, in flower ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
 
BLOOM, BLOOMING - nouns
• BLAW a blossom; a bloom ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLOW a flower blossom; collectively, bloom ...1744 Amer. dial.
• BLOWTH † a blossoming or bloom ...1602 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• SPANNISHING † the full blooming of a flower ...c1400
 
BLOSSOM - nouns
• APPLE-BLOWTH apple blossom ...1891 Eng. dial.
• BELL the blossom of a plant ...1750 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• BLAW a blossom; a bloom ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLOW a flower blossom; collectively, bloom ...1744 Amer. dial.
• BLOWTH a blossoming or bloom ...1602 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
 
BLOSSOM - verbs
• BLAW to blossom, to flower ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLOW to blossom ...1884 Amer. dial.
• BLUME to blossom ...Bk1911 Sc.
• GEM † to put forth buds; to bud; to put forth a blossom or a fruit ...c1150
• LANCE * to fling, to hurl; to shoot out the tongue; to put forth blossoms ...a1300 chiefly poetic usage
 
BLOSSOMING - adjectives
• FLORULOUS † full of flowers, flowery; blossoming ...B1900
 
BLOT - verbs
• BLUDDER to blot or disfigure any writing ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLUTHER to blot ...Bk1911 Sc.
 
BLOTCH - nouns
• TACHE † a spot, a blotch, a blemish, a blot ...a1300
 
BLOTCHED, BLOTCHY - adjectives
• AMPERY covered with blotches or pimples ...1873 Eng. dial.
• CABBED blotched, messy, soiled by handling ...1854 Eng. dial.
• DICKERED blotched ...B1900 Eng. dial.  
• MEALY spotty; disfigured by blotches or spots, marked with blemishes ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MEASLED spotted, blotched, marked with pimples; speckled, mottled ...1810 Eng. dial.
• MEEZLED spotted, blotched, marked with pimples; speckled, mottled ...1810 Eng. dial.
• SCAMY stained, blotched, having patchy marks ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCAWVY uneven in colour; blotched, streaky, mottled, smeary; of a rough, unclean appearance ...1777 Eng. dial.
• SCOVY uneven in colour; blotched, streaky, mottled, smeary; of a rough, unclean appearance ...1777 Eng. dial.
 
BLOTTING PAPER - nouns
• BLOT-SHEET blotting-paper ...Bk1911 Sc.
• MACULATURE † blotting paper ...1656
• SUCKING-PAPER † blotting-paper ...a1648
 
BLOW - adjectives
• FAFFY gusty, apt to blow about ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• ICTIC * of the nature of a blow or stroke; abrupt and sudden in its action ...1847
• UNCANNY harsh, unkind, rude; severe, esp. used of a blow or fall ...1773 Sc.. & Eng. dial.
 
BLOW - adverbs
• BIFF with a short, sharp blow ...1847 Amer. dial.
• BIM with a sharp blow ...1888 Amer. dial.
• SCRINGE with a sharp blow ...1835 Sc.
 
BLOW - nouns
• ABEL-WACKIT a light blow ...1834 Amer. dial.
• ACOUPING † a coming to blows; the shock of spear on shield ...c1350
• BAB a slight blow ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BACE † a blow; a beating ...a1560
• BACKBLOW † a blow struck at the back or from behind ...1642
• BACK-CAST an unexpected blow; a relapse in health ...1816 Sc.
• BACK-HANDER a blow with the back of the hand; an unfair blow or act ...1836
• BACKLICK a back blow in fighting or boxing, perhaps the kidney punch ...1824 Sc.
• BADGER-REISHILL † a severe or resounding blow; a sounding smack ...1825 Sc.
• BAFF a blow with something flat or soft; a stroke; a dull, heavy thud ...1827 Sc.
• BANDOWZER a heavy blow ...E19 sl.
• BANG a blow, an onslaught; a disturbance ...1808 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• BANGER a violent blow ...1876 Eng. dial.
• BASH a heavy blow ...1805 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• BASTE a blow ...1861 Eng. dial.
• BASTER a stick or cudgel; a heavy blow ...1726
• BASTINADE a blow with a stick or cudgel; a whack or thwack; esp. one upon the soles of the feet ... 1660 arch.
• BASTINADO a blow with a stick or cudgel; a whack or thwack; esp. one upon the soles of the feet ...1577 arch.
• BASTONADE a blow with a stick or cudgel; a whack or thwack; esp. one upon the soles of the feet ... 1660 arch.
• BAT a firm blow as with a staff or club; a stroke...a1400
• BATTER a heavy blow or series of blows ...1823 Sc.
• BAZZ a blow ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BEFF a stroke, a blow, a buffet ...1768 Sc.
• BELK a heavy fall or blow ...1885 Eng. dial.
• BELLOWSER a violent blow or hard task which takes away one's breath ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BELLY-GO-FIRSTER a blow to the stomach, esp. one given with no warning, or at the start of a fight ...E19 sl.
• BELLY-GO-FISTER a blow to the stomach, esp. one given with no warning, or at the start of a fight ...E19 sl.
• BELLY-GO-FUSTER a blow to the stomach, esp. one given with no warning, or at the start of a fight ...E19 sl.
• BELT a heavy blow or stroke ...1899 colloq.
• BELTER a heavy blow or series of blows ...1812 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• BENSE a violent movement; a blow, spring, strong push ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BENSELL a heavy blow; a violent or sudden movement; violence of storm, etc. ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BENSIL a heavy blow; any sudden or violent motion; violence of storm, fire, etc. ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• BET-LICK the conquering blow ...1895 Sc.
• BETTLE a blow, a stroke ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BEVEL a strong push; a staggering blow ...1715 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• BIF(F) a sharp or quick blow ...1847 Amer. sl.
• BILT a blow, a thud ...Bk1898 Sc.
• BING a thump or blow ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BINNER a quick movement accompanied by much noise; a sounding blow ...1809 Sc.
• BLACK EYE a severe blow or rebuff ...1795 US
• BLAD a slap, a blow ...Bk1911 Sc. 
• BLAFF a blow ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLAFFART a blow ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLAIZE a blow ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLAW a blow, a stroke ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLEACH a blow; a fall ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLEACHER a severe blow ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLEECH a blow; a fall ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLEEVIT a blow ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLEEZE a smart blow with the fist ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLENTER a strong, sharp blow, a flat stroke ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLEVIT a blow ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLIBE a stroke; the mark of a blow ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLINGER a very hard blow ...1966 Amer. dial.
• BLINKER a blow in the eye ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BLINTER a strong, sharp blow ...19C Sc.
• BLIP a sudden, brisk blow ...1880 Amer. dial.
• BLIPE a stroke, a blow ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLIZZARD a sharp blow; a shot ...1829 US
• BLOCKBUSTER a very hard blow ...1940s sl.
• BLUFFERT a blow, a buffet ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLYBE a stroke, a blow ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLYPE a stroke, a blow ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOB a slight blow, a slap ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOCK a very hard blow ...1968 Amer. dial.
• BONER a hard blow or stroke, as with the fist or a blunt instrument ...1890 sl.
• BONK a blow ...1970 sl.
• BOOBY a hard blow, as with the fist ...1968 Amer. dial.
• BOP a blow ...1932 sl., orig. US
• BOPPER a hard blow ...1970 Amer. dial.
• BOUNDER a hard blow ...1966 Amer. dial.
• BOX WITH FIVE NAILS a blow or slap with the hand ...1912 Amer. dial.
• BOX WITH TWO HANDLES a blow or slap with the hand ...1908 Amer. dial.
• BUNGER a blow in the eye ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CABRACH-SWEETIE a box on the ear ...Bk1898 Sc.
• CALF-NOPES slight blows that do not hurt ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CANT a blow or toss ...1755 boxing usage
• CAST † the delivery of a blow, a stroke ...c1420
• CHARLEY HORSE a very hard blow ...1965 Amer. dial.
• CHATTERER a blow to the mouth that makes the recipients teeth chatter ...19C sl.
• CHATTERING a blow to the mouth that makes the recipients teeth chatter ...19C sl.
• CHOPPER a backhand blow to the face ...1819 Amer. sl.
• CLICKER a knockdown blow ...1859 US sl.
• CLINK a smart sharp blow ...E18 Eng. dial.
• CLIP a sharp, often slanting, blow ...1830 colloq.
• CLIP AROUND THE EAR a blow ...1830 sl.
• CLOUT a blow ...a1400
• CLUFF a blow with the palm of the hand, esp. on the ear or cheek; a cuff or slap ...1804 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• COBNOBBLE a blow ...19C Eng. dial.
• CRACK IN THE PAN a blow in the face ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DAB a blow or slap, generally with the hand; a slap ...1706 Eng. dial.
• DABACH a stroke, a blow ...1825 Sc.
• DAFFENER a stunning blow ...1889 Eng. dial.
• DAISY a perfect blow ...1900s Aust. sl.
• DALLACH a blow, a box on the ear ...1900 Sc.
• DANDER a blow on the head ...1868 Eng. dial.
• DANDIEFECHAN † a stroke, a resounding blow ..1816 Sc.
• DANDRIL a knock; a blow; a curved stick with which hockey is played ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DANG a hard blow ...Bk1900 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• DAP a touch, a tap; a slight blow or knock ...1867 Eng. dial.
• DASHER a very hard blow ...1968 Amer. dial.
• DAUMER a stunning blow ...Bk1900 Sc.
• DAVER a stunning blow ...1816 Eng. dial.
• DAVESHER a blow that has stunned or felled ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DAWL a blow, gen. on the head ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DAZZER a heavy blow ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DAZZLER a dazzling blow ...1883 sl.
• DEADNER a blow, a thump ...2003 Ireland sl.
• DEG a stroke or sharp blow ...1823 Sc.  
• DENG a hard blow ...Bk1900 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• DEVEL a stunning blow ...1787 Sc.
• DIG IN THE GILLS a blow in the face ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DINDLE a thrilling blow, a hard knock; a tingling sensation ...1818 Sc.
• DING a blow ...1822 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• DINGER a violent blow ...1889 Eng. dial.
• DINNYHAYSER a knock-out blow ...1907 Aust. sl.
• DINNYHAYZER a heavy punch; a knockout blow ...1907 Aust. sl.
• DINNYHAZER a knock-out blow ...1907 Aust. sl.
• DINT † a stroke or blow, esp. one given with a weapon ...OE
• DIP a hard blow; a jolt ...1897 Amer. dial.
• DIRD a blow, thrust; an onslaught ...1784 Sc.
• DIRDUM a heavy blow, a stroke; a fall ...1827 Sc.
• DIRL a tremulous stroke; a blow or shake; a vibrating sound ...1853 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• DONG a heavy blow ...1932 Aust. & NZ sl.
• DOUSE a dull heavy blow ...M16
• DOUSER a heavy blow ...L18
• DOUST † a firm blow; a punch ...E17
• DOWF a dull blow ...E18 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• DRIVE a blow, a punch; a kick ...1839 colloq.
• DUMMOCK a blow or stroke ...19C Eng. dial.
• DUNDIEFECKEN † a stroke on any part of the body; a slap; a stunning blow ...1825 Sc.
• EUPHIE a smart blow on the side of the head ...Bk1900 Sc.
• FACE-LIFTING  n. a hard blow to the face ...1968 Amer. dial.
• FACER a blow in the face ...1810
• FALSE-BLOW an unfair blow ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FAP a blow, a cuff ...1951 Sc.
​• FILLIPER a heavy blow ...19C Eng. dial.
• FLANKER a blow or punch; a retort; a kick ...M19 sl.
• FLAP a blow ...1539 sl.
• FLY a blow, a punch ...boxing usage
• FOURPENNY ONE a blow ...1936 Brit. sl.
• GAINCLAP † a blow in return; a counter stroke ...a1225
• GANDIEGOW † a blow, a stroke, punishment ...1866 Sc.
• GOLLSOCKER a very hard blow ...1966 Amer. dial.
• GRUELLER a 'settler', a knock-down blow ...1856 colloq.
• HAFFET a blow on the side of the head; a box on the ear ...1808 Sc.
• HAIRCUT a blow over the head ...L19 US sl.
• HAMMER the fist; a blow with the fist ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HAMMOCK the fist; a blow with the fist ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HAND-BLOW a blow with the hand; a cuff ...1577-87
• HANDER a blow on the hand ...1868
• HANDICUFFS blows with the hands; fighting hand to hand ...1816
• HAND-STRIKE a blow with the hand ...1681 Sc.
• HANDSTROKE † a stroke or blow with the hand ...1523
• HANDY BLOW a blow with the hand; a cuff ...1587
• HANDY-CUFFS blows with the hands; fighting hand to hand ...1701
• HAPPEN-CLASH an accidental blow or fall ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HAYMAKER a finishing blow; a heavy blow ...1906 Amer. sl.
• HEADER a blow on the head ...1818 boxing usage
• HIPSY-DIPSY a castigation; a 'skelping' on the buttocks (skelping - a smack, slap, or blow given with the open hand on the buttocks) ...1881 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• JAB a sharp blow ...1951 Sc.
• JAG a sharp blow, a prod ...1818 Sc.
• JAVEL a blow, an injury ...B1900 Sc.
• JUNDIE a blow; a push with the elbow ...1737 Sc.
• KADIFTER a hard blow on the head ...1930 Amer. dial.
• KANGSE a light blow, usually given to a child, and usually on the head ...20C W. Indies sl.
• KEB a blow ...1788 Sc.
• KECK a cuff or blow ...1881 Eng. dial.
• KISSER WIPER a blow in the face ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• KOKS a light blow, usually given to a child, and usually on the head ...20C W. Indies sl.
• KONKS a light blow, usually given to a child, and usually on the head ...20C W. Indies sl.
• LAB a blow ...1808 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• LALLDABBER a blow ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LAM a blow; a hard hit or swipe ...1896 Eng. dial.
• LAMBACK † a heavy blow, a whack ...1591
• LAMBSKIN † a heavy blow ...1546
• LANDER a very hard blow ...1966 Amer. dial.
• LASH † a sudden or violent blow; a dashing or sweeping stroke ...c1330
• LEVELLER a knock-down blow ...1814
• LICK a sharp blow or stroke, as with a fist, a weapon, or a tool ...1851 Amer. dial.
• LICK IN THE MUSH a blow in the face ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LOODER a blow ...L19 Irish sl.
• LOOPER a punch, a blow ...1910s sl.
• LOUNDER a heavy blow, a severe stroke, a beating ...1723 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• LOVE-BOX an affectionate blow or caress ...1879 Amer. dial.
• LOVE-LICK an affectionate blow or caress ...1953 Amer. dial.
• LOVE-PAT an affectionate blow or caress ...1951 Amer. dial.
• LOVE-TAP an affectionate blow or caress ...1889 Amer. dial.
• MALKY a cut given from a razor as an act of violence; a blow; a beating ...1973 Sc. sl.
• MAMIKEEKIE a smart, sound blow ...1825 Sc.
• MANDOZY a powerful blow ...19C sl.
• MANUAL COMPLIMENT a blow ...M18 sl.
• MANUAL REMONSTRANCE a blow ...M18 sl.
• MANUAL SUBSCRIPTION a blow ...M18 sl.
• MARY ANN in boxing: a powerful blow with the fist ...1907 Amer. sl.
• MAWP a blow ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MELL a blow with a mallet or any heavy weapon ...1829 Sc.
• MISLICK a poorly delivered or badly aimed stroke or blow; hence a mistake, or error ...1859 Amer. dial.
• MOUTHER a blow on the mouth ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NAB a smart stroke; a blow on the head ...1822 Sc.
• NACKET a sharp blow ...1865 Sc.
• NAILER a sharp blow ...1821 Eng. dial.
• NAM a heavy blow with a bludgeon; a sudden knock-out stroke ...1825 Sc.
• NAP a pretended blow ...1851 theatrical sl.
• NASTY ONE IN THE EYE a telling blow ...Bk1902 sl.
• NATTLER a rap over the knuckles ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• NAUM a heavy blow with a bludgeon ...Bk1905 Sc.
• NAUP a blow, esp. a blow on the head ...1684 Eng. dial.
• NAUPER a blow on the head ...1895 Eng. dial.
• NECK-HERRING † a blow on the neck ...c1470
• NEVEL a blow with the fist ...a1500 Sc.
• NEVILLER a knock-down blow ...1891 Eng. dial.
• NEWELL a blow with the fist ...a1500 Sc.
• NOB a blow on the head ...1812 sl.
• NOBBER a blow on the head ...E19 sl.
• NOSE-ENDER a blow on the nose ...M19 sl.
• NOSER a blow on the nose ...M19 sl.
• OLD ONE-TWO, THE a knockout blow ...20C sl.
• ONE a blow with the fist ...M19 sl., orig. US
• ONENER a heavy blow ...1861 sl.
• ONE ON THE PUSS a blow in the face ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ONER a heavy blow; the result of such a blow ...1885 sl.
• PADDYWHACK a severe beating; a smacking, usually of a child; a blow ...1898 sl.
• PAIK a firm still blow, esp. on the body, a stroke ...1508 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• PALLER a staggering blow; a rude shock; something which causes astonishment ...1818 Eng. dial.
• PALT † a blow, a stroke ...1625
• PALTHOGUE a blow ...1884 N. Ireland
• PAMMY a blow from the 'tawse' on the palm of the hand ... 1812 Sc.
• PANDIE a blow on the extended palm with a cane or ruler given as a punishment to schoolboys ...1867 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• PANDY a blow on the extended palm with a cane or ruler given as a punishment to schoolboys ...1867 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• PAUMY a blow from the 'tawse' on the palm of the hand ... 1812 Sc.
• PAWMY a blow from the 'tawse' on the palm of the hand ... 1812 Sc.
• PEG a blow, esp. a straight or a thrusting one ...18C sl. & Eng. dial.
• PELT a blow ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• POP IN THE PAN a blow in the face ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• PUCK a short, sudden blow, esp. of ball in hurling ...1979 Irish sl.
• PUSH IN THE PUSS a blow in the face ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• PUSSER a blow in the face ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• QUALKER a heavy blow; a heavy fall ...1866 Eng. dial.
• QUELT a blow ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• QUILT a blow, a wallop ...1880 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• QUILTING a beating; a flogging; a punishment; a blow with a stick ...1836 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• RABBIT-CHOP a chopping blow to the back of the neck ...1940s Aust. sl.
• RABBITER a side-handed blow on the nape of the neck ...c1875 sl.
• RABBIT-KILLER a chopping blow to the back of the neck ...c1925 Aust. sl.
• RABBIT-PUNCH a chopping blow to the back of the neck ...1940s Aust. sl.
• RACE †* impact; a shock, blow ...c1400
• RACKET a hard blow; a severe slap ...1710 Sc.
• RADDLER a hard blow ...Bk19C Eng. dial.
• RAMIEGEISTER a sharp stroke or blow; also, an injury ...1825 Sc.
• RAMMYJEESTER a sharp stroke or blow ...1825 Sc.
• RAP a smart blow ...1685 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• RATTLE a blow, a stroke ...1806 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• RATTLER a blow ...1865 Eng. dial.
• RAUGHT a stroke, a blow, a dash ...1742 Sc.
• REACHER a blow delivered at one's full reach ...L19 boxing sl.
• RECUMBENTIBUS † a knockdown blow ...c1400
• REDDER'S-BLOW a blow which falls upon one who interferes in a quarrel or tries to part combatants ...1802 Sc.
• REDDER'S-LICK a blow which falls upon one who interferes in a quarrel or tries to part combatants ...1820 Sc.
• REDDER'S-PART a blow which falls upon one who interferes in a quarrel or tries to part combatants ...1802 Sc.
• REDDING-BLOW a blow which falls upon one who interferes in a quarrel or tries to part combatants ...1790 Sc.
• REDDING-STROKE a blow which falls upon one who interferes in a quarrel or tries to part combatants ...1737 Sc.
• REEK a blow ...1802 Sc.
• REEKIM a smart blow; a riot, a quarrel ...Bk1904 Sc.
• REEMISH a loud, rumbling noise, esp. the sound caused by a body falling; a weighty stroke or blow ...1742 Sc.
• REESHLE a resounding blow; a sharp shaking ...1819 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• REGULAR CORPSER a knockout blow ...Bk1903 colloq.
• REMIGESTER a sharp stroke or blow; an injury ...1825 Sc.
• REMISH a loud, rumbling noise, esp. the sound caused by a body falling; a weighty stroke or blow ...1742 Sc.
• REVEL a severe blow; often applied to a back stroke ...Bk1904 Sc.
• RIB-BENDER a blow to the ribs ...1876 boxing sl.
• RIBBER a blow to the ribs ...Bk1903 boxing sl.
• RIB OF ROAST, A a blow to the ribs ...Bk1903 boxing sl.
• RIB-TICKLER a blow to the ribs ...Bk1903 boxing sl.
• RINKTUM a hard knuckle blow to someone's head ...1954 Amer. dial.
• ROLAND FOR AN OLIVER, A an effective retaliatory blow
• ROUNDHOUSE a heavy blow delivered with a wide sweep of the arm ...1920 sl., orig. US
• SALLET a blow, esp. a blow on the head ...1836 Eng. dial.
• SALLIT a blow, esp. a blow on the head ...1836 Eng. dial.
• SALLOP a blow ...1890 Eng. dial.
• SALLUP a blow ...1890 Eng. dial.
• SCALLYART a hard slap or blow ...1825 Sc.
• SCASH a blow, a thump ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCASS a blow, a thump ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCAT a blow, a buffet; the stroke given by a mass of water ...1777 Eng. dial.
• SCAT-OFF a blow, a slap ...1888 Eng. dial.
• SCHLAFFERT a blow ...1895 Sc.
• SCLAFF a blow with the palm of the hand or some flat instrument; a slap; a box on the ear; a falling-flat; a clap, a thud ...1866 Sc.
• SCLAFFARD a blow, esp. one on the side of the head, given with the palm of the hand or anything having a flat surface ...1889 Sc.
• SCLAFFER a slight blow, esp. with the open hand; a flat, soft fall ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCLAFFERT a slap, a blow with the open palm or anything flat; a box on the ear ...1759 Sc.
• SCLAP a heavy blow; a hard smack, esp. with something flat ...1866 Sc.
• SCOUP a blow; a sudden fall ...1844 Sc.
• SEGGER a heavy blow ...1879 Eng. dial.
• SHOVE IN THE FACE a blow in the face ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SIDE-WINDER a heavy blow with the fist delivered from or on the side ...a1859 Eng. dial. & US
• SIDE-WIPE a heavy blow with the fist delivered from or on the side ...c1850
• SIDE-WIPER a heavy blow with the fist delivered from or on the side ...1893
• SILENCER a blow that knocks down or stuns ...19C sl.
• SISERARA a severe blow; a violent reproach
• SISERARY a severe rebuke, reproof, or scolding; a sharp blow; a torrent of language ...1771
• SKELP a blow, esp. one given with the flat of the hand, or with something having a flat surface; a slap, a smack; also, the noise made by such a blow ...c1440 chiefly Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• SKELPING a blow struck with something flat; a slap, a smack ...1818 Eng. dial.
• SKITE a sudden vigorous stroke or blow, esp. one given in an oblique direction ...1785 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• SKLAFF a slight blow, esp. with the open hand; a flat, soft fall ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SKLAFFER a slight blow, esp. with the open hand; a flat, soft fall ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SLOSH a blow ...1936 Brit. sl.
• SLUG. a blow ...1830 sl., now chiefly US
• SNICH a blow on the nose ...L17
• SNITCH a blow on the nose ...a1700 sl.
• SNITCHEL a blow on the nose ...L17 sl.
• SOCK a blow ...a1700 sl.
• SOCK IN THE MUSH a blow in the face ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SOCKDOLAGER a heavy, finishing blow ...Amer. sl.
• SWIPE a heavy swinging blow ...a1807 sl.
• TALLIWAP a stroke, a hard blow, a whack, a wallop ...a1825 Sc.
• TANK a blow, a knock; a kick from a horse ...1686 Eng. dial.
• TAT a very slight tap or blow ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THEAKER a smart, stinging blow ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THUD a heavy, sounding blow; a buffet, a thump; a blow with the fist ...1787 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• THUNDER a heavy blow ...1870 Sc.
• THUNGE a loud, hollow sound; the report of a gun, or of a loud peal of thunder; a heavy blow or fall producing such a sound ...1849 Eng. dial.
• THUSK a blow, a thump...1865 Eng. dial.
• THWANG a severe blow; a bang, a thump ...1806 Eng. dial.
• TICKET a pat; a slight stroke with the hand, etc.; a smart blow; a beating ...1833 Sc.
• TICKLER a sharp stroke with a cane or whip; a smart blow ...1836 Eng. dial.
• TINGLER something that causes tingling, as a blow ...1831
• TIT-TAT imitation of the sound of alternating taps or blows ...a1700
• TOOTHER a blow on the mouth ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• TUNK a blow ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• VENY † a hit or thrust in fencing; a wound or blow ...1578 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• VERBERATION the act of beating or striking so as to cause pain or hurt; esp. flogging or scourging; also, a blow or stroke ...c1730
• VUG a blow or thrust with the elbow ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• VUMFRA a blow, a heavy slap ...1870 Eng. dial.
• WAFF a slight blow or stroke, esp. one given by something in passing ...a1754 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• WAKKENER a stunning blow ...1899 Eng. dial.
• WALLOP a heavy resounding blow; a whack ...1823 colloq.
• WALLOPER a blow ...E19 sl.
• WAP † a blow, a knock, a thump ...c1400 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• WHACK a blow ...1737 sl.
• WHACKER  anything abnormally large of its kind; a heavy blow ...1823
• WHACKING a blow, a beating ...M19 sl.
• WHAM a blow ...1924 sl.
• WHANG a reverberating blow ...E19 sl.
• WHIZZER a stinging blow ...1890 Eng. dial.
• WHELKER a heavy blow or thump ...1851 Eng. dial.
• WHISTERCLISTER a smart blow or smack, especially on the ear or the side of the head; a backhand slap ...1787 Eng. dial.
• WHOLLOP a resounding blow ...E19 sl., orig. boxing
• WHUMP a hard blow ...1931 colloq.
• WINDING a very hard blow ...1903 Amer. dial.
• WOLLOP a resounding blow ...E19 sl., orig. boxing
• WOODEN ASPRO a blow to the head with a police baton ...1980 NZ sl.
• WOODENER a staggering or knock-out blow ...1899 Aust. & NZ sl.
• WUMP a hard blow ...1931 colloq.
• YACKERT a sharp blow ...1921 Sc.
• YAIK a stroke, a blow ...1825 Sc.
• YANK a sudden severe blow, esp. with the hand; a buffet; a stroke with the end of a whip-lash ...1790 Sc.
• YANKER † a smart blow or stroke, a whack ...1825 Sc.
• YARK † a smart blow or stroke, as of a whip or rod, or of a heaving body falling; a flogging; a lash, also, the sound of such a blow; the crack of a whip; a thud ...1509 obs. Sc. & Eng. dial.
• YEDDER the mark of a blow or strike, or that made by tight binding; a weal; also, a smart blow ...c1440 N. Eng. dial.
• YELP a blow; a buffet ...1861 Sc.
• YERK † a smart blow or stroke, as of a whip or rod, or of a heaving body falling; a lash, also, the sound of such a blow; the crack of a whip; a heavy thump, a thud; a flogging; a stab ...1509 obs. Sc. & Eng. dial.
• YERKER a sudden and very severe blow ...1825 Sc.
• YERT †* a sharp or smart blow or stroke ...1509
• YETHER a smart blow, esp. one with a switch ...1885 Sc.
 
BLOW (hit) - verbs
• DEVEL to strike, to beat, to fell with a blow; to maul; to fall heavily ...1827 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• FAN to beat, to strike, esp. repeatedly or soundly; to deliver a blow to, esp. with a club; to hit, to spank ...1785 sl.
• FASTEN † to deliver effectively a blow; to imprint a kiss ...c1500
• DEAL SOMEONE ONE to attack someone; to give someone a blow or beating ...1980s NZ sl.
• HANDSEL to give something unpleasant; to punish with a blow; used ironically ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• KNOCK THE PEADOODLES OUT OF ONE to give one a severe blow or fright ...2000 Amer. dial.
• LATCH † to get; to receive a name, gift, blow, injury; to catch a disease ...a1300 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• LEND † to give a blow ...c1460 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• LET DOWN † to deliver a blow at ...1640
• MARTYR † to inflict wounds or disfiguring blows upon; to mutilate; also, to disfigure the face with weeping ...1590
• MIX to come to blows ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• NAB IT ON THE DIAL to take a blow on the face ...M19 sl.
• RATTLE to strike, to beat, to hit; to give a blow or knock ...1856 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• REACH to strike, to give a blow ...1809 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• ROLL SETS ON to deliver double-fisted blows in quick succession ...1970s US Black sl.
• SCAT A PERSON MAZZLING to give him a blow which render him senseless ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
 
BLOW (to be in motion) - verbs
• ABLAST † to blow upon or at ...1393
• ABLOW † to blow or breathe up or into ...c1000
• ADHALATE † to breathe or blow on ...1626
• BLAUD to blow in gusts ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLAW to blow ...Bk1911 Sc.
• FAFF to blow in sudden gusts; to puff; to move gently, to fluctuate ...1788 Eng. dial.
• FALLAP to flap, to blow about ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FARZE to blow softly, to breathe upon ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• GALL ABOUT to blow strongly in sudden gusts ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• OAM to blow with a warm close air ...1866 Sc.
• REESE to blow briskly ...Bk1904 Sc.
• WALLOW of wind: to whirl, to blow gustily ...1362
• WAP † of the wind: to blow in gusts; of a cloth: to flap in the wind; of wings: to flap, to beat ...a1300
 
BLOW (hit) - interjections
• BIFF! used to describe the sound of a blow with the fist ...1924 Amer. dial.
• WHAM! used to express surprise or convey the impact of a sudden violent attack or blow ...1940s US sl.
• WHAMMO! used to express surprise or convey the impact of a sudden violent attack or blow ...1940s US sl.
 
BLOW (hit) - phrases
• BETWEEN THE FACE AND EYES where a blow or shocking news hits ...1975 US sl.
 
BLOWING - adjectives
• REESIE blowing briskly ...Bk1904 Sc.
 
BLOWN UP - adjectives
• VENTED † exploded, blown up ...1639
 
BLOW UP - verbs
• BLOST to blow up ...Bk1911 Sc.
 
BLUBBERING - adjectives
• BEBLUBBERED disfigured by blubbering; befouled with tears ...1583
• BIBBLIE snotty; blubbering ...Bk1911 Sc. 
 
BLUDGEON - nouns
• BANGER a bludgeon ...1843 US students' sl.
• CADOCK a bludgeon, or short, thick club ...1873 Eng. dial.
• FLY-FLAPPER a heavy bludgeon ...c1840 sl.
• KIKE KILLER a club or bludgeon ...1982 US sl.
• STANICKY a cosh, a bludgeon ...L20 cant
• STONACHY a cosh, a bludgeon ...L20 cant
• STONAKER a cosh, a bludgeon ...L20 cant
• STONIEKY a cosh, a bludgeon ...L20 cant
• STONIKEY a cosh, a bludgeon ...L20 cant
• STONNICKY a cosh, a bludgeon ...L20 cant
 
BLUDGEON - verbs
• NEDDY to hit with a blackjack or bludgeon ...M19 sl.
 
BLUE - adjectives
• CUMATICAL † blue; of a sky colour ...1622
• DANNY LA RUE blue, applied to any shade whether actual or figurative ...1992 UK rhyming sl.
• HAW † blue, azure; bluish, grayish-blue or greenish-blue; of a dull leaden blue ...a700 obs. exc. Sc.
 
BLUE - nouns
• DANNY LA RUE anything blue, as a snooker ball, a dirty joke, or a pornographic video ...Brit. rhyming sl.
 
BLUEBELL - nouns
• FAIR IN SIGHT the bluebell ...1578
• LANGUID LADY a bluebell ...1915 Amer. dial.
 
BLUEBERRY - nouns
• BLUE HUCKLEBERRY a blueberry ...1848 Amer. dial.
• FARKLEBERRY a blueberry ...1765 Amer. dial.
• FARTLEBERRY a blueberry ...1765 Amer. dial.
• RABBIT-EYES blueberries ...1923 Amer. dial.
 
BLUE JAY - nouns
• BIRD O' SATAN the blue jay ...1959 Amer. dial.
 
BLUES, THE - adjectives
• IN THE SUDS in the sulks, in the blues; downcast, in the dumps; ill-humoured ...1611 Eng. dial.
 
BLUES, THE - nouns
• BLUE DEVILS melancholy, depression, low spirits, the blues ...1810 Amer. dial.
• BOTS a vague feeling of unwellness; the blues ...1898 Amer. dial.
• CAFARD depression, melancholy, the blues ...E20
• DISMALS a melancholy mood; the blues, gloom, low spirits ...1777 Amer. dial.
• FANTODS a feeling of depression; the blues; a fit of the sulks; a being gloomy ...1899 Amer. dial.
• GLOOMS low spirits, the blues ...1968 Amer. dial.
• GO-DOWNS, THE a state of depression; the blues ...1968 Amer. dial.
• GOLLYWOBBLES depression or nervousness; a depressed or gloomy mood; the blues ...1967 Amer. dial.
• JOES, THE depression; the blues ...1910 Aust. sl.
• MARE, THE † the blues; melancholy ...a1529
• MEAN REDS, THE a state of depression, the blues, a gloomy mood ...1967 Amer. dial.
• MOKUS, THE a state of depression; the blues ...1927 Amer. sl.
• MUBBLE-FUBBLES † depression of spirits; the blues ...1589 sl.
• MULLIGRUBS depression of spirits; a fit of the blues; peevishness, sullenness; the sulks; ill temper ...1599
• NAGRAMS blues; depression ...1916 Amer. dial.
• RED-NOSE discouragement, the blues ...1911 Amer. dial.
• REDS, THE a state of depression, the blues, a gloomy mood ...1967 Amer. dial.
 
BLUFF - nouns
• BULL SCARE the aggressive manner and 'wolfing' of a bluff ...1940s US Black sl.
• DUB a bluff ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• FAKE-OUT a feint or bluff; deception; broadly, an unpleasant surprise ...1959 Amer. sl.
• SANDY a bluff, a deception, a trick, a joke ...1916 Amer. dial.
• WOLF TICKET a lie, a bluff, a challenge, an empty threat ...1971 Amer. dial.
• WOOF TICKET a lie, a bluff, a challenge, an empty threat ...1971 Amer. dial.
 
BLUFF - nouns, person
• FALSE ALARM a person who bluffs or exaggerates or who does not fulfil expectations; hence, a worthless person ...1900 Amer. sl.
• FOUR-FLUSHER someone who imposes on others by bluffing ...1904 US sl.
• WOOFER one who boasts menacingly; one who bluffs ...1934 US Black sl.
 
BLUFF - verbs
• BUFFALO to frighten or intimidate someone, esp. by bluff ...1891 US sl.
• CALL IN SOMEONE'S CHIPS to challenge, to call someone's bluff ...L19 US sl.
• CALL SOMEONE'S CARD to call someone's bluff ...1980s US sl.
• CALL SOMEONE'S GAME to call someone's bluff; to challenge, as to a fight ...1983 Amer. sl.
• CALL SOMEONE'S HAND in gambling: to challenge openly; to call someone's bluff ...1857 Amer. colloq.
• CHEEK to bluff; to deceive, esp. a teacher or employer by pretending to have knowledge or ability not possessed ...1960 Amer. sl.
• COME THE RAW PRAWN to bluff, to make yourself a nuisance ...1962 UK sl.
• FAKE OUT to fool an opponent with a feint; hence, generally, to bluff, to fool; to get the better of; to dupe, to deceive ...1949 Amer. sl., orig. football & basketball usage
• HORSE to trick or deceive; to swindle; also, to hoax, to bluff, to flatter, to lie to ...1891 US sl.
• RUN A BLAZER to deceive or bluff ...1903 Amer. dial.
• RUN A SANDY to bluff; to play a trick on someone ...1897 Amer. dial.
• WOOF to engage in behaviour, esp. speech, intended to impress, to boast, esp. menacingly, intimidate, or provoke; to bluff, to kid ...1931 Amer. dial.
 
BLUNDER, BLUNDERING - adjectives
• BLENTERING blundering ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLINTERIN' blundering ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BREAK-NECK blundering or lumbering headlong ...1887
• GAMMY good-for-nothing, idle, blundering ...1884 Eng. dial.
• MAFFLING blundering, clumsy, foolish, stupid ...Bk19C Eng. dial.
• ODDBALL disorganized; prone to blunder; unreliable ...c1945 sl.
• SQUIWINIKIE blundering, awkward ...1885 Amer. dial.
 
​BLUNDER - nouns
• APPLE-KNOCKER an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ATROCITY a very bad blunder, violation of good taste or manners, etc. ...1878 colloq.
• BAD BREAK an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BAD CRACK a verbal blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BALK † a slip, a mistake, a blunder ...c1430
• BARNABY an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BARNEY an error, a mistake, a blunder; a piece of bad workmanship ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BAULK † a slip, a mistake, a blunder ...c1430
• BEEF an error; a blunder ...Bk1904 Amer. college sl.
• BEEFSTEAK a mistake, a blunder ...1950 Amer. dial.
• BLOB a mistake, an error, a blunder ...1900 Amer. dial.
• BLUNDERHEAD an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BOBBLE a mistake, an error, a blunder ...1887 Eng. dial.
• BONE an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BONEHEAD an error; a mistake; a blunder ...1918 Amer. dial.
• BONEHEAD BUTCH an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BONEHEADER an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BONEHEAD MOVE an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BONEHEAD PLAY an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BONER a blunder ...1912 US sl.
• BOOB an error, a blunder, a foolish mistake ...1959 sl.
• BOOB STUNT an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BREAK an error, blunder or mistake, often in a social situation; an inappropriate act or word, a faux pas ...1884 Amer. dial.
• BREAKER an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BRODIE an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BRUTAL BRODIE a bad blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BULL an error; a mistake; a blunder ...1904
• BUST an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BUTCH a mistake, a blunder, an error; in radio & TV: an error made in delivering lines ...1942 US sl.
• CLINKER a wrong musical note, a discord; an error in performance, a blunder ...M20 N. Amer. sl.
• CLUCK an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• COOLIE a blunder; an error ...1970s US gay sl.
• CROPPER an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DILBERT a blunder ...1944 US sl.
• DUMB PLAY an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DUMB TRICK an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DUMMY an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FOOL ACT an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FOOL MISTAKE an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FOOL MOVE an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FOUL an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FOX'S PAW a mistake, a blunder (French faux pas) ...L18
• GOOF UP a blunder ...1950s US sl.
• IRISH BULL a verbal blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LEFT-TURN an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MAJOR MUFF a bad blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MANCH a confused mass; a mess; a muddle; fig. a blunder, a dilemma ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MAUNGE a confused mess, a mess, a muddle; a blunder, a dilemma, trouble ...1876 Eng. dial.
• MESSY BOBBLE an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MISBOBBLE a mistake, an error, a blunder ...1912  Amer. dial.
• MISCOBOBBLE a mistake, an error, a blunder ...1968 Amer. dial.
• MISCUE an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MISCUEBOBBLE an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MISFIRE an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MISKUBOBBLE a mistake, an error, a blunder ...1911 Amer. dial.
• MISLICK an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MISS an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MISSMENT an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MOPPLE a blunder, a mistake ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• MOUSETAKE an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MUFF an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• PENNY BANGER a mistake, a blunder...1958 rhyming sl. for 'clanger'
• RAMBLESOME hot-headed, impetuous, blundering ...1864 Sc.
• RAMMELSOME hot-headed, impetuous, blundering ...1864 Sc.
• RAMSTACKERIN † behaving in a blundering, awkward, loutish manner ...1825 Sc.
• RIMRACK a foul-up, a blunder ...1841 Amer. dial.
• SCREWY MOVE an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SCREWY PLAY an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SKEWGEE an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SLIPSLAP a verbal blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SLIPSLOP a verbal blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SLIP-UP an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SOCIAL BONER a social error ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SOCIAL BUTCH a social error ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• TRIP-UP an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WRONGER an error; a mistake; a blunder ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• WRONG RIFF a mistake, a blunder ...1930s US Black sl.
 
BLUNDER - verbs
• BALAHACK to confuse, to blunder ...L19 US sl.
• BALLYHACK to confuse; to blunder ...1901 Amer. dial.
• BLUNNER to blunder ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLUNTHER to blunder ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOGGLE to bungle; to do something badly; to blunder; to do a clumsy or hurried job of repairing something ...1870 Amer. dial.
• BOLLYHOCK to confuse; to blunder ...1901 Amer. dial.
• CHUMP OUT to make a mistake; to blunder ...1960s US Black sl.
• CUT A HOG to make an embarrassing mistake; to blunder, to make a mess of things ...1935 US Black sl.
• DROP A BRICK to commit an indiscretion, make a 'bloomer', to blunder ...1923 sl.
• DROP ONE'S CANDY to make a big blunder or serious mistake; to do something to cause the failure of a plan ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• DROP THE BALL to blunder at a critical moment ...1940 US sl.
• DULL to make a mistake, miscalculation, or stupid blunder ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• FALL DOWN (ON) to make a bad mistake or error; to blunder ...c1935 colloq.
• FALL THROUGH to bungle, to blunder; to spoil, to prevent by mismanagement ...1766 Sc.
• FART OFF to fool around; to shirk one's duties; to blunder through inattention; to procrastinate ...1968 Amer. sl.
• FAULT † to make a mistake, to be in error, to blunder ...1530
• FIRE INTO THE WRONG FLOCK to be mistaken; to blunder; to 'bark up the wrong tree' ...1835 Amer. dial.
• FLUBDUB to blunder ...1968 Amer. dial.
• FLUMMOX to blunder; to fail; to die ...M19 US sl.
• FLUMMUX to blunder; to fail; to die ...M19 US sl.
• FLUNK to fail; to blunder; to make a mistake ...L19 US sl.
• GET ONE'S FEET WET to blunder, as in some remark or an investment ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• GO OFF THE RAILS to blunder, to make a mistake ...L19 sl.
• GOOF OFF to blunder; to wreck ...1930s sl.
• GOOF UP to blunder, to spoil; to injure ...1940s US sl.
• HALLUCINATE † to be deceived, to suffer illusion, to entertain false notions, to blunder, to mistake ...1652 obs. or arch.
• MAFFLE † to blunder, to make mistakes, to bungle, to muddle ...1781 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• MAKE A BALK † to blunder, to go wrong ...c1430
• MIFF to blunder; to make a mistake; to botch something ...1967 Amer. dial.
• NAFF UP to make a mess; to blunder; to 'fuck up' ...1980s euphemism
• PLAY SMASH to make a great blunder; to do a thing wholly wrong ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• PLAY THUNDER to wreak havoc; to err, to blunder, to commit an error ...1849 Amer. dial.
• PLAY WHALEY to blunder, to fail; to play havoc with something; to spoil, to ruin; to make a mistake ...1897 Amer. dial.
• PULL A BONEHEAD PLAY to blunder; to commit an error, esp. an egregious one ..1913 Amer. sl.
• PULL A BONER to blunder; to commit an error, esp. an egregious one ...1913 Amer. sl.
• PULL A COOLIE to err, to blunder ...1970s US gay sl.
• PUT ONE'S FOOT IN IT to spoil something by some tactless blunder or remark ...colloq.
• RAM-STAM to walk, rush or blunder about in a headlong, impetuous manner ...1816 Sc.
• SHOOT AT A PIGEON AND KILL A CROW to blunder wilfully; to make a mistake ...1869
• SKID(S) to blunder, to make a mistake, to decline ...1920s US sl.
• SNAFU to mess up, to make a blunder; to ruin something ...M20 US sl.
• TAKE A STINK FOR A NOSEGAY to be extremely gullible; to mistake egregiously, to make a foolish blunder ...B1900
 
BLUNDERER, BLUNDERING - nouns, person
• BLUITER a coarse, clumsy, inconsiderate, blundering fellow ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLUNDERHEAD a blundering, confused, muddle-headed fellow ...1697
• BLUNDERKIN †* a blundering fellow, a muddlepate ...1596
• BLUNNERBOAR a blundering fool ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BONE-TOP a dull or stupid fellow; one who makes blunders ...1919 Amer. dial.
• BOUFF a stupid, blundering fellow ...Bk1911 Sc.
• CACKER a blunderer; one who makes a mess ...1990s US sl.
• FART-KNOCKER an incompetent blunderer ...1952 US sl.
• GAZABO a blundering or officious person ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• GOOF UP a person who blunders or messes up, causing trouble for themselves ...1950s US sl.
• GOTHAMIST † one who takes after the men of Gotham; a person deficient in wisdom; a silly blunderer, a simpleton ...1589
• LOBCOCK † a country bumpkin; a clown, a lout, a boor; a dull, stupid, sluggish person; a clumsy, lubberly fellow; a blundering fool; a blockhead; a term of abuse ...a1553 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• MAFFLARD † a stammering or blundering fool; a term of contempt ...c1450
• MAFFLE-HORN an incapable, blundering, inefficient person ...Bk19C Eng. dial.
• MAGUFFIN a foolish, blundering person, an oaf ...1832 Sc.
• RAM a headstrong, impetuous, blundering person ...1812 Sc.
• RAMSTACKER † a blundering, awkward, loutish fellow ...1825 Sc.
• RAMSTALKER a clumsy, awkward, blundering fellow ...Bk1905 Sc.
 
BLUNDERING - verbs
• RAMSTACKER to act in a clumsy, awkward, blundering manner ...Bk1905 Sc.
 
BLUNT - adjectives
• BRUFF rough and blunt in manner ...1899 Amer. dial.
• CHUFFY † clownish, churlish, rude, blunt, surly, morose ...a1700 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• OFF-HAND plain, honest, blunt; free-spoken ...Bk1905 Sc.
• RAMSTAMPHISH † rough, blunt, unceremonious; forward and noisy ...1821 Sc.
• ROUGH-HEWN plain, blunt, unpolished, ill-mannered ...1565
• THRUM † blunt, sullen, sour of aspect; rough, bearish ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
 
BLUNT - nouns
• NIGGA BEATER any blunt instrument ...2000s US Black sl.
 
BLUNT - nouns, person
• JACK BLUNT a blunt, outspoken fellow ...1898 colloq.
• RUSTY-GUTS a blunt, surly, old fellow; a churl ...B1900 sl.
 
BLUNT - verbs
• CALL A SPADE A BLOODY SHOVEL to speak aggressively or vehemently; to speak with exaggerated or unnecessary bluntness ...1910s colloq.
• CALL A SPADE A SHOVEL to speak aggressively or vehemently; to speak with exaggerated or unnecessary bluntness ...1910s colloq.
• CALL A SPADE A SPADE to speak plainly or bluntly, not use euphemisms
• OBTUND to blunt, to deaden, to dull, to deprive of sharpness or vigour, to render obtuse ...c1400 
• OBTUSE †* to blunt, to dull ...1618
• GET DOWN TO TAW to apply oneself to the matter at hand; to get to the heart of the matter; to speak bluntly ...1934 Amer. dial.
 
BLUNTED - adjectives
• RABATTUED †* blunted ...1562
 
BLUNTING - nouns
• OBTUSION † the act of blunting or dulling; the condition of being blunted or dulled ...1605
 
BLURRED - adjectives
• BLEBBIT blurred; besmeared ...Bk1911 Sc.
 
BLURT - verbs
• BLUTTER † to give hasty utterance to; to blurt out; to talk foolishly; to tell what ought to be kept secret ...1680 obs. exc. Sc.
• WABBLE to stammer out, to blurt or mumble in a halting or indistinct way ...1920 Sc.
 
BLUSH - nouns
• MANTLING a blush or suffusion of colour produced by emotion ...1865
• REDS blushes ...1896 Eng. dial.
• VERMILION † a blush ...1787
 
BLUSH - verbs
• BLUE † to blush ...1709 sl.
• MANTLE of the face: to be suffused with glowing colour; to flush ...1707
• MOUNT THE RED FLAG to blush ...1892 sl.
• PAINT † to change colour; to blush ...1616
• VERMILION * to blush ...1719
 
BLUSH - phrases
• HIS FACE HURTS he blushes ...1896 Amer. jocular
 
BLUSHING - adjectives
• BLACK-BURNING causing intense blushing or shame ...Bk1911 Sc. 
• ERUBESCENT growing red or reddish; blushing ...1736
• MANTLING of the cheeks: becoming suffused with heightened colour ...1707
• ROSY-KINDLED suffused with a rosy colour; blushing ...1860
 
BLUSHING - adverbs
• A-BLUSH blushing, ruddy ...1852
 
BLUSTER, BLUSTERING - nouns
• BLUSTERATION a blustering, bluster ...1803 Eng. dial. & colloq.
• BLORE stormy breath; noisy bluster; loud talking; bragging talk ...c1440 arch.
• BUCKO swagger, bluster ...1909 nautical sl.
• CRAKE † a boast, brag or bluster ...17C
• FOFARRAW ostentation; show-off; bluster ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
• FOOFOORAW ostentation; show-off; bluster ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
• GALLEHOOING † a stupefying noise without any sufficient reason; empty, blustering talk ...1825 Sc.
• GANDIEGOW an uproar, a noisy quarrel; a nonsensical prank; blustering talk; loud complaint ...1907 Sc.
• SNOW smooth talk, bluff, bluster, lies ...1940s sl. orig. US
 
BLUSTER - verbs
• BAMBLUSTERCATE to confuse, bluster or embarrass ...19C sl.
• BELVER to roar, to bluster, to cry loudly ...1872 Eng. dial.
• BLAZE to bluster, to brag ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLEEZE to spread news or scandal; to defame; to boast; to bluster ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLOUST to brag, to boast; to bluster ...Bk1911 Sc.
• ELATRATE † to bluster, to rant, to roar; to speak loudly or violently ...1623
• FACE AND BRACE to bluster; to domineer; to be defiant ...16C colloq.
• FANFARONADE to bluster, to swagger ...1837
• FRAPLE † to dispute, to wrangle, to bluster ...a1595
• GANDY † to talk in a blustering, boastful, or pert fashion ...1808 Sc.
• GANIE † to talk in a blustering, boastful, or pert fashion ...1808 Sc.
• GET ONE'S RAG OUT to bluster; to grow angry; to enrage ...c1880 sl.
• HECTOR to play the bully; to brag, to bluster; to domineer ...M17
• VAMPER to boast, to bluster, to swagger; to bully ...1781 Eng. dial.
• VAPOUR to talk fantastically, grandiloquently, or boastingly; to brag or bluster ...1628
• VOMPER to boast, to bluster, to swagger; to bully ...1781 Eng. dial.
 
BLUSTER - phrases
• FACE AND BRACE to bluster, to defy, to bully verbally ...16C sl.
 
BLUSTERER, BLUSTERING - nouns, person
• BANGSTER † a rough, violent fellow; a bully, a braggart, a blustering fellow; a ruffian; a thug ...c1570 obs. exc. Sc.
• BELLICON † a blustering fellow ...Bk1898 Sc.
• BELLOMY † a blustering or audacious man ...1535 Sc.
• BINXER a vulgar, loud-talking, blustering person; especially a commercial traveller of this kind ...1897 sl.
• BLABBERSKITE (sometimes derogatory) a talkative, blustering person ...1968 Amer. jocular
• BLATHERSKITE a blustering, talkative, or frivolous person ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• BLOW-HARD a blustering person; a braggart ...1889 US
• BLUESTER a blusterer; one who uses bullying speech ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BUCKO a blustering, swaggering, or domineering fellow; sometimes used as a term of address ...1899 nautical sl.
• CACAFOGO a hothead; a blusterer
• CACAFUEGO a spitfire; a furious, fierce fellow; a braggart, a blusterer, a noisy bully; a very difficult or devilish person; one with a fiery temper ...1625 sl.
• CAPTAIN FLASHAM a blustering, bounceable fellow ...Bk1890 sl.
• CAPTAIN GRAND a haughty, blustering fellow ...Bk1891 sl.
• DAMME † a person addicted to saying 'Damme'; a profane swearer; a blustering, profane, aggressive thug...1618
• DAMME-BOY † a person addicted to saying 'Damme'; a profane swearer; a blustering, profane, aggressive thug...1618
• DAMMY-BOY a profane swearer; a roaring, blustering fellow...c1610 sl.
• DRAWCANSIR a blustering, bullying fellow; a pot-valiant braggart ...1672
• FANFARON a bully, blusterer, swaggerer; an empty boaster or braggart; a vain pretender ...1622
• FLASH a showy swindler; a blustering vulgarian ...1632 sl.
• GOD-DAM-ME. a blustering, profane, aggressive thug ...17C sl.
• HAWCH-A-MOUTH a foul-mouthed, blustering person; one who talks incessantly in a coarse, vulgar manner using obscene and offensive language ...1746 Eng. dial.
• HAWCH-MOUTH a foul-mouthed, blustering person; one who talks incessantly in a coarse, vulgar manner using obscene and offensive language ...1746 Eng. dial.
• HORREL-LORREL a blusterer ...?1593
• HUFF-SNUFF † a conceited fellow who gives himself airs and is quick to take offense; a braggart, a hector, a blustering person ...1583
• MOUTH-ALMIGHTY a very noisy, talkative person; a chatterbox; a blusterer ...1862 sl.
• RODOMONT a great bragger; a vain or blustering boaster; a bully ...1598 arch.
• SCOUFF a blusterer ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCOWF a blusterer ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• TISTITOSTIE † a swaggering or blustering fellow ...1598
• TISTY-TOSTY † a swaggering or blustering fellow ...1598
• WALLACH a noisy, blustering, demonstrative person ...Bk1905 Sc.
• WALLOCH-GOUL a noisy, blustering, demonstrative person ...Bk1905 Sc.
 
BLUSTERING - adjectives
• BELVERING noisy, blustering ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BIG-TALK boastful, blustering ...1935 Amer. dial.
• BLOW-HARD boastful, blustering ...1855 US
• BLOWY gusty, blustering, windy ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLUSTERINER more blustering ...1898 Amer. dial.
• BOBADILIAN blustering, boasting, swaggering ...1803
• BUCKO blustering, swaggering ...1883 nautical sl.
• HAWCH-MOUTHED coarse, vulgar, or profane in speech; blustering, bullying ...1892 Eng. dial.
• HUFF-SNUFF † arrogant, hectoring, blustering ...a1693 obs.
• MANNISH of a youth: aping manhood; overbearing; blustering ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• SCOUFF blustering ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• TEARING boisterous, blustering; noisy; bustling ...1891 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• VORLUS SNORLUS blustering, rough ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
 
BLUSTEROUS - adjectives
• BLUSTIFEROUS blusterous ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• TEMPESTY stormy, blusterous ...1868 Eng. dial.