Charles shouted upstairs to his wife,» Hurry up or we’ll be late.» «Oh, be quiet,» replied his wife. «Haven’t I been telling you for the last hour that I’ll be ready in a minute?»
n. Group of governments etc. Sharing a common purpose. [french: related to *block]
BLOT
—n. - spot or stain of ink etc.
- disgraceful act or quality.
- blemish. —v. (-tt-) 1 make a blot on, stain.
- dry with blotting-paper. blot one's copybook damage one's reputation. Blot out 1 obliterate.
- obscure (a view, sound, etc.). [probably scandinavian]
BLOW
—v. (past blew; past part. Blown) 1 direct a current of air (at) esp. From the mouth.
- drive or be driven by blowing (blew the door open).
- (esp. Of the wind) move rapidly.
- expel by breathing (blew smoke).
- sound or be sounded by blowing.
- (past part. Blowed) slang (esp. In imper.) Curse, confound (i'm blowed if i know; blow it!).
- clear (the nose) by blowing.
- puff, pant.
- slang depart suddenly (from). 10 shatter etc. By an explosion. 11 make or shape (glass or a bubble) by blowing. 12 a melt from overloading (the fuse has blown). B break or burst suddenly. 13 (of a whale) eject air and water. 14 break into with explosives. 15 slang a squander (blew £20). B bungle (an opportunity etc.). C reveal (a secret etc.). —n. - act of blowing.
- a gust of wind or air. B exposure to fresh air. be blowed if one will colloq. Be unwilling to. Blow a gasket slang lose one's temper. Blow hot and cold colloq. Vacillate. Blow in 1 break inwards by an explosion.
- colloq. Arrive unexpectedly. Blow a person's mind slang cause to have hallucinations etc.; astound. Blow off 1 escape or allow (steam etc.) To escape forcibly.
- slang break wind noisily. Blow out 1 extinguish by blowing.
- send outwards by an explosion. Blow over (of trouble etc.) Fade away. Blow one's top colloq. Explode in rage. Blow up 1 explode.
- colloq. Rebuke strongly.
- inflate (a tyre etc.).
- colloq. A enlarge (a photograph). B exaggerate.
- colloq. Arise, happen.
- colloq. Lose one's temper. [old english]
- n. - hard stroke with a hand or weapon.
- sudden shock or misfortune. [origin unknown]
BLUB
v. (-bb-) slang sob. [shortening of *blubber]
BLUE
baby n. Baby with a blue complexion due to a congenital heart defect.
- blood n. Noble birth.
- book n. Report issued by parliament or the privy council.
- cheese n. Cheese with veins of blue mould.
- funk n. Colloq. Terror or panic.
- peter n. Blue flag with a white square flown by a ship about to leave port.
- rinse n. Bluish dye for grey hair.
- tit n. Common tit with a blue crest.
- whale n. Rorqual, the largest known living mammal.
- —adj. (bluer, bluest) 1 having the colour of a clear sky.
- sad, depressed.
- pornographic (a blue film).
- politically conservative. —n. - blue colour or pigment.
- blue clothes or material (dressed in blue).
- person who represents a university in a sport, esp. Oxford or cambridge.
- conservative party supporter. —v. (blues, blued, bluing or blueing) 1 make blue.
- slang squander. once in a blue moon very rarely. Out of the blue unexpectedly. [french from germanic]
BLUR
—v. (-rr-) make or become unclear or less distinct; smear. —n. Blurred object, sound, memory, etc. [perhaps related to *bleary]
BMUS
Abbr. Bachelor of music.
BOAR
n. - male wild pig.
- uncastrated male pig. [old english]
BOAT
people n.pl. Refugees travelling by sea.
- —n. - small vessel propelled on water by an engine, oars, or sails.
- any ship.
- long low jug for sauce etc. —v. Go in a boat, esp. For pleasure. in the same boat having the same problems. [old english]
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