Bluewing
Blue″wing′ (�), n.(Zoöl.) The blue-winged teal. See Teal.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.
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Bluey
Blue″y (�), a. Bluish. Southey.
Bluey (2)
Blue″y (?), n. [From Blue, a.] 1. A bushman's blanket; — named from its color.We had to wring our blueys. Lawson.2. A bushman's bundle; a swag; — so called because a blanket is ...
Bluff
Bluff (�), a. [Cf. OD. blaf flat, broad, blaffaert one with a broad face, also, a boaster; or G. verblüffen to confuse, LG. bluffen to frighten; to unknown origin.] 1. Having a ...
Bluff (2)
Bluff, n. 1. A high, steep bank, as by a river or the sea, or beside a ravine or plain; a cliff with a broad face.Beach, bluff, and wave, adieu.Whittier.2. An act of bluffing; a...
Bluff (3)
Bluff, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Bluffed (�); p. pr. & vb. n.Bluffing.] 1. (Poker) To deter (an opponent) from taking the risk of betting on his hand of cards, as the bluffer does by b...
Bluff (4)
Bluff, v. i. To act as in the game of bluff.
Bluff-bowed
Bluff″–bowed′ (�), a.(Naut.) Built with the stem nearly straight up and down.
Bluff-headed
Bluff″–head′ed (�), a.(Naut.) Built with the stem nearly straight up and down.
Bluffer
Bluff″er, (�) n. One who bluffs.
Bluffness
Bluff″ness, n. The quality or state of being bluff.
Bluffy
Bluff″y (�), a. 1. Having bluffs, or bold, steep banks.2. Inclined to bo bluff; brusque.
Bluing
Blu″ing (�), n. 1. The act of rendering blue; as, the bluing of steel. Tomlinson.2. Something to give a bluish tint, as indigo, or preparations used by washerwomen.
Bluish
Blu″ish (�), a. Somewhat blue; as, bluish veins. “Bluish mists.” Dryden. — Blu″ish‐ly, adv. — Blu″ish‐ness, n.
Blunder
Blun″der (�), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Blundered (�); p. pr. & vb. n.Blundering.] [OE. blunderen, blondren, to stir, confuse, blunder; perh. allied to blend to mix, to confound by mix...
Blunder (2)
Blun″der, v. t. 1. To cause to blunder. “To blunder an adversary.” Ditton.2. To do or treat in a blundering manner; to confuse.He blunders and confounds all these together.Still...
Blunder (3)
Blun″der, n. 1. Confusion; disturbance.2. A gross error or mistake, resulting from carelessness, stupidity, or culpable ignorance.Syn. — Blunder, Error, Mistake, Bull. An error ...
Blunderbuss
Blun″der‐buss (�), n. [Either fr. blunder + D. bus tube, box, akin to G. büchse box, gun, E. box; or corrupted fr. D. donderbus (literally) thunder box, gun, musket.] 1. A short...
Blunderer
Blun″der‐er (�), n. One who is apt to blunder.
Blunderhead
Blun″der‐head′ (�), n. A stupid, blundering fellow.
Blundering
Blun″der‐ing, a. Characterized by blunders.
Blunderingly
Blun″der‐ing‐ly, adv. In a blundering manner.
Blunge
Blunge (�), v. t. To amalgamate and blend; to beat up or mix in water, as clay.
Blunger
Blun″ger (�), n. [Corrupted from plunger.] A wooden blade with a cross handle, used for mi�ing the clay in potteries; a plunger. Tomlinson.
Blunging
Blun″ging (�), n. The process of mixing clay in potteries with a blunger. Tomlinson.
Blunt
Blunt (�), a. [Cf. Prov. G. bludde a dull or blunt knife, Dan. blunde to sleep, Sw. & Icel. blunda; or perh. akin to E. blind.] 1. Having a thick edge or point, as an instrument...
Blunt (2)
Blunt, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Blunted; p. pr. & vb. n.Blunting.] 1. To dull the edge or point of, by making it thicker; to make blunt. Shak.2. To repress or weaken, as any appetite,...