Matching Words
11425 ResultsBelow are the words that matched your query.
Bluff
- adjective -
- a high steep bank (usually formed by river erosion)
- bluntly direct and outspoken but good-natured;
- Deception
- pretense that your position is stronger than it really is;
- the act of bluffing in poker; deception by a false show of confidence in the strength of your cards
- very steep; having a prominent and almost vertical front;
Blunt
- adjective - characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion; "blunt talking and straight shooting"; "a blunt New England farmer"; "I gave them my candid opinion"; "forthright criticism"; "a forthright approach to the problem"; "tell me what you think--and you may just as well be frank"; "it is possible to be outspoken without being rude"; "plainspoken and to the point"; "a point-blank accusation"
- devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment; "the blunt truth"; "the crude facts"; "facing the stark reality of the deadline"
- having a broad or rounded end; "thick marks made by a blunt pencil"
- make dull or blunt; "Too much cutting dulls the knife's edge"
- make less intense; "blunted emotions"
- make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation; "Terror blunted her feelings"; "deaden a sound"
- make less sharp; "blunt the knives"
- make numb or insensitive; "The shock
Blurb
- noun - a promotional statement (as found on the dust jackets of books); "the author got all his friends to write blurbs for his book"
Blurs
- noun - a hazy or indistinct representation; "it happened so fast it was just a blur"; "he tried to clear his head of the whisky fuzz"
- become glassy; lose clear vision; "Her eyes glazed over from lack of sleep"
- become vague or indistinct; "The distinction between the two theories blurred"
- make a smudge on; soil by smudging
- make dim or indistinct; "The fog blurs my vision"
- make unclear, indistinct, or blurred; "Her remarks confused the debate"; "Their words obnubilate their intentions"
- to make less distinct or clear; "The haze blurs the hills"
Blurt
- verb - utter impulsively; "He blurted out the secret"; "He blundered his stupid ideas"
Blush
- noun - a rosy color (especially in the cheeks) taken as a sign of good health
- become rosy or reddish; "her cheeks blushed in the cold winter air"
- sudden reddening of the face (as from embarrassment or guilt or shame or modesty)
- turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame; "The girl blushed when a young man whistled as she walked by"
Blyth
- unknown - Municipal borough of the North East on the North Sea
Boann
- noun - Celtic goddess; mother of Angus Og
Board
- noun - a committee having supervisory powers; "the board has seven members"
- a flat piece of material designed for a special purpose; "he nailed boards across the windows"
- a flat portable surface (usually rectangular) designed for board games; "he got out the board and set up the pieces"
- a printed circuit that can be inserted into expansion slots in a computer to increase the computer's capabilities
- a stout length of sawn timber; made in a wide variety of sizes and used for many purposes
- a table at which meals are served; "he helped her clear the dining table"; "a feast was spread upon the board"
- a vertical surface on which information can be displayed to public view
- electrical device consisting of a flat insulated surface that contains switches and dials and meters for controlling other electrical devices; "he checked the instrument panel"; "suddenly the board lit up like a Christmas tree"
- food or meals in general
Boars
- noun - an uncastrated male hog
- Old World wild swine having a narrow body and prominent tusks from which most domestic swine come; introduced in United States