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11,782 words match “LU”

BLUFF-HEADED a.
Built with the stem nearly straight up and down.
BLUFFER n.
One who bluffs.
BLUFFNESS n.
The quality or state of being bluff.
BLUFFY a. 2 definitions
Having bluffs, or bold, steep banks.
BLUING n. 2 definitions
The act of rendering blue; as, the bluing of steel. Tomlinson.
BLUISH a.
Somewhat blue; as, bluish veins. "Bluish mists." Dryden. -- Blu"ish*ly, adv. -- Blu"ish*ness, n.
BLUNDER v. 6 definitions
To make a gross error or mistake; as, to blunder in writing or preparing a medical prescription. Swift.
BLUNDERBUSS n. 2 definitions
A stupid, blundering fellow.
BLUNDERER n.
One who is apt to blunder.
BLUNDERHEAD n.
A stupid, blundering fellow.
BLUNDERING a.
Characterized by blunders.
BLUNDERINGLY adv.
In a blundering manner.
BLUNGE v.
To amalgamate and blend; to beat up or mix in water, as clay.
BLUNGER n.
A wooden blade with a cross handle, used for mi Tomlinson.
BLUNGING n.
The process of mixing clay in potteries with a blunger. Tomlinson.
BLUNT a. 9 definitions
thick edge or point, as an instrument; dull; not sharp. The murderous knife was dull and blunt. Shak.
BLUNT-WITTED n.
Dull; stupid. Blunt-witted lord, ignoble in demeanor! Shak.
BLUNTISH a.
Somewhat blunt. -- Blunt"ish*ness, n.
BLUNTLY adv.
In a blunt manner; coarsely; plainly; abruptly; without delicacy, or the usual forms of civility. Sometimes after bluntly giving his opinions, he would quietly lay himself asleep until the end of their deliberations. Jeffrey.
BLUNTNESS n. 2 definitions
of edge or point; dullness; obtuseness; want of sharpness. The multitude of elements and bluntness of angles. Holland.
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