Putnam's Word Book by Louis A. Flemming
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bluff, v. (Colloq.) frighten, deter, intimidate.
blunder, n. bull, error, mistake, impropriety, slip, solecism, _faux pas_. blundering, a. bungling, awkward, stupid, floundering. blunt, a. dull, obtuse; abrupt, brusque, unceremonious, uncivil, ungracious, discourteous; stupid, stolid. blunt, v. dull, deaden, stupefy; assuage, alleviate, mitigate. blur, v. dim, bedim, obscure; sully, blemish; mackle, macule. blur, n. blot, indistinctness; mackle, macule. blurred, a. indistinct, obscure, dim, bedimmed, sullied. blurt, v. ejaculate. blushing, n. blush, erubescence. bluster, v. swagger, storm, rage, gasconade, roister. bluster, n. swaggering, gasconade, boasting; wind, storm. blusterer, n. swaggerer, braggart, rodomont, roisterer, vaunter. blustering, a. stormy, windy, tempestuous; swaggering, bullying, boastful, roistering. |
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