Black-coat, n. Clergyman, minister, divine, pastor, priest.

Black-cock, n. Heath-cock, black-grouse, black-game (Tetrao tetrix).

Blacken, v. a. 1. Darken, make black.

2. Vilify, defame, slander, calumniate, asperse, traduce, malign, abuse, revile, rail at, sneer at, run down, speak ill of.

Blackfish, n. Tautog (Labrus Americanus).

Blackfriar, n. Dominican, predicant, jacobin, preaching friar.

Black-game, n. Blackcock.

Black-grouse, n. Blackcock.

Blackguard, n. Scurrilous or abusive fellow, person of low character, vile fellow.

Blackguard, a. Scurrilous, abusive, contumelious, insulting, ribald, vituperative, reproachful, opprobrious.

Blackguardism, n. Ribaldry, billingsgate, scurrility, indecency, obscenity, foul or profane language.

Black hellebore, Christmas rose (Helleborus niger).

Black-jack, n. [Term used by miners.] Blende, zinc-blende, sulphuret of zinc, false galena, mock lead.

Black-lead, n. Plumbago, graphite.

Blackleg, n. Gambler, sharper, swindler.

Black-mail, n. 1. Tribute (paid for immunity from robbery).

2. [U. S.] Hush-money, bribe to keep silence.

Black man, Negro, blackamoor, black.

Black Sea, Euxine.

Black tea, Bohea.

Blackthorn, n. Sloe (Prunus spinosa).

Blade, n. 1. Leaf.

2. Flat part (as of a knife or an oar).

3. Buck, gallant, spark; gay, dashing fellow.

Blain, n. Pustule, blister, blotch, sore.

Blamable, a. Culpable, censurable, reprehensible, faulty, blameworthy.

Blame, v. a. Censure, reprove, reprehend, reflect upon, lay or cast blame upon, find fault with, cry out against.

Blame, n. Censure, reprehension, animadversion, reproof, condemnation, imputation of fault.

Blameless, a. Irreproachable, unimpeachable, irreprehensible, inculpable, faultless, guiltless, unblemished, unspotted, unsullied, undefiled, spotless, stainless, innocent.

Blameworthy, a. Culpable, censurable, reprehensible, faulty, blamable.

Blanc-fix, n. Permanent white, sulphate of baryta (artificially made).

Blanch, v. a. Bleach, whiten, etiolate, make or render white.

Bland, a. Soft, mild, gentle, not harsh.

Blandishment, n. Caressing, caresses, endearment, soft words, expression of affection, billing and cooing.

Blank, a. 1. Void, empty.

2. White, of a white color.

3. Astonished, confounded, confused, dumfounded, disconcerted, nonplussed, struck dumb.

Blank verse, Unrhymed verse (especially the heroic verse of five feet).

Blare, n. Noise, sound, roar, peal, blast, clang, clamor, uproar.

Blarney, n. 1. Flattery, adulation.

2. Unmeaning talk, smooth phrases.

Blase, a. [Fr.] Surfeited, cloyed, satiated, palled, incapable of enjoyment (in consequence of excesses).

Blaspheme, v. a. 1. Speak irreverently or impiously of.

2. [Rare.] Revile, calumniate, defame, traduce, malign, speak evil of.

Blaspheme, v. n. Utter blasphemy, speak irreverently of God or of sacred things.

Blasphemous, a. Impious, irreverent, profane.

Blasphemy, n. Impiety, irreverence, profanity.

Blast, n. 1. Gust, squall, sudden breeze.

2. Peal, blare, clang.

3. Explosion, outbreak, burst, discharge.

4. Blight, pestilential influence.

Blast, v. a. 1. Blight, kill, destroy, ruin, annihilate, wither, shrivel.

2. Rend by explosion.

Blatant, a. 1. Bellowing, braying.

2. Clamorous, obstreperous, vociferous, noisy.

Blatherskite, n. [Colloquial, U. S.] 1. Blusterer, swaggerer, bully, boaster, vaunter, braggart, braggadocio, roisterer, huff, drawcansir, noisy fellow.

2. Bluster, boasting.

Blattering, a. Blustering, swaggering, noisy.

Blattering, n. Bluster.

Blaze, n. Flame.

Blaze, v. n. Flame, burn with a flame.

Blaze, v. a. Publish, proclaim, blazon, make known, noise abroad, spread abroad, blaze abroad.