bleary
- s tired to the point of exhaustion
- s indistinct or hazy in outline
blebbed
- s (of glass or quartzite) marred by small bubbles or small particles of foreign material
blebby
- s covered with small blisters
- s (of glass or quartzite) marred by small bubbles or small particles of foreign material
blemished
- v mar or spoil the appearance of
- v mar or impair with a flaw
her face was blemished - v add a flaw or blemish to; make imperfect or defective
- a marred by imperfections
- s having a blemish or flaw
blatant
- s without any attempt at concealment; completely obvious
blatant disregard of the law
a blatant appeal to vanity - s conspicuously and offensively loud; given to vehement outcry
blatant radios
blate
- v cry plaintively
- s disposed to avoid notice; (`blate' is a Scottish term for bashful)
blazing
- n a strong flame that burns brightly
- v shine brightly and intensively
- v shoot rapidly and repeatedly
- v burn brightly and intensely
- v move rapidly and as if blazing
- v indicate by marking trees with blazes
- s shining intensely
the blazing sun - s without any attempt at concealment; completely obvious
a blazing indiscretion
bleached
- v remove color from
The sun bleached the red shirt - v make whiter or lighter
- s having lost freshness or brilliance of color
sun-bleached deck chairs - s (used of color) artificially produced; not natural
a bleached blonde
bleak
- s offering little or no hope
prospects were bleak
Life in the Aran Islands has always been bleak and difficult"- J.M.Synge - s providing no shelter or sustenance
the bleak treeless regions of the high Andes - s unpleasantly cold and damp
bleak winds of the North Atlantic