Index of English words, starting with "bl"

(1) - Blacking (n.) The act or process of making black.
(2) - Blacking (n.) Any preparation for making things black; esp. one for giving a black luster to boots and shoes, or to stoves.
(3) - Blacking (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Black

(1) - Blackleg (n.) A disease among calves and sheep, characterized by a settling of gelatinous matter in the legs, and sometimes in the neck.
(2) - Blackleg (n.) A notorious gambler.

(1) - Blacklist (v. t.) To put in a black list as deserving of suspicion, censure, or punishment; esp. to put in a list of persons stigmatized as insolvent or untrustworthy, -- as tradesmen and employers do for mutual protection; as, to blacklist a workman who has been discharged. See Black list, under Black, a.

(1) - Blackly (adv.) In a black manner; darkly, in color; gloomily; threateningly; atrociously.