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bla st fur|nace (blast furnaces ) N‑COUNT A blast furnace is a large structure in which iron ore is heated under pressure so that it melts and the pure iron metal separates out and can be collected.

bla st-off N‑UNCOUNT Blast-off is the moment when a rocket leaves the ground and rises into the air to begin a journey into space. □  The original planned launch was called off four minutes before blast-off.

bla|tant /ble I t ^ə nt/ ADJ You use blatant to describe something bad that is done in an open or very obvious way. [EMPHASIS ] □  Outsiders will continue to suffer the most blatant discrimination. □  …a blatant attempt to spread the blame for the fiasco. □  The elitism was blatant. ●  bla|tant|ly ADV [ADV adj, ADV with v] □  …a blatantly sexist question. □  They said the song blatantly encouraged the killing of police officers.

bla|tant|ly /ble I t ^ə ntli/ ADV [usu ADV adj, oft ADV with v] Blatantly is used to add emphasis when you are describing states or situations which you think are bad. [EMPHASIS ] □  It became blatantly obvious to me that the band wasn't going to last. □  For years, blatantly false assertions have gone unchallenged.

blath|er /blæ ðə ^r / (blathers , blathering , blathered ) VERB If someone is blathering on about something, they are talking for a long time about something that you consider boring or unimportant. □ [V with on ] The old men blather on and on. □ [V ] Stop blathering. □ [V + about ] He kept on blathering about police incompetence. ● N‑UNCOUNT Blather is also a noun. □  Anyone knows that all this is blather.

blaze /ble I z/ (blazes , blazing , blazed )

1 VERB When a fire blazes , it burns strongly and brightly. □ [V ] Three people died as wreckage blazed, and rescuers fought to release trapped drivers. □ [V -ing] …a blazing fire.

2 N‑COUNT [usu sing] A blaze is a large fire which is difficult to control and which destroys a lot of things. [JOURNALISM ] □  Two firemen were hurt in a blaze which swept through a tower block last night.

3 VERB If something blazes with light or colour, it is extremely bright. [LITERARY ] □ [V + with ] The gardens blazed with colour. ● N‑COUNT [usu a N of n] Blaze is also a noun. □  I wanted the front garden to be a blaze of colour.

4 N‑SING A blaze of publicity or attention is a great amount of it. □  He was arrested in a blaze of publicity. □  …the sporting career that began in a blaze of glory.

5 VERB If guns blaze , or blaze away , they fire continuously, making a lot of noise. □ [V ] Guns were blazing, flares going up and the sky was lit up all around. □ [V with away ] She took the gun and blazed away with calm and deadly accuracy.

6with all guns blazing → see gun

7 PHRASE If someone blazes a trail , they discover or develop something new. □  These surgeons have blazed the trail in the treatment of bomb victims.

blaz|er /ble I zə ^r / (blazers ) N‑COUNT A blazer is a kind of jacket which is often worn by members of a particular group, especially schoolchildren and members of a sports team.

blaz|ing /ble I z I ŋ/ ADJ [ADJ n] Blazing sun or blazing hot weather is very hot. □  Quite a few people were eating outside in the blazing sun.

bldg (bldgs ) in AM, use bldg. Bldg is a written abbreviation for building , and is used especially in the names of buildings. □  …Old National Bank Bldg.

bleach /bliː tʃ/ (bleaches , bleaching , bleached )