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1 VERB When you blink or when you blink your eyes, you shut your eyes and very quickly open them again. □ [V ] Kathryn blinked and forced a smile. □ [V n] She was blinking her eyes rapidly. □ [V + at ] He blinked at her. ● N‑COUNT Blink is also a noun. □  He kept giving quick blinks.

2 VERB When a light blinks , it flashes on and off. □ [V ] Green and yellow lights blinked on the surface of the harbour. □ [V on ] A warning light blinked on. [Also V out/off ]

3 PHRASE If a machine goes on the blink , it stops working properly. [INFORMAL ] □  …an old TV that's on the blink.

blink|ered /bl I ŋkə ^r d/ ADJ A blinkered view, attitude, or approach is narrow and does not take into account other people's opinions. A blinkered person has this kind of attitude. [BRIT , DISAPPROVAL ] □  They've got a very blinkered view of life. □  Haig was limited by his blinkered approach to strategy and tactics.

blink|ers /bl I ŋkə ^r z/ N‑PLURAL Blinkers are two pieces of leather which are placed at the side of a horse's eyes so that it can only see straight ahead. [mainly BRIT ] in AM, use blinders

blip /bl I p/ (blips )

1 N‑COUNT A blip is a small spot of light, sometimes occurring with a short, high-pitched sound, which flashes on and off regularly on a piece of equipment such as a radar screen.

2 N‑COUNT A blip in a straight line, such as the line on a graph, is a point at which the line suddenly makes a sharp change of direction before returning to its original direction.

3 N‑COUNT A blip in a situation is a sudden but temporary change or interruption in it. □  …a minor blip in the upward trajectory of the markets.

bliss /bl I s/ N‑UNCOUNT Bliss is a state of complete happiness. □  It was a scene of such domestic bliss.

bliss|ful /bl I sfʊl/

1 ADJ A blissful situation or period of time is one in which you are extremely happy. □  We spent a blissful week together. □  There's just nothing more blissful than lying by that pool. ●  bliss|ful|ly /bl I sfʊli/ ADV [ADV adj, ADV after v] □  We're blissfully happy. □  The summer passed blissfully.

2 ADJ [ADJ n] If someone is in blissful ignorance of something unpleasant or serious, they are totally unaware of it. □  Many country parishes were still living in blissful ignorance of the post-war crime wave. ●  bliss|ful|ly ADV [usu ADV adj, oft ADV before v] □  At first, he was blissfully unaware of the conspiracy against him.

blis|ter /bl I stə ^r / (blisters , blistering , blistered )

1 N‑COUNT A blister is a painful swelling on the surface of your skin. Blisters contain a clear liquid and are usually caused by heat or by something repeatedly rubbing your skin.

2 VERB When your skin blisters or when something blisters it, blisters appear on it. □ [V ] The affected skin turns red and may blister. □ [V n] The sap of this plant blisters the skin. □ [V -ed] …pausing to bathe their blistered feet.

blis|ter|ing /bl I stər I ŋ/

1 ADJ [usu ADJ n] Blistering heat is very great heat. □  …a blistering summer day.

2 ADJ [usu ADJ n] A blistering remark expresses great anger or dislike. □  The president responded to this with a blistering attack on his critics.

3 ADJ [ADJ n] Blistering is used to describe actions in sport to emphasize that they are done with great speed or force. [JOURNALISM , EMPHASIS ] □  David set a blistering pace at first.

blithe /bla I ð/ ADJ [usu ADJ n] You use blithe to indicate that something is done casually, without serious or careful thought. [DISAPPROVAL ] □  It does so with blithe disregard for best scientific practice. ●  blithe|ly ADV [ADV with v, ADV adj] □  Your editorial blithely ignores the hard facts.