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1 ADJ If you are blunt , you say exactly what you think without trying to be polite. □  She is blunt about her personal life. □  She told the industry in blunt terms that such discrimination is totally unacceptable. ●  blunt|ly ADV [ADV with v] □  'I don't believe you!' Jeanne said bluntly. □  To put it bluntly, he became a pain. ●  blunt|ness N‑UNCOUNT [oft poss N ] □  His bluntness got him into trouble.

2 ADJ [ADJ n] A blunt object has a rounded or flat end rather than a sharp one. □  One of them had been struck 13 times over the head with a blunt object.

3 ADJ A blunt knife or blade is no longer sharp and does not cut well.

4 VERB If something blunts an emotion, a feeling or a need, it weakens it. □ [V n] The constant repetition of violence has blunted the human response to it.

blur /blɜː ^r / (blurs , blurring , blurred )

1 N‑COUNT A blur is a shape or area which you cannot see clearly because it has no distinct outline or because it is moving very fast. □ [+ of ] Out of the corner of my eye I saw a blur of movement on the other side of the glass. □  Her face is a blur.

2 VERB When a thing blurs or when something blurs it, you cannot see it clearly because its edges are no longer distinct. □ [V n] This creates a spectrum of colours at the edges of objects which blurs the image. □ [V ] If you move your eyes and your head, the picture will blur. ●  blurred ADJ □  …blurred black and white photographs.

3 VERB If something blurs an idea or a distinction between things, that idea or distinction no longer seems clear. □ [V n] His latest work blurs the distinction between fact and fiction. ●  blurred ADJ □  The line between fact and fiction is becoming blurred.

4 VERB If your vision blurs , or if something blurs it, you cannot see things clearly. □ [V ] Her eyes, behind her glasses, began to blur. □ [V n] Sweat ran from his forehead into his eyes, blurring his vision. ●  blurred ADJ □  …visual disturbances like eye-strain and blurred vision.

Blu-Ray /bluː re I / N‑VAR Blu-Ray is a type of video disk that is used for storing large amounts of high quality digital information. [TRADEMARK ] □  Blu-Ray disks store data using a blue laser rather than a regular red one.

blurb /blɜː ^r b/ (blurbs ) N‑COUNT [usu sing] The blurb about a new book, film, or exhibition is information about it that is written in order to attract people's interest. [INFORMAL ]

blur|ry /blɜː ri/ ADJ A blurry shape is one that has an unclear outline. □  …a blurry picture of a man.

blurt /blɜː ^r t/ (blurts , blurting , blurted ) VERB If someone blurts something, they say it suddenly, after trying hard to keep quiet or to keep it secret. □ [V with quote] 'I was looking for Sally', he blurted, and his eyes filled with tears. [Also V that]

▸  blurt out PHRASAL VERB If someone blurts something out , they blurt it. [INFORMAL ] □ [V P with quote] 'You're mad,' the driver blurted out. □ [V P n] Over the food, Richard blurted out what was on his mind. [Also V n P ]

blush /blʌ ʃ/ (blushes , blushing , blushed ) VERB When you blush , your face becomes redder than usual because you are ashamed or embarrassed. □ [V ] 'Hello, Maria,' he said, and she blushed again. □ [V colour] I blushed scarlet at my stupidity. ● N‑COUNT Blush is also a noun. □  'The most important thing is to be honest,' she says, without the trace of a blush.

blush|er /blʌ ʃə ^r / (blushers ) N‑VAR Blusher is a coloured substance that women put on their cheeks.