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an electric machine that is used for mixing soft food or liquid

bless / bles / verb ( bless . es , bless ing , blessed )

( religion ) to ask for God's help for someone or something The priest blessed the young couple. Bless you!

words that you say to someone when they sneeze (= make a loud noise through their nose )

bless • ing / ' blesig / noun

[count]

something that is good or that helps you

Having such a supportive family has been a real blessing.

If you have someone's blessing , they agree with what you are doing and will support you

They got married without their parents' blessing.

( religion ) God's help and protection, or a prayer asking for this

The rabbi said a blessing.

blew

form of blow l

blimp / blimp / noun [count]

a big thing that is filled with gas so it can float. It is made of soft material and looks like a long round balloon

the Goodyear Blimp

blind 1 / blaind / adjective ( blind . er , blind . est )

not able to see My grandad is going blind .

He trains guide dogs for the blind (= people who are not able to see ) .

blind • ness / ' blaindnss / noun [ noncount ]

The disease can cause blindness.

blind 2 / blaind / verb ( blinds , blind . ing , blind ed )

to make someone unable to see

I was blinded for a couple of seconds by the glare of the sun.

blind3 / blaind / noun [count]

blind • fold / blaindfould / noun [count]

a piece of cloth that you put over someone's eyes so that they cannot see

a piece of cloth or other material that you pull down to cover a window

blind • fold verb

( blind . folds , blind . fold ing , blind . fold ed )

The prisoners were blindfolded and pushed into vans.

blink / blnjk / verb ( blinks , blink ing , blinked )

to shut and open your eyes very quickly —Look at wink .

(used about a light) to come on and go off again quickly I don't know why that light is blinking on my computer.

blink noun [ count ]

bliss / blis / noun [ noncount ]

perfect happiness married bliss

bliss • ful / ' blisfl / adjective

a blissful smile

blis • ter / 'blistsr / noun [ count ]

( health ) a small painful place on your skin that is full of liquid. Rubbing or burning can cause blisters My new shoes gave me blisters.

bliz • zard / 'blizsrd / noun [ count ]

a very bad storm with snow and strong winds —SYNONYM snowstorm

bloat • ed / ' bloutsd / adjective

If you feel bloated , your stomach feels uncomfortable because it is too full

I felt really bloated after that huge lunch.

blob / blab / noun [ count ]

a small amount of a thick liquid There are blobs of paint on the floor.

block 1 © / blak / noun [ count ]

a big heavy piece of something, with flat sides a block of wood

The bridge is made of concrete blocks.

a group of buildings with streets all around it We drove around the block looking for the hotel. My house is two blocks from here.

a thing that stops someone or something from moving forward

The police put road blocks around the town.

a number of similar things that form a group We booked a block of seats for the baseball game.

block 2 / blak / verb (blocks, block . ing, blocked)

to stop someone or something from moving forward A fallen tree blocked the road.

to stop someone from seeing something Can you sit down? You're blocking my view .

block • age / шыз / noun [ count ]

a thing that is preventing something from passing There must be a blockage in the pipe somewhere.

blog / blag / noun [ count ]

a personal record that someone puts on their website saying what they do every day and what they think about things

blog • ger / ' blagsr / noun [ count ]

a person who writes a blog

blond / bland / ( also blonde ) adjective