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<HTML> <HEAD><TITLE>DICTIONARY: blusher - board game</TITLE></HEAD> <BODY BGCOLOR="#ffffff"> <A HREF="a.dic">A</A> <A HREF="b.dic">B</A> <A HREF="c.dic">C</A> <A HREF="d.dic">D</A> <A HREF="e.dic">E</A> <A HREF="f.dic">F</A> <A HREF="g.dic">G</A> <A HREF="h.dic">H</A> <A HREF="i.dic">I</A> <A HREF="j.dic">J</A> <A HREF="k.dic">K</A> <A HREF="l.dic">L</A> <A HREF="m.dic">M</A> <A HREF="n.dic">N</A> <A HREF="o.dic">O</A> <A HREF="p.dic">P</A> <A HREF="q.dic">Q</A> <A HREF="r.dic">R</A> <A HREF="s.dic">S</A> <A HREF="t.dic">T</A> <A HREF="u.dic">U</A> <A HREF="v.dic">V</A> <A HREF="w.dic">W</A> <A HREF="x.dic">X</A> <A HREF="y.dic">Y</A> <A HREF="z.dic">Z</A> <A NAME="blusher"> blusher, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. a person or thing that blushes. <DD> 2. a cosmetic to give the cheeks a rosy color. It is similar to, or contains, rouge. </DL> <A NAME="blushful"> blushful, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. modest; bashful. <DD> 2. rosy in color. </DL> <A NAME="blushless"> blushless, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> without a blush; unblushing; shameless. </DL> <A NAME="blushwine"> blush wine,<DL COMPACT><DD> a table wine slightly paler and drier than a rose. </DL> <A NAME="bluster"> bluster, verb, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD>v.i. 1. to storm noisily blow violently. Ex. The wind blustered around the corner of the house. <DD> 2. (Figurative.) to talk noisily and violently. Ex. He was very excited and angry and blustered for a while. <DD>v.t. 1. to do or say noisily and violently. <DD> 2. to make, get, force, or drive by blustering; bully. Ex. (Figurative.) to bluster one's way out of a difficulty. <DD>noun 1. a stormy blowing. Ex. the bluster of the wind and rain. (SYN) turbulence. <DD> 2. a noisy and stormy commotion. (SYN) turbulence. <DD> 3. (Figurative.) noisy and violent talk with empty threats or protests. Ex. angry bluster. He impresses no one by his bluster. (SYN) boisterousness. noun blusterer. adv. blusteringly. </DL> <A NAME="blusterous"> blusterous, adj, =blustery.</DL> <A NAME="blustery"> blustery, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> blustering. </DL> <A NAME="blutwurst"> Blutwurst, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (German.) blood sausage. </DL> <A NAME="blvd"> blvd.,<DL COMPACT><DD> boulevard. </DL> <A NAME="blymphocyte"> B lymphocyte, =B cell.</DL> <A NAME="bm"> b.m.,<DL COMPACT><DD> board measure. </DL> <A NAME="bm"> B.M.,<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. Bachelor of Medicine. <DD> 2. Bachelor of Music. <DD> 3. British Museum. </DL> <A NAME="bme"> B.M.E.,<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering. <DD> 2. Bachelor of Mining Engineering. <DD> 3. Bachelor of Music Education. </DL> <A NAME="bmet"> B.Met.,<DL COMPACT><DD> Bachelor of Metallurgy. </DL> <A NAME="bmews"> BMEWS, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> Ballistic Missile Early Warning System. </DL> <A NAME="bmoc"> B.M.O.C.,<DL COMPACT><DD> (U.S. College Slang,) big man on campus. </DL> <A NAME="bmr"> BMR (no periods) or B.M.R.,<DL COMPACT><DD> basal metabolic rate. </DL> <A NAME="bmus"> B.Mus.,<DL COMPACT><DD> Bachelor of Music (Latin, Ex. Baccalaureus Musicae). </DL> <A NAME="bmused"> B.Mus.Ed.,<DL COMPACT><DD> Bachelor of Music Education. </DL> <A NAME="bmx"> BMX (no periods),<DL COMPACT><DD> bicycle motocross. </DL> <A NAME="bn"> Bn.,<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. baron. <DD> 2. battalion. </DL> <A NAME="bn"> B.N.,<DL COMPACT><DD> bank note. </DL> <A NAME="bna"> BNA or B.N.A. Act,<DL COMPACT><DD> British North America Act, the act of Parliament that in 1867 created the Dominion of Canada and that served until 1982 as Canada's constitution. </DL> <A NAME="bnaibrith"> B'nai B'rith,<DL COMPACT><DD> a Jewish fraternal society founded in New York in 1843. </DL> <A NAME="bnk"> bnk.,<DL COMPACT><DD> bank. </DL> <A NAME="bo"> bo (1), interjection.<DL COMPACT><DD> an exclamation used to startle; boo. </DL> <A NAME="bo"> bo (2), noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (U.S. Slang.) a hobo. </DL> <A NAME="bo"> b.o.,<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. branch office. <DD> 2. buyer's option. </DL> <A NAME="bo"> B.O.,<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. body odor. <DD> 2. box office. </DL> <A NAME="bo"> B/O or b/o (no periods),<DL COMPACT><DD> (Bookkeeping.) brought over. </DL> <A NAME="boa"> boa, noun, pl. boas.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. any one of various snakes which are not poisonous, but kill their prey by squeezing it in their coils. Most boas are found in tropical regions and are very large, ranging between 10 and 30 feet in length. Anacondas, pythons, and boa constrictors are boas. <DD> 2. a long scarf made of fur or feathers, worn around a woman's neck. </DL> <A NAME="boabab"> boabab, noun. =baobab.</DL> <A NAME="boaconstrictor"> boa constrictor,<DL COMPACT><DD> a large boa of the tropical parts of America. </DL> <A NAME="boanerges"> Boanerges, noun, pl. Boanerges or Boanergeses.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. a Biblical interpretation of the name given by Christ to the disciples James and John. Mark 3:17. <DD> 2. a loud, vociferous preacher or orator. </DL> <A NAME="boar"> boar, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. a male pig or hog. <DD> 2. a wild pig or hog. </DL> <A NAME="board"> board, noun, verb.<DL COMPACT><DD>noun 1. a broad, thin piece of wood for use in building. Ex. We used boards 10 inches wide and 3feet long for shelves in a new bookcase. <DD> 2. a flat piece of wood or other material used for some special purpose. Ex. an ironing board, a drawing board, a bulletin board. <DD> 3. the tablet or frame on which pieces are moved in some games. Ex. a chess board. <DD> 4a. =pasteboard. <DD> b. one of a pair of stiff pasteboard rectangles, covered with cloth, paper, or other material, used in making the covers of a hard-bound book. <DD> 5. a group of persons managing something; council. Ex. a school board. He is one of six members on the board of directors. <DD> 6. a table to serve food on; table. <DD> 7. food served on a table. Ex. a simple board of meat and potatoes. <DD> 8. meals provided for pay, as at a boarding house. Ex. Mrs. Jones gives room and board in her rooming house. <DD> 9a. the side of a ship. <DD> b. the distance of course traversed by a ship when tacking; tack. <DD> 10. a border; edge. <DD>v.t. 1. to cover or enclose with boards. Ex. to board the floors of a house. The firemen boarded the windows of the burned-out building. <DD> 2. to give regular meals, or room and meals, for pay. Ex. We cannot lodge and board a dozen or fourteen Gentlewomen (Shakespeare). <DD> 3. to place where board is supplied. Ex. While his wife was sick, he boarded his son in town. He boards his horse with a farmer. <DD> 4. to get on (a ship, train, bus, or airplane). Ex. We board the bus at the corner every day. <DD> 5. to come alongside of or against (a ship), usually in order to attack. Ex. They grappled the pirate ship, boarded it, and fought hand to hand. <DD> 6. to body-check (a player) in ice hockey. <DD>v.i. 1. to get regular meals, or room and meals, for pay. Ex. You will have to board elsewhere. <DD> 2. to sail in a zigzag course against the wind; tack. expr. bet across the board, (Slang.) to bet that a selected horse or dog will win, place, or show in a race; Ex. He felt the horse had equal chances of coming in first, second, or third, so he bet across the board. expr. board on board, side by side. Ex. The ships sailed board on board. expr. by the board, over the ship's side; overboard. Ex. During the storm, some of the equipment on deck fell by the board. expr. go by the board, <DD> a. to fall over the side of a ship. Ex. Her rattling shrouds, all sheathed in ice, With the masts, went by the board (Longfellow). <DD> b. (Figurative.) to be given up, neglected, or ignored. Ex. Formalities went by the board. expr. on board, <DD> a. on a ship, train, bus, or airplane. Ex. When everybody was on board, the ship sailed. Half a dozen ... guards and three private detectives were on board the train when it left Boston (New York Times). <DD> b. alongside of. Ex. There were several ships on board each other. <DD> c. part of a group. Ex. Many assistants were on board the President's staff. expr. sweep the board (or boards), sweep the boards clean, to win all the awards, prizes, etc., in a contest or competition. Ex. The Australian coaches and swimmers swept the board through a combination of scientific preparation and hard training (London Times). expr. the boards, <DD> a. the stage of a theater. Ex. He was brought out by his father on the boards of Old Drury (Dickens). <DD> b. (Basketball.) the backboards. Ex. He's strong under the boards. <DD> c. the wooden guard fence surrounding a hockey rink. Ex. As he skated to reach the puck, he was checked and fell against the boards. expr. tread the boards, to be an actor or actress; play a part in a play. Ex. ... one of the most honest actors that ever trod the boards (Fortnightly Review). </DL> <A NAME="boarder"> boarder, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. a person who pays for meals, or for room and meals, at another's house. <DD> 2. one of the men assigned to go on board an enemy ship. Ex. The boarders fought their way to the bridge. <DD> 3. a pupil residing in a boarding school. </DL> <A NAME="boarderbaby"> boarder baby,<DL COMPACT><DD> (U.S.) an infant or young child who is kept indefinitely in a hospital because the parents are not able or legally permitted to assume custody. Ex. A good example of a boarder baby would be a child born addicted to drugs as a result of [the] mother's addiction (New York Times). </DL> <A NAME="boardfoot"> board foot, pl. board feet.<DL COMPACT><DD> a unit of measure equal to one foot square and one inch thick; 144 cubic inches or .00236 cubic meter. It is used for measuring logs and lumber. (Abbr:) bd. ft. </DL> <A NAME="boardgame"> board game,<DL COMPACT><DD> any game, such as checkers or chess, played on a board. Monopoly is a board game with real-estate property plotted on a board. </DL> <A HREF="boarding.dic">NEXT</A>