blanc | (noun) a white sauce of fat, broth, and vegetables (used especially with braised meat) | - |
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blancmange | (noun) sweet almond-flavored milk pudding thickened with gelatin or cornstarch; usually molded | - |
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blandishment | (noun) the act of urging by means of teasing or flattery | Synonyms: wheedling |
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(noun) flattery intended to persuade | Synonyms: cajolery, palaver |
blandness | (noun) lacking any distinctive or interesting taste property | Synonyms: insipidity, insipidness |
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(noun) the quality of being bland and gracious or ingratiating in manner | Synonyms: smoothness, suaveness, suavity |
(noun) the trait of exhibiting no personal embarrassment or concern | - |
blank | (noun) a cartridge containing an explosive charge but no bullet | Synonyms: blank shell, dummy |
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(noun) a piece of material ready to be made into something | - |
(noun) a blank gap or missing part | Synonyms: lacuna |
(noun) a blank character used to separate successive words in writing or printing | Synonyms: space |
blanket | (noun) bedding that keeps a person warm in bed | Synonyms: cover |
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(noun) a layer of lead surrounding the highly reactive core of a nuclear reactor | - |
(noun) anything that covers | Synonyms: mantle |
blankness | (noun) the state of being blank; void; emptiness | - |
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blanquillo | (noun) important marine food fishes | Synonyms: tilefish |
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