blot

  • 41blot — Synonyms and related words: absorb, adsorb, air dry, anhydrate, annihilate, aspersion, assimilate, attaint, baboon, badge of infamy, bag, bake, bar sinister, baton, bedarken, bend sinister, besmirch, bespatter, bespeckle, bespot, bestain, black,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 42blot — [blɒt] verb [T] I to remove liquid from the surface of something using a piece of paper or cloth • blot sth out II noun [C] blot [blɒt] a drop of ink or another liquid on the surface of something …

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  • 43blot — 1. noun /blɒt,blɑt/ a) A blemish, spot or stain made by a coloured substance. b) A stain on someones reputation or character; a disgrace. 2 …

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  • 44Blot —    A stain or reproach (Job 31:7; Prov. 9:7). To blot out sin is to forgive it (Ps. 51:1, 9; Isa. 44:22; Acts 3:19). Christ s blotting out the handwriting of ordinances was his fulfilling the law in our behalf (Col. 2:14) …

    Easton's Bible Dictionary

  • 45blot — (blo) s. m. 1°   Instrument qui sert à mesurer le chemin que fait un vaisseau. 2°   Terme de fauconnerie. Chevalet où se repose l oiseau. ÉTYMOLOGIE    Le même que bloc, prononcé blo, et écrit à tort blot …

    Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • 46blot — noun Blot is used after these nouns: ↑ink …

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  • 47Blot — Übernamen zu mhd. bloz »nackt,unverhüllt, entblößt«, mnd. blot »nackt; arm, mittellos«, die als Anspielung auf die Kleidung bzw. auf die Armut des ersten Namensträgers aufgefasst werden können …

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  • 48blot — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. stain, blemish, spot; sully. n. spot, smear, blemish. See disrepute, uncleanness, guilt. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. spot, stain, smudge, splotch; see blemish , stain . v. 1. [To stain] Syn. smudge,… …

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  • 49blot —    (out)    to kill    Literally, to eradicate:     The Emperor left here for Ethiopia today, flying to the frontier, and then in by ground. I hope he doesn t get blotted. (Mockler, 1984 in January 1941 Haile Selassie was as much at risk from his …

    How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

  • 50blot —    A spot or stain. This generally carries negative connotations, but can also be interpreted as advantageous as an opportunity: whether accidental or intended. It may be made or accepted as an aleatoric act. As a verb, to blot can refer to… …

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