(countable) Often in the plural form blandishments: a flattering speech or action designed to influence or persuade.
(countable) Something alluring or attractive.
(uncountable, figurative) Allurement, attraction.
blandishments
blandishments
noun
plural of blandishment
blepharadenitis
blepharadenitis
noun
(pathology) inflammation of the meibomian glands
blepharoadenitis
blepharoadenitis
noun
Alternative form of blepharadenitis
blepharodiastasis
blepharohematidrosis
blepharosyndesmitis
blepharydatis
bloodstanch
boddhisattva
boddhisattva
noun
Alternative form of bodhisattva
bodhisat
bodhisat
noun
Synonym of bodhisattva
bodhisattva
bodhisattva
noun
(Buddhism) A person who has taken specific lay or monastic vows and who is on the road to perfect knowledge; specifically, one who foregoes personal nirvana in order to help others achieve enlightenment.
(Buddhism) An enlightened being existing in a form of existence beyond the ordinary forms of physical reality understood and acknowledged by scientific thought, resembling the Western notion of angels, but with a wealth of its own nuances and expectations. These include the compassionate working for enlightenment of all sentient beings.
bodhisattvas
bodhisattvas
noun
plural of bodhisattva
bodhisattwa
boldheartedness
boltheads
boltheads
noun
plural of bolthead
bostrychidae
bostrychoidal
bothriocidaris
brachiopodist
brachydactylism
brachydactylous
brachydactylous
adj
(zoology) Having abnormally short digits.
brachydontism
bradyesthesia
branchiostegidae
branchiostomid
branchiostomid
noun
(zoology) Any lancelet of the family Branchiostomidae.
branchiostomidae
branchstand
breadstitch
breadthless
breadthless
adj
Without breadth.
breadthriders
breadths
breadths
noun
plural of breadth
breadthways
breadthways
adv
breadthwise
breadthwise
breadthwise
adj
directed across the breadth of an object or place.
adv
Across the breadth of an object or place.
bretschneideraceae
bretwaldaship
broadcloths
broadcloths
noun
plural of broadcloth
broadsheet
broadsheet
adj
In the format of a broadsheet.
Relating to a broadsheet or broadsheets.
noun
A newspaper having pages of standard dimensions (as opposed to a tabloid), especially one that carries serious treatment of news.