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blunt
(encz) | blunt,otupený adj: Zdeněk Brož |
blunt
(encz) | blunt,otupit Pavel Machek; Giza |
blunt
(encz) | blunt,tupý |
Blunt
(gcide) | Blunt \Blunt\ (bl[u^]nt), a. [Cf. Prov. G. bludde a dull or
blunt knife, Dan. blunde to sleep, Sw. & Icel. blunda; or
perh. akin to E. blind.]
1. Having a thick edge or point, as an instrument; dull; not
sharp.
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The murderous knife was dull and blunt. --Shak.
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2. Dull in understanding; slow of discernment; stupid; --
opposed to acute.
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His wits are not so blunt. --Shak.
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3. Abrupt in address; plain; unceremonious; wanting the forms
of civility; rough in manners or speech. "Hiding his
bitter jests in blunt behavior." "A plain, blunt man."
--Shak.
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4. Hard to impress or penetrate. [R.]
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I find my heart hardened and blunt to new
impressions. --Pope.
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Note: Blunt is much used in composition, as blunt-edged,
blunt-sighted, blunt-spoken.
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Syn: Obtuse; dull; pointless; curt; short; coarse; rude;
brusque; impolite; uncivil.
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Blunt
(gcide) | Blunt \Blunt\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Blunted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Blunting.]
1. To dull the edge or point of, by making it thicker; to
make blunt. --Shak.
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2. To repress or weaken, as any appetite, desire, or power of
the mind; to impair the force, keenness, or
susceptibility, of; as, to blunt the feelings.
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Blunt
(gcide) | Blunt \Blunt\, n.
1. A fencer's foil. [Obs.]
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2. A short needle with a strong point. See Needle.
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3. Money. [Cant] --Beaconsfield.
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blunt
(wn) | blunt
adj 1: having a broad or rounded end; "thick marks made by a
blunt pencil"
2: used of a knife or other blade; not sharp; "a blunt
instrument"
3: characterized by directness in manner or speech; without
subtlety or evasion; "blunt talking and straight shooting";
"a blunt New England farmer"; "I gave them my candid
opinion"; "forthright criticism"; "a forthright approach to
the problem"; "tell me what you think--and you may just as
well be frank"; "it is possible to be outspoken without being
rude"; "plainspoken and to the point"; "a point-blank
accusation" [syn: blunt, candid, forthright, frank,
free-spoken, outspoken, plainspoken, point-blank,
straight-from-the-shoulder]
4: devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment; "the
blunt truth"; "the crude facts"; "facing the stark reality of
the deadline" [syn: blunt, crude(a), stark(a)]
v 1: make less intense; "blunted emotions"
2: make numb or insensitive; "The shock numbed her senses" [syn:
numb, benumb, blunt, dull]
3: make dull or blunt; "Too much cutting dulls the knife's edge"
[syn: dull, blunt] [ant: sharpen]
4: make less sharp; "blunt the knives"
5: make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor,
force, activity, or sensation; "Terror blunted her feelings";
"deaden a sound" [syn: deaden, blunt] [ant: animate,
enliven, invigorate, liven, liven up] |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
blunt
(encz) | blunt,otupený adj: Zdeněk Brožblunt,otupit Pavel Machek; Gizablunt,tupý |
blunted
(encz) | blunted,umrtvený adj: Zdeněk Brožblunted,ztupený adj: Zdeněk Brož |
blunter
(encz) | blunter,tupější adj: Zdeněk Brož |
bluntest
(encz) | bluntest,nejtupější adj: Zdeněk Brož |
bluntly
(encz) | bluntly,tupě adv: Zdeněk Brož |
bluntness
(encz) | bluntness,tupost n: Zdeněk Brož |
blunt gorget
(gcide) | Gorget \Gor"get\, n. [OF. gorgete, dim. of gorge throat. See
Gorge, n.]
1. A piece of armor, whether of chain mail or of plate,
defending the throat and upper part of the breast, and
forming a part of the double breastplate of the 14th
century.
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2. A piece of plate armor covering the same parts and worn
over the buff coat in the 17th century, and without other
steel armor.
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Unfix the gorget's iron clasp. --Sir W.
Scott.
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3. A small ornamental plate, usually crescent-shaped, and of
gilded copper, formerly hung around the neck of officers
in full uniform in some modern armies.
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4. A ruff worn by women. [Obs.]
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5. (Surg.)
(a) A cutting instrument used in lithotomy.
(b) A grooved instrunent used in performing various
operations; -- called also blunt gorget.
--Dunglison.
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6. (Zool.) A crescent-shaped, colored patch on the neck of a
bird or mammal.
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Gorget hummer (Zool.), a humming bird of the genus
Trochilus. See Rubythroat.
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blunted
(gcide) | blunted \blunted\ adj.
1. made dull or blunt.
Syn: dulled.
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2. reduced in force or effectiveness.
[PJC]Blunt \Blunt\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Blunted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Blunting.]
1. To dull the edge or point of, by making it thicker; to
make blunt. --Shak.
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2. To repress or weaken, as any appetite, desire, or power of
the mind; to impair the force, keenness, or
susceptibility, of; as, to blunt the feelings.
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Blunted
(gcide) | blunted \blunted\ adj.
1. made dull or blunt.
Syn: dulled.
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2. reduced in force or effectiveness.
[PJC]Blunt \Blunt\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Blunted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Blunting.]
1. To dull the edge or point of, by making it thicker; to
make blunt. --Shak.
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2. To repress or weaken, as any appetite, desire, or power of
the mind; to impair the force, keenness, or
susceptibility, of; as, to blunt the feelings.
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Blunting
(gcide) | Blunt \Blunt\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Blunted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Blunting.]
1. To dull the edge or point of, by making it thicker; to
make blunt. --Shak.
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2. To repress or weaken, as any appetite, desire, or power of
the mind; to impair the force, keenness, or
susceptibility, of; as, to blunt the feelings.
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Bluntish
(gcide) | Bluntish \Blunt"ish\, a.
Somewhat blunt. -- Blunt"ish*ness, n.
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Bluntishness
(gcide) | Bluntish \Blunt"ish\, a.
Somewhat blunt. -- Blunt"ish*ness, n.
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Bluntly
(gcide) | Bluntly \Blunt"ly\, adv.
In a blunt manner; coarsely; plainly; abruptly; without
delicacy, or the usual forms of civility.
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Sometimes after bluntly giving his opinions, he would
quietly lay himself asleep until the end of their
deliberations. --Jeffrey.
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Bluntness
(gcide) | Bluntness \Blunt"ness\, n.
1. Want of edge or point; dullness; obtuseness; lack of
sharpness.
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The multitude of elements and bluntness of angles.
--Holland.
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2. Abruptness of address; rude plainness. "Bluntness of
speech." --Boyle.
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Blunt-nosed shiner
(gcide) | Shiner \Shin"er\, n.
That which shines. Specifically:
(a) A luminary.
(b) A bright piece of money. [Slang]
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Has she the shiners, d' ye think? --Foote.
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(c) (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of small freshwater
American cyprinoid fishes, belonging to Notropis, or
Minnilus, and allied genera; as the redfin ({Notropis
megalops}), and the golden shiner ({Notemigonus
chrysoleucus}) of the Eastern United States; also loosely
applied to various other silvery fishes, as the dollar
fish, or horsefish, menhaden, moonfish, sailor's choice,
and the sparada.
(d) (Zool.) The common Lepisma, or furniture bug.
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Blunt-nosed shiner (Zool.), the silver moonfish.
[1913 Webster]Moonfish \Moon"fish`\, n. (Zool.)
(a) An American marine fish (Vomer setipennis); -- called
also bluntnosed shiner, horsefish, and sunfish.
(b) A broad, thin, silvery marine fish (Selene vomer); --
called also lookdown, and silver moonfish.
(c) The mola. See Sunfish, 1.
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bluntnosed shiner
(gcide) | Shiner \Shin"er\, n.
That which shines. Specifically:
(a) A luminary.
(b) A bright piece of money. [Slang]
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Has she the shiners, d' ye think? --Foote.
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(c) (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of small freshwater
American cyprinoid fishes, belonging to Notropis, or
Minnilus, and allied genera; as the redfin ({Notropis
megalops}), and the golden shiner ({Notemigonus
chrysoleucus}) of the Eastern United States; also loosely
applied to various other silvery fishes, as the dollar
fish, or horsefish, menhaden, moonfish, sailor's choice,
and the sparada.
(d) (Zool.) The common Lepisma, or furniture bug.
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Blunt-nosed shiner (Zool.), the silver moonfish.
[1913 Webster]Moonfish \Moon"fish`\, n. (Zool.)
(a) An American marine fish (Vomer setipennis); -- called
also bluntnosed shiner, horsefish, and sunfish.
(b) A broad, thin, silvery marine fish (Selene vomer); --
called also lookdown, and silver moonfish.
(c) The mola. See Sunfish, 1.
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Blunt-witted
(gcide) | Blunt-witted \Blunt"-wit`ted\, n.
Dull; stupid.
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Blunt-witted lord, ignoble in demeanor! --Shak.
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Unblunted
(gcide) | Unblunted \Unblunted\
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blunt
(wn) | blunt
adj 1: having a broad or rounded end; "thick marks made by a
blunt pencil"
2: used of a knife or other blade; not sharp; "a blunt
instrument"
3: characterized by directness in manner or speech; without
subtlety or evasion; "blunt talking and straight shooting";
"a blunt New England farmer"; "I gave them my candid
opinion"; "forthright criticism"; "a forthright approach to
the problem"; "tell me what you think--and you may just as
well be frank"; "it is possible to be outspoken without being
rude"; "plainspoken and to the point"; "a point-blank
accusation" [syn: blunt, candid, forthright, frank,
free-spoken, outspoken, plainspoken, point-blank,
straight-from-the-shoulder]
4: devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment; "the
blunt truth"; "the crude facts"; "facing the stark reality of
the deadline" [syn: blunt, crude(a), stark(a)]
v 1: make less intense; "blunted emotions"
2: make numb or insensitive; "The shock numbed her senses" [syn:
numb, benumb, blunt, dull]
3: make dull or blunt; "Too much cutting dulls the knife's edge"
[syn: dull, blunt] [ant: sharpen]
4: make less sharp; "blunt the knives"
5: make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor,
force, activity, or sensation; "Terror blunted her feelings";
"deaden a sound" [syn: deaden, blunt] [ant: animate,
enliven, invigorate, liven, liven up] |
blunt file
(wn) | blunt file
n 1: a file with parallel edges [ant: taper file] |
blunt trauma
(wn) | blunt trauma
n 1: injury incurred when the human body hits or is hit by a
large outside object (as a car) |
blunt-leaf heath
(wn) | blunt-leaf heath
n 1: small erect shrub of Australia and Tasmania with fragrant
ivory flowers [syn: common heath, blunt-leaf heath,
Epacris obtusifolia] |
blunted
(wn) | blunted
adj 1: made dull or blunt [syn: blunted, dulled] |
bluntly
(wn) | bluntly
adv 1: in a blunt direct manner; "he spoke bluntly"; "he stated
his opinion flat-out"; "he was criticized roundly" [syn:
bluffly, bluntly, brusquely, flat out, roundly] |
bluntness
(wn) | bluntness
n 1: the quality of being direct and outspoken; "the bluntness
of a Yorkshireman"
2: without sharpness or clearness of edge or point; "the
dullness of the pencil made his writing illegible" [syn:
dullness, bluntness] [ant: asperity, keenness,
sharpness] |
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