Words beginning with bl

The sound bl implies a relationship with eyes: blink is two eyes closing and opening, wink is only one eye. The colors blue and black, and the hair color blonde all start with bl. To bleach is to remove color. Color is only perceived by the eyes.

blink

blonde

black

blue blueberries

blindfold bleach blanket

A consonant blend usually incorporates a meaning and its conceptual opposite, as black and blonde are.

blackberries blood

blank page

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Words beginning with bl

blast off

The sound bl is also about an event that happens quickly: a blaze, a blizzard, the blossoming of flowers, the blaring of music: things blowing up rapidly.

cherry blossoms bloom

blizzard

blaring music!! blow dryer blazing fire blades of grass

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Words beginning with bl

A block is a rectangular shape that can provide structure, or keep one from getting ABC blocks through or seeing, just as a blouse blocks one from seeing a womans bra or breasts. To block ones sight is a method of blinding.

cinderblock

city block blouse block and tackle blocking in football

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Snow _ _ankets a park bench. bl

What other words start with bl?

Long ago,women _ _ushed from embarrassment. Now women apply _ _ush to their cheeks in order to appear sexy and appealing.

If you have _ _urred vision, you will need to get glasses from the optometrist or eye doctor.

Shoes that are too tight can give you a _ _ister. The same idea of a _ _ister meaning small, filled bump was used in naming a _ _ister pack of pills.

blend
When you _ _end two colors together, you get many colors between them.

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