Blight

  • 41blight one's optical powers — index blind (deprive of sight) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 42blight canker — noun a phase of fire blight in which cankers appear • Hypernyms: ↑fire blight, ↑pear blight * * * noun : a phase of fire blight characterized by cankers …

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  • 43blight — Synonyms and related words: abnormality, abomination, abuse, acute disease, adverse circumstances, adversity, affection, afflict, affliction, aggravation, aggrieve, ailment, allergic disease, allergy, annoyance, atrocity, atrophy, bacterial… …

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  • 44blight — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. decay, rot; rust, smut. v. t. stunt, rot, impair, corrupt; thwart, foil. See deterioration, hindrance, destruction. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. disease, withering, mildew, scourge; see affliction , decay… …

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  • 45blight — blaɪt n. disease, plague, scourge; affliction, destruction v. destroy, ruin; cause to wither and die (of a plant) …

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  • 46blight — I. n. Pestilence (among plants), mildew, blast, withering. II. v. a. 1. Blast, wither, shrivel, kill, destroy, taint with mildew, cause to decay. 2. Disappoint, frustrate, blast, destroy, crush, annihilate, annul, bring to naught …

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  • 47blight — n 1. affliction, infliction, infestation, plague, scourge, bane; pestilence, disease, sickness, illness, Pathol. rot, Plant Pathol. dry rot, Vet. Pathol. worms; ulcer, canker, sore; fungus, mold, mildew, mucor. 2. curse, misfortune, bad luck, ill …

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  • 48Blight — /blaɪt/ (say bluyt) noun John, 1913–95, Australian poet; author of A Beachcomber s Diary (1963) …

  • 49blight —    Eleao.   Also: kakane, pōnalo, kīnā, a e, kūmīmī, mālili, mōlili, makika, me eau, mino, mimino, pa i …

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  • 50blight·er — /ˈblaıtɚ/ noun, pl ers [count] Brit informal 1 : a person (especially a man) who is unpleasant Just tell the blighter to leave you alone. 2 : a man who you think is lucky, unlucky, etc. I feel sorry for the little …

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