blot

  • 21blot — blot1 [blɔt US bla:t] v past tense and past participle blotted present participle blotting [T] 1.) to make a wet surface become dry by pressing soft paper or cloth on it 2.) blot your copybook BrE informal to do something that spoils the idea… …

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  • 22blot — [[t]blɒ̱t[/t]] blots, blotting, blotted 1) N COUNT: N on n If something is a blot on a person s or thing s reputation, it spoils their reputation. ...a blot on the reputation of the architectural profession... This drugs scandal is another blot… …

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  • 23blot — I blot 1. blot sb., et, er, erne (I NORDISK MYTOLOGI ofring til en gud) II blot 2. blot adj., te; med det blotte øje; de skaber tryghed ved deres blotte tilstedeværelse III blot 3. blot adv., konj.; forestillingen varede blot en time; blot du… …

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  • 24blot — blot1 blotless, adj. blottingly, adv. blotty, adj. /blot/, n., v., blotted, blotting. n. 1. a spot or stain, esp. of ink on paper. 2. a blemish on a person s character or reputation: He had been haunted by a blot on his past. 3. Archaic. an… …

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  • 25blot — blot1 [ blat ] verb transitive to remove liquid from the surface of something using a piece of paper or cloth: Blot off any excess lipstick with a paper tissue. ,blot out phrasal verb transitive 1. ) to cover something so that you can no longer… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 26blot — {{11}}blot (n.) late 14c., originally blemish, perhaps from O.N. blettr blot, stain, or from O.Fr. blot, variant of bloc block, or blestre blister, lump, clump of earth. {{12}}blot (v.) early 15c., to make blots; mid 15c. to blot out, obliterate… …

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  • 27blot — I [[t]blɒt[/t]] n. v. blot•ted, blot•ting 1) a spot or stain, esp. of ink or chemicals on paper 2) a blemish on a person s character or reputation 3) to spot, stain, or soil; sully 4) to dry with absorbent paper or the like: to blot the wet… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 28blot — See Northern b. analysis, Southern b. analysis, Western b. analysis, zoo b. analysis. * * * Bimodality Lung Oncology Trial; British Library of Tape * * * blot blät n a nitrocellulose sheet that contains spots of immobilized macromolecules (as of… …

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  • 29blot — n. 1) leave a blot 2) a blot on (his actions left a blot on our name) * * * [blɒt] leave a blot a blot on (his actions left a blot on our name) …

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  • 30Blót — Darstellung eines Blót zu Ehren des Donnergottes Thor (Gemälde von J. L. Lund) Das Blót ist das altnordische Opfer, also eine den Göttern gewidmete Kulthandlung. Die althochdeutsche Entsprechung ist Bluoz oder Bluostar. Inhaltsverzeichnis …

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