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Blood money: Definition and part of speech

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Blood money

  1. Money obtained as the price, or at the cost, of another’s life; — said of a reward for supporting a capital charge, of money obtained for betraying a fugitive or for committing murder, or of money obtained from the sale of that which will destroy the purchaser.
  2. Money paid to the next of kin of a person who has been killed by another.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Blood: Definition and part of speech

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Blood

  1. n. The juice of anything, especially if red.
  2. n. The fluid which circulates in the principal vascular system of animals, carrying nourishment to all parts of the body, and bringing away waste products to be excreted. See under Arterial.
  3. n. Relationship by descent from a common ancestor; consanguinity; kinship.
  4. n. Descent; lineage; especially, honorable birth; the highest royal lineage.
  5. n. Descent from parents of recognized breed; excellence or purity of breed.
  6. n. The fleshy nature of man.
  7. n. The shedding of blood; the taking of life, murder; manslaughter; destruction.
  8. n. A bloodthirsty or murderous disposition.
  9. n. Temper of mind; disposition; state of the passions; — as if the blood were the seat of emotions.
  10. n. A man of fire or spirit; a fiery spark; a gay, showy man; a rake.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Bloodbird: Definition and part of speech

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Bloodbird

  1. n. An Australian honeysucker (Myzomela sanguineolata); — so called from the bright red color of the male bird.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Bloodflower: Definition and part of speech

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Bloodflower

  1. n. A genus of bulbous plants, natives of Southern Africa, named Haemanthus, of the Amaryllis family. The juice of H. toxicarius is used by the Hottentots to poison their arrows.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.