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Bligh — noun British admiral; was captain of the H.M.S. Bounty in 1789 when part of the crew mutinied and set him afloat in an open boat; a few weeks later he arrived safely in Timor 4,000 miles away (1754 1817) • Syn: ↑William Bligh, ↑Captain Bligh •… … Useful english dictionary
ca|blet — «KAY bliht», noun. a cable laid rope less than 10 inches in circumference. ╂[< cable + et] … Useful english dictionary
cube|let — «KYOO bliht», noun. a small cube … Useful english dictionary
ob|lit|er|ate — «uh BLIHT uh rayt», transitive verb, at|ed, at|ing. 1. to remove all traces of; wipe or blot out; destroy; efface: »The heavy rain obliterated all footprints. Figurative. By the destruction of that city, [they] obliterated the memory of their… … Useful english dictionary
ob|lit|er|a|tion — «uh BLIHT uh RAY shuhn», noun. the act or process of obliterating or state of being obliterated; effacement: »Mutual obliteration…is “moral as well as practical nonsense” (Bulletin of Atomic Scientists) … Useful english dictionary
ob|lit|er|a|tive — «uh BLIHT uh RAY tihv», adjective. tending to obliterate: »Obliterative coloration [obscures] ... the outlines of the animal, save when it moves (Tracy I. Storer) … Useful english dictionary
ob|lit|er|a|tor — «uh BLIHT uh RAY tuhr», noun. a person or thing that obliterates … Useful english dictionary
