~ 1
■ adjective
1》 bare and exposed to the elements: a ~ moor.
↘charmless and inhospitable; dreary.
↘(of the weather) cold and miserable.
2》 (of a situation) not hopeful or encouraging.
Derivatives
~ly adverb
~ness noun
Origin
OE blāc 'shining, white', or from ON bleikr ; ult. of Gmc origin and related to bleach .
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~ 2
■ noun a small silvery river fish of the carp family. [ Alburnus alburnus and other species.]
Origin
C15: from ON bleikja .