Search Result for "blate":
Wordnet 3.0
VERB (1)
1. cry plaintively;
- Example: "The lambs were bleating"
[syn: bleat, blate, blat, baa]
ADJECTIVE (1)
1. disposed to avoid notice;
- Example: "they considered themselves a tough outfit and weren't bashful about letting anybody know it" (`blate' is a Scottish term for bashful);
[syn: bashful, blate]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
blate \blate\ v. to of sheep, goats, or calves. Syn: bleat, blat, baa, cry plaintively. [WordNet 1.5]The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
blate \blate\ adj. bashful; timid; sheepish; -- chiefly Scottish. Syn: bashful, timid, sheepish. [WordNet 1.5]
