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bl

bl is the abbreviation of blood.

Meaning of blood

Noun

blood (countable and uncountable, plural bloods)

  1. A vital liquid flowing in the bodies of many types of animals that usually conveys nutrients and oxygen. In vertebrates, it is colored red by hemoglobin, is conveyed by arteries and veins, is pumped by the heart and is usually generated in bone marrow.
    • Some insects are known for consuming blood.
  2. A family relationship due to birth, such as that between siblings; contrasted with relationships due to marriage or adoption. See blood relative, blood relation.
    • a friend of our own blood1690, Edmund Waller, The Maid's Tragedy Altered
  3. (uncountable) A person or people related to one by birth; one's biological relative or relatives.
    • She may not be my blood, but we grew up together, and as far as I'm concerned she's my sister.
  4. (historical) One of the four humours in the human body.
  5. The endometrial lining as it is shed in menstruation; menstrual fluid or period blood.
  6. (countable, informal) A blood test or blood sample.
    • When I got Bilbo to their surgery the vet took Bilbo in for tests. […] His bloods showed nothing wrong at all.2016, Steve Jamieson, Bilbo the Lifeguard Dog

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Proper noun capitalized: BL

BL

  1. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of British Leyland.

Noun (1) capitalized: BL

BL (countable and uncountable, plural BLs)

  1. (UK, abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of breechloader.
    • B.L. cartridges have lubricators choked inside the cartridges of 40-pr. and lower natures.1879, War Office, Manual of Siege and Garrison Artillery Exercises, page 37
  2. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of boylover.
    • I was able to explain to him the many benefits accruing to a boy befriended by a BL, such as educational, recreational, and material benefits, as well as the happiness of being truly cared for by someone who can be a guide, mentor, confidante, and 'buddy'.1984 February 4, “Time On Boylove”, in Gay Community News, volume 11, number 28, page 4
  3. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of boylove.
    • I am able to say this with some degree of assurance because the principal writer on the project flew up here specifically to discuss the philosophy of BL with me. He did not come to discuss the alleged transgressions of outmoded and archaic laws, because, he said, he already had all that from...1984 February 4, “Time On Boylove”, in Gay Community News, volume 11, number 28, page 4
  4. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of Burkitt's lymphoma.

Adjective capitalized: BL

BL (not comparable)

  1. (UK, abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of breechloading.

Noun (2) capitalized: BL

BL (uncountable)

  1. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of boys' love (“yaoi media”).

Forms of bl

pluralBLs

Origin of bl

Abbreviations.

From Japanese BL(ビーエル) (bīeru), from ボーイズラブ (bōizu rabu), from English boys + love.

Words formed from bl

Phrases with bl

Questions about bl

What is bl the abbreviation of?
Bl is the abbreviation of blood.
What part of speech is bl?
Bl can be a proper noun, a noun or an adjective.

Words near bl in the dictionary

  1. bkry.
  2. bks
  3. bks.
  4. Bksp
  5. BKV
  6. bl
  7. BL Lac
  8. BL Lac object
  9. BL Lac objects
  10. BL Lacertae object
  11. bl**dy

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Adapted from Wiktionary: bl (page history and authors); BL (page history and authors); blood (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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