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blunt
v. make less sharp or intense, dull, soften, alleviate
 
adj. not sharp; simple, blatant, bare; characterized by truthfulness in speech
 
n. thick needle


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Blunt
Blunt can refer to several things: People Blunt (or Blount) is a common surname of English derivation, meaning "blonde, fair" (Old French blund), or "dull" (Middle English blunt, blont)Lady Anne Blunt (1837–1917), English horsebreeder; wife of  Wilfrid Scawen Blunt.Anthony Blunt (1907–1983), English art historian and  Soviet spy.Charles Blunt (b.1951), leader of the National Party of Australia.Crispin Blunt (b.1961), English Conservative MP for Reigate.Emily Blunt (b.1983), British actress.Giles Blunt, Canadian author of novel.James Blunt (b.1974), British musician.James G. Blunt (b. 1826), Union General in the American Civil War.John Henry Blunt (1823–1884), English divine.John James Blunt, (1794–1855), English religious scholar.Matt Blunt (b.1970), governor of Missouri.Roy Blunt (b.1950), U.S. Rep. from MissouriHouse Majority Whip and interim House Majority Leader.Russell Blunt (1908–2004), notable  North Carolina track and field coach.Wilfrid Scawen Blunt (1840–1922), English poet and writer; husband of  Lady Anne Blunt.Wilfrid Jasper Walter Blunt (1901–1987), English art teacher, artist, author and curator of the  Watts Gallery near Guildford.
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blunt
Verb
1. make less intense; "blunted emotions"
(hypernym) weaken
2. make numb or insensitive; "The shock numbed her senses"
(synonym) numb, benumb, dull
(hypernym) desensitize, desensitise
3. make dull or blunt; "Too much cutting dulls the knife's edge"
(synonym) dull
(hypernym) change, alter, modify
4. make less sharp; "blunt the knives"
(hypernym) change, alter, modify
5. make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation; "Terror blunted her feelings"; "deaden a sound"
(synonym) deaden
(hypernym) change, alter, modify
(hyponym) obtund
Adjective
1. having a broad or rounded end; "thick marks made by a blunt pencil"
(similar) pointless, unpointed
2. used of a knife or other blade; not sharp; "a blunt instrument"
(similar) dull
3. characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion; "blunt talking and straight shooting"; "a blunt New England farmer"; "I gave them my candid opinion"; "forthright criticism"; "a forthright approach to the problem"; "tell me what you think--and you may just as well be frank"; "it is possible to be outspoken without being rude"; "plainspoken and to the point"; "a point-blank accusation"
(synonym) candid, forthright, frank, free-spoken, outspoken, plainspoken, point-blank, straight-from-the-shoulder
(similar) direct
4. devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment; "the blunt truth"; "the crude facts"; "facing the stark reality of the deadline"
(synonym) crude(a), stark(a)
(similar) unconditional


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Blunt
(v. t.)
To repress or weaken, as any appetite, desire, or power of the mind; to impair the force, keenness, or susceptibility, of; as, to blunt the feelings.
  
 
(v. t.)
To dull the edge or point of, by making it thicker; to make blunt.
  
 
(n.)
Money.
  
 
(n.)
A short needle with a strong point. See Needle.
  
 
(n.)
A fencer's foil.
  
 
(a.)
Having a thick edge or point, as an instrument; dull; not sharp.
  
 
(a.)
Hard to impress or penetrate.
  
 
(a.)
Dull in understanding; slow of discernment; stupid; -- opposed to acute.
  
 
(a.)
Abrupt in address; plain; unceremonious; wanting the forms of civility; rough in manners or speech.
  

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blunt
adj.
1.
بھترا , کند , کھنڈا , کھنٹا , متھرا
2. dull
کند ذہن ,غبي , ٹھس , ٹھوس
3. abrupt
اُجڈ , ان گھڑ , بے ڈھنگا , ناشائستہ , بدسليقہ
4. plain-spoken
سيدھا , سيدھا سادہ , صاف , کھرا , دو ٹوک
a plain blunt man
کھرتل آدمي
blunt
v. a.
1. dull the edge
کند، کھنڈا يا متھرا کرنا , دھار بند کردينا , بھترانا , دھار مارنا
2. weaken the appetite
کم کرنا , دبانا , بند کرنا , خواہش کم کرنا، گھٹانا يا مارنا
blunt
n.
Slang for money
چلکي , چٹا

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