(n) the flat part of a tool or weapon that (usually) has a cutting edge

(n) flat surface that rotates and pushes against air or water

(n) the part of the skate that slides on the ice

(n) a cutting or thrusting weapon with a long blade

(n) a broad flat body part (as of the shoulder or tongue)

(n) a cut of beef from the shoulder blade

(n) something long and thin resembling a blade of grass; "a blade of lint on his suit"

(n) a dashing young man; "gay young blades bragged of their amorous adventures"

(n) especially a leaf of grass or the broad portion of a leaf as distinct from the petiole

(r) (`ill' is often used as a combining form) in a poor or improper or unsatisfactory manner; not well; "he was ill prepared"; "it ill befits a man to betray old friends"; "the car runs badly"; "he performed badly on the exam"; "the team played poorly"; "ill

(r) with unusual distress or resentment or regret or emotional display; "they took their defeat badly"; "took her father's death badly"; "conducted himself very badly at the time of the earthquake"

(r) unfavorably or with disapproval; "tried not to speak ill of the dead"; "thought badly of him for his lack of concern"

(r) in a disadvantageous way; to someone's disadvantage; "the venture turned out badly for the investors"; "angry that the case was settled disadvantageously for them"

(r) without skill or in a displeasing manner; "she writes badly"; "I think he paints very badly"

(r) to a severe or serious degree; "fingers so badly frozen they had to be amputated"; "badly injured"; "a severely impaired heart"; "is gravely ill"; "was seriously ill"

(r) very much; strongly; "I wanted it badly enough to work hard for it"; "the cables had sagged badly"; "they were badly in need of help"; "he wants a bicycle so bad he can taste it"

(r) with great intensity (`bad' is a nonstandard variant for `badly'); "the injury hurt badly"; "the buildings were badly shaken"; "it hurts bad"; "we need water bad"

(r) in a disobedient or naughty way; "he behaved badly in school"; "he mischievously looked for a chance to embarrass his sister"; "behaved naughtily when they had guests and was sent to his room"

(r) evilly or wickedly; "treated his parents badly"; "to steal is to act badly"

(n) an attack by dropping bombs

(n) the use of bombs for sabotage; a tactic frequently used by terrorists

(n) a cylindrical container that holds liquids

(n) a tube through which a bullet travels when a gun is fired

(n) any of various units of capacity; "a barrel of beer is 31 gallons and a barrel of oil is 42 gallons"

(n) the quantity that a barrel (of any size) will hold

(n) a bulging cylindrical shape; hollow with flat ends

(v) put in barrels

(r) making an additional point; anyway; "I don't want to go to a restaurant; besides, we can't afford it"; "she couldn't shelter behind him all the time and in any case he wasn't always with her"

(r) in addition; "he has a Mercedes, too"

(r) for a short time; "she visited him briefly"; "was briefly associated with IBM"

(r) in a concise manner; in a few words; "the history is summed up concisely in this book"; "she replied briefly"; "briefly, we have a problem"; "to put it shortly"

(n) a person who buys