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blame
adjective
noun
verb
expletives used informally as intensifiers
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Word Facts
- Word length
- 5
- Starts with
- B
- Ends with
- E
- Contains
- LAM
- Scrabble score
- 9
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
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adjective
expletives used informally as intensifiers
“he's a blasted idiot”
noun
a reproach for some lapse or misdeed
“he took the blame for it”
noun
an accusation that you are responsible for some lapse or misdeed
“his incrimination was based on my testimony”
verb
attribute responsibility to
“We blamed the accident on her”
verb
put or pin the blame on
verb
harass with constant criticism
“Don't always pick on your little brother”
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Example Sentences
he's a blasted idiot
it's a blamed shame
a blame cold winter
not a blessed dime
I'll be damned (or blessed or darned or goddamned) if I'll do any such thing
he took the blame for it
it was a bum rap
his incrimination was based on my testimony
the police laid the blame on the driver
We blamed the accident on her
The tragedy was charged to her inexperience
Don't always pick on your little brother
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