-blast () A suffix or terminal formative, used principally in biological terms, and signifying growth, formation |
Blast (n.) A violent gust of wind. |
Blast (n.) A forcible stream of air from an orifice, as from a bellows, the mouth, etc. Hence: The continuous blowing to which one charge of ore or metal is subjected in a furnace |
Blast (n.) The exhaust steam from and engine, driving a column of air out of a boiler chimney, and thus creating an intense draught through the fire |
Blast (n.) The sound made by blowing a wind instrument |
Blast (n.) A sudden, pernicious effect, as if by a noxious wind, especially on animals and plants |
Blast (n.) The act of rending, or attempting to rend, heavy masses of rock, earth, etc., by the explosion of gunpowder, dynamite, etc. |
Blast (n.) A flatulent disease of sheep. |
Blast (v. t.) To injure, as by a noxious wind |
Blast (v. t.) Hence, to affect with some sudden violence, plague, calamity, or blighting influence, which destroys or causes to fail |
Blast (v. t.) To confound by a loud blast or din. |
Blast (v. t.) To rend open by any explosive agent, as gunpowder, dynamite, etc. |
Blast (v. i.) To be blighted or withered |
Blast (v. i.) To blow |
Blast pipe () The exhaust pipe of a steam engine, or any pipe delivering steam or air, when so constructed as to cause a blast. |
Blow (v. i.) To flower |
Blow (v. t.) To cause to blossom |
Blow (n.) A blossom |
Blow (n.) A forcible stroke with the hand, fist, or some instrument, as a rod, a club, an ax, or a sword. |
Blow (n.) A sudden or forcible act or effort |
Blow (n.) The infliction of evil |
Blow (v. i.) To produce a current of air |
Blow (v. i.) To send forth a forcible current of air, as from the mouth or from a pair of bellows. |
Blow (v. i.) To breathe hard or quick |
Blow (v. i.) To sound on being blown into, as a trumpet. |
Blow (v. i.) To spout water, etc., from the blowholes, as a whale. |
Blow (v. i.) To be carried or moved by the wind |
Blow (v. i.) To talk loudly |
Blow (v. t.) To force a current of air upon with the mouth, or by other means |
Blow (v. t.) To drive by a current air |
Blow (v. t.) To cause air to pass through by the action of the mouth, or otherwise |
Blow (v. t.) To clear of contents by forcing air through |
Blow (v. t.) To burst, shatter, or destroy by an explosion |
Blow (v. t.) To spread by report |
Blow (v. t.) To form by inflation |
Blow (v. t.) To inflate, as with pride |
Blow (v. t.) To put out of breath |
Blow (v. t.) To deposit eggs or larvae upon, or in (meat, etc.). |
Blow (n.) A blowing, esp., a violent blowing of the wind |
Blow (n.) The act of forcing air from the mouth, or through or from some instrument |
Blow (n.) The spouting of a whale. |
Blow (n.) A single heat or operation of the Bessemer converter. |
Blow (n.) An egg, or a larva, deposited by a fly on or in flesh, or the act of depositing it. |
Blow-off (n.) A blowing off steam, water, etc. |
Blow-off (adj.) as, a blow-off cock or pipe. |
Blow-off (adj.) An outburst of temper or excitement. |
Blow-out (n.) The cleaning of the flues of a boiler from scale, etc., by a blast of steam. |
Blow valve () See Snifting valve. |
By-blow (n.) A side or incidental blow |
By-blow (n.) An illegitimate child |
blast | a very long fly ball |
solo homer solo blast | a home run with no runners on base |
outburst tumultuous disturbance | a sudden violent disturbance |
blow puff | forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth, he gave his nose a loud blow, he blew out all the candles with a single puff |
blow | a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon, a blow on the head |
blowfly blow fly | large usually hairy metallic blue or green fly, lays eggs in carrion or dung or wounds |
blast furnace | a furnace for smelting of iron from iron oxide ores, combustion is intensified by a blast of air |
blowgun blowpipe blowtube blow tube | a tube through which darts can be shot by blowing |
blowtube blow tube blowpipe | a tube that directs air or gas into a flame to concentrate heat |
coke blow nose candy snow C | street names for cocaine |
hand blower blow dryer blow drier hair dryer hair drier | a hand-held electric blower that can blow warm air onto the hair, used for styling hair |
fire attack flak flack blast | intense adverse criticism, Clinton directed his fire at the Republican Party, the government has come under attack, don't give me any flak |
low blow | unscrupulous abuse |
effusion gush outburst blowup ebullition | an unrestrained expression of emotion |
good time blast | a highly pleasurable or exciting experience, we had a good time at the party, celebrating after the game was a blast |
shock blow | an unpleasant or disappointing surprise, it came as a shock to learn that he was injured |
eruption | the emergence of a tooth as it breaks through the gum |
blow bump | an impact (as from a collision), the bump threw him off the bicycle |
shock wave blast wave | a region of high pressure travelling through a gas at a high velocity, the explosion created a shock wave |
bang clap eruption blast bam | a sudden very loud noise |
Plinian eruption | a volcanic eruption in which a stream of gas and ash is violently ejected to a height of several miles |
blast | an explosion (as of dynamite) |
bomb blast | the explosion of a bomb |
backblast back-blast | backfire from a recoilless weapon |
outburst burst flare-up | a sudden intense happening, an outburst of heavy rain, a burst of lightning |
outbreak eruption irruption | a sudden violent spontaneous occurrence (usually of some undesirable condition), the outbreak of hostilities |
volcanic eruption eruption | the sudden occurrence of a violent discharge of steam and volcanic material |
reverse reversal setback blow black eye | an unfortunate happening that hinders or impedes, something that is thwarting or frustrating |
bastard by-blow love child illegitimate child illegitimate whoreson | the illegitimate offspring of unmarried parents |
John Doe Joe Blow Joe Bloggs man in the street | a hypothetical average man |
gust blast blow | a strong current of air, the tree was bent almost double by the gust |
eruption eructation extravasation | (of volcanos) pouring out fumes or lava (or a deposit so formed) |
eczema vaccinatum Kaposi's varicelliform eruption | a now rare complication of vaccinia superimposed on atopic dermatitis with high fever and generalized vesicles and papulovesicles |
blast trauma | injury caused the explosion of a bomb (especially in enclosed spaces) |
eruption | symptom consisting of a breaking out and becoming visible |
exanthem exanthema skin eruption | eruption on the skin occurring as a symptom of a disease |
blow gas blowing gas | the gas leaving a generator during a blow period |
blow | exhale hard, blow on the soup to cool it down |
blow | free of obstruction by blowing air through, blow one's nose |
strike a blow | affect adversely, The court ruling struck a blow at the old segregation laws |
blow-dry | dry hair with a hair dryer |
blow up enlarge magnify | make large, blow up an image |
blast | shrivel or wither or mature imperfectly |
puff puff up blow up puff out | to swell or cause to enlarge, Her faced puffed up from the drugs, puffed out chests |
inflate blow up | fill with gas or air, inflate a balloons |
inflate blow up expand amplify | exaggerate or make bigger, The charges were inflated |
detonate explode blow up | burst and release energy as through a violent chemical or physical reaction,the bomb detonated at noon, The Molotov cocktail exploded |
explode detonate blow up set off | cause to burst with a violent release of energy, We exploded the nuclear bomb |
blow | burst suddenly, The tire blew, We blew a tire |
blast knock down | shatter as if by explosion |