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 |
Coll (v. t.) To embrace. |
Cover (v. t.) To overspread the surface of (one thing) with another |
Cover (v. t.) To envelop |
Cover (v. t.) To invest (one's self with something) |
Cover (v. t.) To hide sight |
Cover (v. t.) To brood or sit on |
Cover (v. t.) To shelter, as from evil or danger |
Cover (v. t.) To remove from remembrance |
Cover (v. t.) To extend over |
Cover (v. t.) To put the usual covering or headdress on. |
Cover (v. t.) To copulate with (a female) |
Cover (n.) Anything which is laid, set, or spread, upon, about, or over, another thing |
Cover (n.) Anything which veils or conceals |
Cover (n.) Shelter |
Cover (n.) The woods, underbrush, etc., which shelter and conceal game |
air cover | the use of military aircraft to provide protection against attack by enemy aircraft during ground or naval operations |
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 |
cover covering fire | fire that makes it difficult for the enemy to fire on your own individuals or formations, artillery provided covering fire for the withdrawal |
cover covering screening masking | the act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it, the cover concealed their guns from enemy aircraft |
cover | a false identity and background (especially one created for an undercover agent), her new name and passport are cover for her next assignment |
cover-up | concealment that attempts to prevent something scandalous from becoming public |
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 |
bedspread bedcover bed cover bed covering counterpane spread | decorative cover for a bed |
binding book binding cover back | the protective covering on the front, back, and spine of a book, the book had a leather binding |
blanket cover | bedding that keeps a person warm in bed, he pulled the covers over his head and went to sleep |
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 |
cover cover version cover song | a recording of a song that was first recorded or made popular by somebody else, they made a cover of a Beatles' song |
cover glass cover slip | a small and very thin piece of glass used to cover the specimen on a microscope slide |
cover plate | covering consisting of a plate used to cover over or close in a chamber or receptacle |
dust cover | a removable plastic protective covering for a piece of equipment |
dust cover dust sheet | a large piece of cloth used to cover furniture that is not in use for a long period |
floor cover floor covering | a covering for a floor |
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 |
lens cap lens cover | cap used to keep lens free of dust when not in use |
manhole cover | a flush iron cover for a manhole (as in a street) |
mattress cover | bedclothes that provide a cover for a mattress |
protective covering protective cover protection | a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury, they had no protection from the fallout, wax provided protection for the floors |
record sleeve record cover | a sleeve for storing a phonograph record |
screen cover covert concealment | a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something, a screen of trees afforded privacy, under cover of darkness, the brush provided a covert for game, the simplest concealment is to match perfectly the color of the background |
top cover | covering for a hole (especially a hole in the top of a container), he removed the top of the carton, he couldn't get the top off of the bottle, put the cover back on the kettle |
covering letter cover letter | a letter sent along with other documents to provide additional information |
low blow | unscrupulous abuse |
book jacket dust cover dust jacket dust wrapper | a paper jacket for a book, a jacket on which promotional information is usually printed |
shock blow | an unpleasant or disappointing surprise, it came as a shock to learn that he was injured |
blow bump | an impact (as from a collision), the bump threw him off the bicycle |
reverse reversal setback blow black eye | an unfortunate happening that hinders or impedes, something that is thwarting or frustrating |
covering natural covering cover | a natural object that covers or envelops, under a covering of dust, the fox was flushed from its cover |
bastard by-blow love child illegitimate child illegitimate whoreson | the illegitimate offspring of unmarried parents |
cover girl pin-up lovely | a very pretty girl who works as a photographer's model |
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 |
cover crop | crop planted to prevent soil erosion and provide green manure |
groundcover ground cover | small plants other than saplings growing on a forest floor |
groundcover ground cover | low-growing plants planted in deep shade or on a steep slope where turf is difficult to grow |
cover charge cover | a fixed charge by a restaurant or nightclub over and above the charge for food and drink |
cloudiness cloud cover overcast | the state of the sky when it is covered by clouds |
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 |
cover f wrap up | clothe, as if for protection from the elements, cover your head! |
brood hatch cover incubate | sit on (eggs), Birds brood, The female covers the eggs |
strike a blow | affect adversely, The court ruling struck a blow at the old segregation laws |