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 |
Puff (n.) A sudden and single emission of breath from the mouth |
Puff (n.) Anything light and filled with air. |
Puff (n.) A puffball. |
Puff (n.) a kind of light pastry. |
Puff (n.) A utensil of the toilet for dusting the skin or hair with powder. |
Puff (n.) An exaggerated or empty expression of praise, especially one in a public journal. |
Puff (n.) To blow in puffs, or with short and sudden whiffs. |
Puff (n.) To blow, as an expression of scorn |
Puff (n.) To breathe quick and hard, or with puffs, as after violent exertion. |
Puff (n.) To swell with air |
Puff (n.) To breathe in a swelling, inflated, or pompous manner |
Puff (v. t.) To drive with a puff, or with puffs. |
Puff (v. t.) To repel with words |
Puff (v. t.) To cause to swell or dilate |
Puff (v. t.) To inflate with pride, flattery, self-esteem, or the like |
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 |
puff drag pull | a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke), he took a puff on his pipe, he took a drag on his cigarette and expelled the smoke slowly |
blow | a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon, a blow on the head |
hognose snake puff adder sand viper | harmless North American snake with upturned nose, may spread its head and neck or play dead when disturbed |
puff adder Bitis arietans | large African viper that inflates its body when alarmed |
blowfly blow fly | large usually hairy metallic blue or green fly, lays eggs in carrion or dung or wounds |
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 |
ottoman pouf pouffe puff hassock | thick cushion used as a seat |
powderpuff puff | a soft spherical object made from fluffy fibers, for applying powder to the skin |
quilt comforter comfort puff | bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing and stitched together |
puff | exaggerated praise (as for promotional purposes) |
low blow | unscrupulous abuse |
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 |
puff paste pate feuillete | dough used for very light flaky rich pastries |
puff batter pouf paste pate a choux | batter for making light hollow cases to hold various fillings |
puff | a light inflated pastry or puff shell |
cream puff chou | puff filled with cream or custard |
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 |
puff puff of air whiff | a short light gust of air |
blow gas blowing gas | the gas leaving a generator during a blow period |
pant puff gasp heave | breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted, The runners reached the finish line, panting heavily |
puff huff chuff | blow hard and loudly, he huffed and puffed as he made his way up the mountain |
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 |
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 |
puff up | make larger or distend, The estimates were puffed up |
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 |
evanesce fade blow over pass off fleet pass | disappear gradually, The pain eventually passed off |
blow out burn out blow | melt, break, or become otherwise unusable, The lightbulbs blew out, The fuse blew |
blow | shape by blowing, Blow a glass vase |
blow c | allow to regain its breath, blow a horse |
puff | speak in a blustering or scornful manner, A puffing kind of man |
a boast tout swash shoot a line brag gas blow bluster vaunt gasconade a | show off |
blow | cause to be revealed and jeopardized, The story blew their cover, The double agent was blown by the other side |
embroider pad lard embellish aggrandize aggrandise blow up dramatize dramatise | add details to |
puff puff up | praise extravagantly, The critics puffed up this Broadway production |