blast

  • 51blast — Synonyms and related words: Bedlam let loose, accurse, aim at, anathematize, at full blast, attack, awake the dead, backfire, baffle, balk, bang, bark, barrage, bay, beat, bedlam, beep, bell, bellow, belt, blare, blaspheme, blast, blast the ear,… …

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  • 52blast — n., v., & int. n. 1 a strong gust of wind. 2 a a destructive wave of highly compressed air spreading outwards from an explosion. b such an explosion. 3 the single loud note of a wind instrument, car horn, whistle, etc. 4 colloq. a severe… …

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  • 53blast — 1. noun 1) the blast from the bomb Syn: shock wave, pressure wave 2) Friday s blast killed two people Syn: explosion, detonation, discharge, burst 3) a blast of cold air Syn …

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  • 54-blast — comb. form Biol. 1 an embryonic cell (erythroblast) (cf. CYTE). 2 a germ layer of an embryo (epiblast). Etymology: Gk blastos sprout * * * ˌblast, aa(ə)st, aist noun combining form ( s) Etymology: New Latin blastus, from Greek blastos; akin to… …

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  • 55blast — [blα:st] noun 1》 a destructive wave of highly compressed air spreading outwards from an explosion. 2》 a strong gust of wind or air.     ↘a strong current of air used in smelting. 3》 a single loud note of a horn or whistle. 4》 informal a severe… …

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  • 56blast (!) — Noun. 1. An inhalation of a cigarette or joint . E.g. Give us a blast on your cigarette, I ve just run out. 2. An enjoyable experience. U.S. E.g. Wasn t the party last night a blast? 3. A fast run in a vehicle. E.g. We re going for a blast up to… …

    English slang and colloquialisms

  • 57blast (!) — Noun. 1. An inhalation of a cigarette or joint . E.g. Give us a blast on your cigarette, I ve just run out. 2. An enjoyable experience. U.S. E.g. Wasn t the party last night a blast? 3. A fast run in a vehicle. E.g. We re going for a blast up to… …

    English slang and colloquialisms

  • 58Blast — An exclamation of surprise. You may also hear someone shout blast it , or even bugger and blast ! …

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  • 59blast —    1. a mild oath    Perhaps from the obsolete meaning, lightning, with a use similar to the German Blitz.    Partridge in DSUE says Among the lower classes a euphemism for bloody .    2. American    to kill by shooting    Referring to the… …

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  • 60blast! —  Excl. of annoyance, often with other words, e.g. blast it! blast and damnation!, etc …

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