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bladder.

A flexible sac that can expand and contract and that holds liquids or gases.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈblædə/Received-Pronunciation/ˈblædɚ/General-American
  1. A flexible sac that can expand and contract and that holds liquids or gases.

  2. Specifically, the urinary bladder.

  3. A hollow, inflatable organ of a plant.

  4. The inflatable bag inside various balls used in sports, such as footballs and rugby balls.

  5. A container in the form of a flexible bag.

    a fuel bladder
  6. A container in the form of a flexible bag. A sealed plastic bag that contains wine and is usually packaged in a cask.

  7. Anything inflated, empty, or unsound.

    figuratively
Where this word comes from

From Middle English bladdre, bleddre, bladder, bledder, from Old English blæddre, a variant of blǣdre, blēdre (“blister, bladder”), from Proto-West Germanic *blādrā, from Proto-Germanic *blēdrǭ, *bladrǭ (“blister, bladder”).

verb/ˈblædə/Received-Pronunciation/ˈblædɚ/General-American
  1. To swell out like a bladder with air; to inflate.

  2. To store or put up in bladders.

    transitive
    bladdered lard
Where this word comes from

From Middle English bladdre, bleddre, bladder, bledder, from Old English blæddre, a variant of blǣdre, blēdre (“blister, bladder”), from Proto-West Germanic *blādrā, from Proto-Germanic *blēdrǭ, *bladrǭ (“blister, bladder”).

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