blast.
A violent gust of wind (in windy weather) or apparent wind (around a moving vehicle).
Meaning & usage
A violent gust of wind (in windy weather) or apparent wind (around a moving vehicle).
A forcible stream of gas or liquid from an orifice, for example from a bellows, the tuyeres of a blast furnace, a person's mouth, etc.
A hit of a recreational drug from a pipe.
The continuous blowing to which one charge of ore or metal is subjected in a furnace.
Many tons of iron were melted at a blast.
The exhaust steam from an engine, driving a column of air out of a boiler chimney, and thus creating an intense draught through the fire; also, any draught produced by the blast.
An explosion, especially for the purpose of destroying a mass of rock, etc.
arc blast
She caught the full impact of the blast.
A direct and fast swing of a bat; a home run.
A verbal attack or punishment; a severe criticism or reprimand.
My manager gave me a blast yesterday for coming in late.
An explosive charge for blasting.
A loud, sudden sound.
Unwanted noise from a microphone.
A sudden pernicious effect, as if by a noxious wind, especially on animals and plants; a blight.
A good time; an enjoyable moment.
We had a blast at the party last night.
A promotional message sent to an entire mailing list.
an e-mail blast; a fax blast
A flatulent disease of sheep.
A period of full dosage of PEDs as opposed to a period of reduced intake.
blast and cruise
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Middle English blast, from Old English blǣst (“blowing, blast”), from Proto-West Germanic *blāstu, from Proto-Germanic *blēstuz (“blowing, blast”). Cognate with West Frisian blast (“blast”), dialectal Dutch blast (“stubborn intent, drumming”), obsolete German Blast (“wind, blowing”), German blasen (“to blow”), Dutch blazen (“to blow”), Danish blæst (“wind”), French blaser (“to blunt, dull”). More at blow.
To make an impression on, by making a loud blast or din.
To make a loud noise.
To play (music) very loudly out of a speaker.
To shatter, as if by an explosion.
To open up a hole in, usually by means of a sudden and imprecise method (such as an explosion).
Blast right through it.
To curse; to damn.
Blast it! Foiled again.
To shoot, especially with an energy weapon (as opposed to one which fires projectiles).
Chewbacca blasted the Stormtroopers with his laser rifle.
To shoot; kick the ball in hope of scoring a goal.
To shoot; to attack or shoot (someone or a place).
They showed up blasting.
That's when we decided to blast him.
To criticize or reprimand severely; to verbally discipline or punish.
My manager suddenly blasted me yesterday for being a little late to work for five days in a row, because I was never getting myself up on time.
To bring destruction or ruin on; to destroy.
To blight or wither.
A cold wind blasted the rose plants.
To be blighted or withered.
The bud blasted in the blossom.
To blow (as, on a trumpet).
To have a period of full dosage of PEDs as opposed to reducing them during a cruise period.
blast and cruise
To cover in tattoos.
I don't have the balls to get my face blasted like a rapper.
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Middle English blasten, from Old English blǣstan (“to blow, blast”), from Proto-West Germanic *blēstijan, from Proto-Germanic *blēstijaną. Possibly related to Middle High German blesten (“to stand out, plop, splash”).
Used to show anger or disappointment: damn
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Middle English blasten, from Old English blǣstan (“to blow, blast”), from Proto-West Germanic *blēstijan, from Proto-Germanic *blēstijaną. Possibly related to Middle High German blesten (“to stand out, plop, splash”).
An immature or undifferentiated cell (e.g., lymphoblast, myeloblast).
Where this word comes from
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek βλᾰστός (blăstós, “germ or sprout”).
To run a nucleotide sequence (for nucleic acids) or an amino acid sequence (for proteins) through a BLAST (Basic Local Alignment Search Tool).
Where this word comes from
From BLAST (“Basic Local Alignment Search Tool”, acronym).
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