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blast (BLAST) (noun)
1. A mass of air that moves very fast and forcefully or a very strong gust of wind or air and the effect of such a gust: During the winter storm, Judy experienced a cold blast when she opened the door.
2. A forcible stream of air, gas, or steam from an opening: Ronnie was hit by a blast of water from the hose when it burst open.
3. A violent explosion, as of dynamite or a bomb: There was a strong blast that destroyed the power plant that was under construction.
4. An informal expression indicating a very enjoyable and exciting experience: Edwin had a blast when he went on a trip to the mountains.
2. A forcible stream of air, gas, or steam from an opening: Ronnie was hit by a blast of water from the hose when it burst open.
3. A violent explosion, as of dynamite or a bomb: There was a strong blast that destroyed the power plant that was under construction.
4. An informal expression indicating a very enjoyable and exciting experience: Edwin had a blast when he went on a trip to the mountains.
blast (BLAST) (verb)
1. To knock down or to shatter by or as if by an explosion; to smash: The construction crew will have to blast a tunnel through the hill before they can continue building the highway.
2. To kill or to destroy by hitting or shooting; or to have a harmful or destructive effect on: The navel gunship will blast the enemy submarine in order to stop the torpedoing.
3. To criticize or to attack someone or something vigorously; especially, in public: Several human rights groups plan to blast the government for its treatment of terrorist prisoners.
4. At full speed, volume, or capacity; to make a loud and usually unpleasant sound: The people next door always seem to blast the neighborhood with their TV during the day and even late into the night.
2. To kill or to destroy by hitting or shooting; or to have a harmful or destructive effect on: The navel gunship will blast the enemy submarine in order to stop the torpedoing.
3. To criticize or to attack someone or something vigorously; especially, in public: Several human rights groups plan to blast the government for its treatment of terrorist prisoners.
4. At full speed, volume, or capacity; to make a loud and usually unpleasant sound: The people next door always seem to blast the neighborhood with their TV during the day and even late into the night.
As Darrell and Cliff walked home from the party, they agreed that they had a blast. Fortunately, the neighbors didn't complain about the blast of music from the speakers.
When Leon walked around the corner, he was hit with a blast of icy wind that made his eyes sting. His friend, Jim, was so upset, that he started to blast the weather reporter who didn't forecast such an arctic blast.
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Confusing Words Clarified: Group B; Homonyms, Homophones, Homographs, Synonyms, Polysemes, etc.
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(Greek: germ, bud; shoot, formative cell or layer; of or pertaining to an embryonic or germinal stage of development)
Word Entries containing the term:
“blast”
combustion chamber; blast chamber, firing chamber, rocket chamber
1. In an internal combustion engine, the space above a piston in which combustion occurs.
2. In a furnace, any space in which combustion occurs, or the space in which combustion of gaseous products occurs; such as, oil or kerosine is burned to provide heat.
3. In space technology, the part of a liquid rocket, ramjet, or gas turbine engine in which the combustion of propellants takes place at high pressure.
2. In a furnace, any space in which combustion occurs, or the space in which combustion of gaseous products occurs; such as, oil or kerosine is burned to provide heat.
3. In space technology, the part of a liquid rocket, ramjet, or gas turbine engine in which the combustion of propellants takes place at high pressure.
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Word Entries at Get Words containing the term:
“blast”
Afghan girl tricked by insurgents dies in blast
tricked:
insurgents: Those who belong to a group of people fighting to take control of their country by force.
blast: An explosion, especially one caused by a bomb.
remote:
detonated the bomb remotely:
insurgents: Those who belong to a group of people fighting to take control of their country by force.
blast: An explosion, especially one caused by a bomb.
remote:
detonated the bomb remotely:
"Insurgents tricked an 8-year-old girl in a remote area of central Afghanistan into carrying a bomb wrapped in a cloth and then detonated the bomb remotely when she was close to a policed vehicle. Only the girl was killed in the blast."
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