blast
A violent gust of wind (in windy weather) or apparent wind (around a moving vehicle).
Noun 4 meanings
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.”
Verb 4 meanings
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.
Interjection 1 meaning
Used to show anger or disappointment: damn
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English blast, from Old English blǣst (“blowing, blast”), from Proto-West Germanic *blāstu, from Proto-Germanic *blēstuz (“blowing, blast”).
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BLAST at a glance
BLAST has 5 letters and scores 7 points in Scrabble (B 3 + L 1 + A 1 + S 1 + T 1) and 9 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #4,061 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with blast
All rhymesOne letter away
- BEAST7
- BOAST7
- BLATT7
- BLASE7
- BLEST7
- BLART7
- PLAST7
- CLAST7
- BLASH10
- BRAST7
- BLIST7
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