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blast
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- pronunciation:
- blaest
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- phrases:
- at full blast
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb)
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a powerful and sudden gust or stream.
A blast of wind shook the trees.- synonyms:
- gust
- similar words:
- blare, flurry, gale, squall
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| definition 2: |
a loud and startling sound.
I woke to the blast of my alarm clock.- synonyms:
- blare, scream
- similar words:
- bellow, clamor, honk, screech, trumpet
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| definition 3: |
an explosion.
Dynamite caused the blast.- synonyms:
- detonation, explosion
- similar words:
- burst, flash
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| related words: |
belch, crash, gust, party, wind |
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| phrase: |
at full blast |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
blasts, blasting, blasted |
| definition 1: |
to make a loud and startling sound with.
The patrol car blasted its siren.- similar words:
- trumpet
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| definition 2: |
to ruin.
An injury blasted his hopes of playing in the big game.- synonyms:
- annihilate, blight, destroy, ruin
- similar words:
- devastate, eradicate, exterminate, wipe out
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| definition 3: |
to open up with an explosion.
They are blasting a tunnel for the railway.- similar words:
- dynamite, open
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| related words: |
blow, break, scold, wither |
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| derivation: |
blaster (n.) |
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