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- pronunciation:
- blo
- phrases:
- come to blows
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a quick, hard hit by the fist or by a hard object.
A hammer blow shattered the car's window.- synonyms:
- hit
- similar words:
- bang, beat, box, chop, clip, cuff, jab, punch, rap, shot, slap, smack, stroke, whack
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| definition 2: |
a sudden disappointment or disaster.
Her brother's nasty remark was a blow to her confidence.- synonyms:
- shock
- similar words:
- calamity, catastrophe, tragedy
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| related words: |
affliction, bump, clap, disaster, lash, loss, ordeal, tap, thump, trouble, wound |
adjective + (n.)blow
crippling, crushing, decisive, devastating, fatal, final, glancing, hard, heavy, huge, major, mortal, repeated, serious, severe, sharp, single, stunning, terrible
verb + (n.)blow
absorb, block, cushion, deal, deliver, land, recover, soften, strike, suffer
(n.)blow
+ verb
knock
noun + (n.)blow
hammer, killing, sand, ward, whistle, wind
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| phrase: |
come to blows |
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