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blasts

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A violent gust of wind.

Examples :

"Outside, blasts of wind rattled the window panes. "

weather nature environment

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A forcible stream of gas or liquid from an orifice, for example from a bellows, the mouth, etc.

Examples :

"The powerful blasts of air from the leaf blower quickly cleared the leaves from the driveway. "

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A hit from a pipe.

Examples :

"He took a few quick blasts from his pipe before heading out the door. "

entertainment substance

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The continuous blowing to which one charge of ore or metal is subjected in a furnace

Examples :

"many tons of iron were melted at a blast"

material process industry

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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.

Examples :

"The old steam train relied on strong blasts from its engine to pull air through the firebox and keep the furnace burning hot. "

technology energy machine industry technical

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An explosion, especially for the purpose of destroying a mass of rock, etc.

Examples :

"The construction crew used blasts of dynamite to break up the rock and build the new highway. "

energy geology disaster physics action environment

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An explosive charge for blasting.

Examples :

"The construction crew carefully placed the blasts to break up the large rocks. "

energy weapon military

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A loud, sudden sound.

Examples :

"The construction site was noisy; we heard several blasts from the demolition crew. "

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A sudden, pernicious effect, as if by a noxious wind, especially on animals and plants; a blight.

Examples :

"The farmer worried that the late spring frosts would bring blasts to his young apple trees, killing their delicate blossoms. "

nature disease plant animal agriculture weather

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A good time; an enjoyable moment.

Examples :

"We had a blast at the party last night."

entertainment exclamation

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A promotional message sent to an entire mailing list.

Examples :

"an e-mail blast; a fax blast"

communication internet business media

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A flatulent disease of sheep.

Examples :

"The old shepherd knew that cool, damp weather often led to blasts in his flock, causing many sheep to become sick with bloated stomachs. "

disease animal biology medicine

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To make an impression on, by making a loud blast or din.

Examples :

"The marching band blasts their trumpets at the start of the parade, grabbing everyone's attention. "

sound action communication

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To make a loud noise.

Examples :

"The firecrackers blasted loudly outside the classroom during recess. "

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To shatter, as if by an explosion.

Examples :

"The construction crew blasts through the rock with dynamite to build the new road. "

action energy disaster physics

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To open up a hole in, usually by means of a sudden and imprecise method (such as an explosion).

Examples :

"Blast right through it."

energy technology disaster military war action

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To curse; to damn.

Examples :

"Blast it! Foiled again."

curse religion language soul theology moral

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(sci-fi) To shoot, especially with an energy weapon (as opposed to one which fires projectiles).

Examples :

"Chewbacca blasted the Stormtroopers with his laser rifle."

weapon technology science space entertainment

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To shoot; kick the ball in hope of scoring a goal.

Examples :

"The striker blasts the ball towards the goal, hoping to score the winning point. "

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To criticize or reprimand severely; to verbally discipline or punish.

Examples :

"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."

communication language action

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To blight or wither.

Examples :

"A cold wind blasted the rose plants."

nature environment disaster

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To be blighted or withered.

Examples :

"The bud blasted in the blossom."

plant disease biology nature environment

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To blow, for example on a trumpet.

Examples :

"The band member blasts a loud note on his trumpet to start the song. "

music sound action communication

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An immature or undifferentiated cell (e.g., lymphoblast, myeloblast).

Examples :

"The doctor found abnormal blasts in the patient's blood sample, suggesting a potential issue with blood cell development. "

biology medicine

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To run a nucleotide sequence (for nucleic acids) or an amino acid sequence (for proteins) through a BLAST (Basic Local Alignment Search Tool).

Examples :

"The student blasts the unknown DNA sequence against the database to identify potential matches. "

biology biochemistry computing technology