blast

/blɑːst/

#6,451 of the most-used English words

noun

1. A violent gust of wind.
2. A forcible stream of gas or liquid from an orifice, for example from a bellows, the mouth, etc.
3. A hit from a pipe.
4. 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

1. To make an impression on, by making a loud blast or din.
2. To make a loud noise.
3. To shatter, as if by an explosion.
4. To open up a hole in, usually by means of a sudden and imprecise method (such as an explosion).
   "Blast right through it."

interjection

1. (chiefly British) To show displeasure; damn

noun

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