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.
An explosion, especially for the purpose of destroying a mass of rock, etc.
An immature or undifferentiated cell (e.g., lymphoblast, myeloblast).
A violent gust of wind.
A loud, sudden sound.
A good time; an enjoyable moment.
A sudden, pernicious effect, as if by a noxious wind, especially on animals and plants; a blight.
A hit of a recreational drug from a pipe.
A forcible stream of gas or liquid from an orifice, for example from a bellows, the mouth, etc.
The continuous blowing to which one charge of ore or metal is subjected in a furnace.
An explosive charge for blasting.
A promotional message sent to an entire mailing list.
A flatulent disease of sheep.
To curse; to damn.
To open up a hole in, usually by means of a sudden and imprecise method (such as an explosion).
To make a loud noise.
To make an impression on, by making a loud blast or din.
To shoot; kick the ball in hope of scoring a goal.
To shatter, as if by an explosion.
To criticize or reprimand severely; to verbally discipline or punish.
To shoot, especially with an energy weapon (as opposed to one which fires projectiles).
To blight or wither.
To bring destruction or ruin on; to destroy.
To run a nucleotide sequence (for nucleic acids) or an amino acid sequence (for proteins) through a BLAST (Basic Local Alignment Search Tool).
To show displeasure or disappointment: damn
The sudden ignition of flammable gasses (produced by pyrolysis in an oxygen-poor environment) near the ceiling of a room or other enclosed space.
A graphic element that changes its appearance when the cursor moves over it.
A target on the pinball table that is activated when the ball rolls over it.
A road traffic accident in which a vehicle overturns.
In the National or European lottery, the situation in which a jackpot that has not been won is carried over to the next week.
The reinvestment of funds in a new issue of the same or similar investment.
The process of incrementing, especially back to an initial value.
A keyboard feature where each key is scanned independently, so that multiple simultaneous keypresses always register correctly.
A fee paid by a borrower in order to defer full repayment of a loan.