blast vs commend

blast

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

  • 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 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). 

intj
  • To show displeasure or disappointment: damn 

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

  • 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 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. 

commend

verb
  • To praise or acclaim. 

  • To recommend. 

  • To entrust or commit to the care of someone else. 

  • To mention by way of courtesy, implying remembrance and goodwill. 

  • To congratulate or reward. 

How often have the words blast and commend occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )