A loud, sudden sound.
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 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
An often indistinct sound resembling human humming.
Unpleasant odour.
A phenomenon, or collection of phenomena, involving widespread reports of a persistent and invasive low-frequency humming, rumbling, or droning noise not audible to all people.
Busy activity, like the buzz of a beehive.
A hummed tune, i.e. created orally with lips closed.
To produce low sounds which blend continuously
To express by humming.
To reek, smell bad.
To make a sound from the vocal chords without pronouncing any real words, with one's lips closed.
To drone like certain insects naturally do in motion, or sounding similarly
To buzz, be busily active like a beehive
Synonym of um: a noise indicating doubt, uncertainty, &c.
Synonym of hmm: a noise indicating thought, consideration, &c.