1. blast
verb. ['ˈblæst'] make a strident sound.
Synonyms
- resound
- make noise
- blare
Antonyms
- implode
- lose
- continuant consonant
- decrease
Etymology
- blast (Middle English (1100-1500))
- blæst (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- βλαστός (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
- βλαστάνειν (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
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Words that Rhyme with Blast
- unsurpassed
- contrast
- precast
- miscast
- lambaste
- surpassed
- recast
- outlast
- harassed
- grassed
- glassed
- classed
- amassed
- aghast
- vast
- rast
- past
- passed
- nast
- mast
- massed
- kast
- hast
- gast
- gassed
- fast
- caste
- cast
- bast
- assed
Example sentences of the word blast
1. Noun, singular or mass
Remove any thread from this area and clean with a brush and a blast of air.
2. Verb, non-3rd person singular present
Explosives are then placed in them, which blast through the rock.
3. Verb, base form
These dogs are ready to blast off into space and explore the universe.
Quotes containing the word blast
1. Make your own Bible. Select and collect all the words and sentences that in all your readings have been to you like the blast of a trumpet.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
2. When I was a kid, I'd practise Chopin on piano - and I love Chopin! He's my dawg! Then I'd go out on the stoop and blast the radio. I'm from New York, the concrete jungle. Hip-hop influenced me from day one.
- Alicia Keys
3. We had a blast at my magical birthday party. There were midgets, fairies, glass slippers, and I actually got to ride in a pumpkin.
- Jarod Kintz, This Book is Not FOR SALE
2. blast
verb. ['ˈblæst'] hit hard.
Synonyms
- smash
- hit
- nail
Antonyms
- open
- boo
- disapprove
- approval
Etymology
- blast (Middle English (1100-1500))
- blæst (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- βλαστός (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
- βλαστάνειν (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
3. blast
noun. ['ˈblæst'] a very long fly ball.
Synonyms
- fly ball
Antonyms
- hire
- dullness
Etymology
- blast (Middle English (1100-1500))
- blæst (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- βλαστός (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
- βλαστάνειν (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
4. blast
verb. ['ˈblæst'] use explosives on.
Synonyms
- bombard
- crump
- shell
Antonyms
- regularity
- comprehensibility
- inactivity
- inactiveness
Etymology
- blast (Middle English (1100-1500))
- blæst (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- βλαστός (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
- βλαστάνειν (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
5. blast
noun. ['ˈblæst'] a sudden very loud noise.
Synonyms
- noise
- eruption
- water hammer
- bang
- clap
Antonyms
- linger
- absorb
- unweave
- fall back
Etymology
- blast (Middle English (1100-1500))
- blæst (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- βλαστός (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
- βλαστάνειν (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
6. blast
verb. ['ˈblæst'] fire a shot.
Synonyms
- sharpshoot
- blaze away
- blaze
- discharge
- overshoot
- shoot
- gun
- open fire
- hit
- pip
- pump
- snipe
Antonyms
- humane
- civilized
- tame
- nonviolent
Etymology
- blast (Middle English (1100-1500))
- blæst (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- βλαστός (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
- βλαστάνειν (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
7. blast
noun. ['ˈblæst'] a strong current of air.
Synonyms
- air current
- current of air
- sandblast
- gust
- bluster
- whiff
- puff
- wind
- blow
Antonyms
- leave
- abstain
- lower
- roughen
Etymology
- blast (Middle English (1100-1500))
- blæst (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- βλαστός (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
- βλαστάνειν (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
8. blast
verb. ['ˈblæst'] criticize harshly or violently.
Synonyms
- pick apart
- criticise
- savage
- knock
- crucify
- pillory
Antonyms
- inhale
- come
- conserve
- flatter
Etymology
- blast (Middle English (1100-1500))
- blæst (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- βλαστός (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
- βλαστάνειν (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
9. blast
verb. ['ˈblæst'] make with or as if with an explosion.
Antonyms
- end
Etymology
- blast (Middle English (1100-1500))
- blæst (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- βλαστός (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
- βλαστάνειν (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
10. blast
verb. ['ˈblæst'] shrivel or wither or mature imperfectly.
Synonyms
- wither
- shrivel
- shrivel up
Antonyms
- exhale
- depress
- plain
- criticize
Etymology
- blast (Middle English (1100-1500))
- blæst (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- βλαστός (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
- βλαστάνειν (Ancient Greek (to 1453))