blow
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How blow fits the hive
Base Score
1
Before any pangram bonus
Unique Letters
4
B L O W
Two-Letter Start
BL
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
OW
Useful for cleanup scans
- 4 letters
- 4 unique letters
- BL start
- OW ending
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- blow is a four-letter word, so it is worth 1 point when accepted.
- It uses 4 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include b, l, o, w plus any remaining hive letters.
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Pronunciation
Definitions
noun
A strong wind.
"We're having a bit of a blow this afternoon."
noun
A chance to catch one’s breath.
"The players were able to get a blow during the last timeout."
noun
Cocaine.
noun
Cannabis.
noun
(US Chicago Regional) Heroin.
verb
To produce an air current.
verb
To propel by an air current.
"Blow the dust off that book and open it up."
verb
To be propelled by an air current.
"The leaves blow through the streets in the fall."
verb
To create or shape by blowing; as in to blow bubbles, to blow glass.
verb
To force a current of air upon with the mouth, or by other means.
"to blow the fire"
verb
To clear of contents by forcing air through.
"to blow an egg"
verb
To cause to make sound by blowing, as a musical instrument.
verb
To make a sound as the result of being blown.
"In the harbor, the ships' horns blew."
verb
(of a cetacean) To exhale visibly through the spout the seawater which it has taken in while feeding.
"There she blows! (i.e. "I see a whale spouting!")"
verb
To explode.
"Get away from that burning gas tank! It's about to blow!"
verb
(with "up" or with prep phrase headed by "to") To cause to explode, shatter, or be utterly destroyed.
"The aerosol can was blown to bits."
verb
To cause sudden destruction of.
"He blew the tires and the engine."
verb
To suddenly fail destructively.
"He tried to sprint, but his ligaments blew and he was barely able to walk to the finish line."
verb
(used to express displeasure or frustration) Damn.
verb
To be very undesirable. (See also suck.)
"This blows!"
verb
To recklessly squander.
"I blew $35 thou on a car."
verb
To fellate; to perform oral sex on (usually a man)
"Who did you have to blow to get those backstage passes?"
verb
To leave, especially suddenly or in a hurry.
"Let's blow this joint."
verb
To make flyblown, to defile, especially with fly eggs.
verb
To spread by report; to publish; to disclose.
verb
To inflate, as with pride; to puff up.
verb
To breathe hard or quick; to pant; to puff.
verb
To put out of breath; to cause to blow from fatigue.
"to blow a horse"
verb
To talk loudly; to boast; to storm.
verb
To sing.
"That girl has a wonderful voice; just listen to her blow!"
verb
To leave the Church of Scientology in an unauthorized manner.
adjective
Blue.
noun
The act of striking or hitting.
"A fabricator is used to direct a sharp blow to the surface of the stone."
noun
A sudden or forcible act or effort; an assault.
noun
A damaging occurrence.
"A further blow to the group came in 1917 when Thomson died while canoeing in Algonquin Park."
noun
A mass or display of flowers; a yield.
noun
A display of anything brilliant or bright.
noun
A bloom, state of flowering.
"Roses in full blow."
verb
To blossom; to cause to bloom or blossom.
Related Words
Same Letters
- bowl
Synonyms
- snow
- bace
- hit
- punch
- strike
- calamity
- disaster