(n) forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth; "he gave his nose a loud blow"; "he blew out all the candles with a single puff"

(n) a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon; "a blow on the head"

(n) street names for cocaine

(n) an unpleasant or disappointing surprise; "it came as a shock to learn that he was injured"

(n) an impact (as from a collision); "the bump threw him off the bicycle"

(n) an unfortunate happening that hinders of impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating

(n) a strong current of air; "the tree was bent almost double by the gust"

(v) exhale hard; "blow on the soup to cool it down"

(v) free of obstruction by blowing air through; "blow one's nose"

(v) burst suddenly; "The tire blew"; "We blew a tire"

(v) melt, break, or become otherwise unusable; "The lightbulbs blew out"; "The fuse blew"

(v) shape by blowing; "Blow a glass vase"

(v) allow to regain its breath; "blow a horse"

(v) show off

(v) cause to be revealed and jeopardized; "The story blew their cover"; "The double agent was blown by the other side"

(v) lay eggs; "certain insects are said to blow"

(v) leave; informal or rude; "shove off!"; "The children shoved along"; "Blow now!"

(v) be in motion due to some air or water current; "The leaves were blowing in the wind"; "the boat drifted on the lake"; "The sailboat was adrift on the open sea"; "the shipwrecked boat drifted away from the shore"

(v) spout moist air from the blowhole; "The whales blew"

(v) cause to move by means of an air current; "The wind blew the leaves around in the yard"

(v) cause air to go in, on, or through; "Blow my hair dry"

(v) provide sexual gratification through oral stimulation

(v) play or sound a wind instrument; "She blew the horn"

(v) make a sound as if blown; "The whistle blew"

(v) sound by having air expelled through a tube; "The trumpets blew"

(v) spend lavishly or wastefully on; "He blew a lot of money on his new home theater"

(v) spend thoughtlessly; throw away; "He wasted his inheritance on his insincere friends"; "You squandered the opportunity to get and advanced degree"

(v) make a mess of, destroy or ruin; "I botched the dinner and we had to eat out"; "the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement"

(v) be blowing or storming; "The wind blew from the West"

(a) of or relating to behavior; "behavioral sciences"

(n) a gymnastic apparatus used by women gymnasts

(n) long thick piece of wood or metal or concrete, etc., used in construction

(n) (nautical) breadth amidships

(n) a signal transmitted along a narrow path; guides pilots in darkness or bad weather

(n) a column of light (as from a beacon)

(n) a group of nearly parallel lines of electromagnetic radiation

(v) smile radiantly; express joy through one's facial expression

(v) broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television; "We cannot air this X-rated song"

(v) express with a beaming face or smile; "he beamed his approval"

(v) experience a feeling of well-being or happiness, as from good health or an intense emotion; "She was beaming with joy"; "Her face radiated with happiness"

(v) especially of the complexion: show a strong bright color, such as red or pink; "Her face glowed when she came out of the sauna"

(v) emit light; be bright, as of the sun or a light; "The sun shone bright that day"; "The fire beamed on their faces"

(n) a choice that is made by voting; "there were only 17 votes in favor of the motion"

(n) a document listing the alternatives that is used in voting

(v) vote by ballot; "The voters were balloting in this state"

(n) the act of giving hope or support to someone

(n) the act of giving an upward push; "he gave her a boost over the fence"

(n) an increase in cost; "they asked for a 10% rise in rates"

(v) give a boost to; be beneficial to; "The tax cut will boost the economy"

(v) increase or raise; "boost the voltage in an electrical circuit"

(v) push or shove upward, as if from below or behind; "The singer had to be boosted onto the stage by a special contraption"

(v) increase; "The landlord hiked up the rents"

(v) contribute to the progress or growth of; "I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom"

(n) any of numerous small chiefly blue butterflies of the family Lycaenidae

(n) the sodium salt of amobarbital that is used as a barbiturate; used as a sedative and a hypnotic

(n) blue clothing; "she was wearing blue"

(n) the color of the clear sky in the daytime; "he had eyes of bright blue"

(n) any organization or party whose uniforms or badges are blue; "the Union army was a vast blue"

(n) the sky as viewed during daylight; "he shot an arrow into the blue"

(n) used to whiten laundry or hair or give it a bluish tinge

(v) turn blue

(s) causing dejection; "a blue day"; "the dark days of the war"; "a week of rainy depressing weather"; "a disconsolate winter landscape"; "the first dismal dispiriting days of November"; "a dark gloomy day"; "grim rainy weather"

(s) having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky; "October's bright blue weather"- Helen Hunt Jackson; "a blue flame"; "blue haze of tobacco smoke"

(s) characterized by profanity or cursing; "foul-mouthed and blasphemous"; "blue language"; "profane words"

(s) low in spirits; "lonely and blue in a strange city"; "depressed by the loss of his job"; "a dispirited and resigned expression on her face"; "downcast after his defeat"; "feeling discouraged and downhearted"

(s) belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy; "an aristocratic family"; "aristocratic Bostonians"; "aristocratic government"; "a blue family"; "blue blood"; "the blue-blooded aristocracy"; "of gentle blood"; "patrician landholders of the

(s) used to signify the Union forces in the Civil War (who wore blue uniforms); "a ragged blue line"

(s) suggestive of sexual impropriety; "a blue movie"; "blue jokes"; "he skips asterisks and gives you the gamy details"; "a juicy scandal"; "a naughty wink"; "naughty words"; "racy anecdotes"; "a risque story"; "spicy gossip"