BLOWOUT

gala, gala affair, jamboree, blowout

(noun) a gay festivity

blowout

(noun) a sudden malfunction of a part or apparatus; “the right front tire had a blowout”; “as a result of the blowout we lost all the lights”

runaway, blowout, romp, laugher, shoo-in, walkaway

(noun) an easy victory

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

blowout (plural blowouts)

A sudden puncturing of a pneumatic tyre/tire.

A sudden release of oil and gas from a well.

(slang) A social function, especially one with large quantities of food.

(slang) A large or extravagant meal.

(slang, sports) A sporting contest that is decidedly one-sided and whose outcome is no longer in doubt.

(slang) An argument; an altercation.

(geology) A sandy depression in a sand dune ecosystem caused by the removal of sediments by wind.

(AU) An extreme and unexpected increase in costs, such as in government estimates for a project.

The cleaning of the flues of a boiler from scale, etc, by a blast of steam.

An unsightly flap of skin caused by an ear piercing that is too large.

Anagrams

• bowl out, bowl-out, outblow, outbowl

Source: Wiktionary


Blow"-out` (, n.

Definition: The cleaning of the flues of a boiler from scale, etc., by a blast of steam.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

27 April 2024

GREAT

(adjective) remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect; “a great crisis”; “had a great stake in the outcome”


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