BLOWUP

enlargement, blowup, magnification

(noun) a photographic print that has been enlarged

effusion, gush, outburst, blowup, ebullition

(noun) an unrestrained expression of emotion

explosion, detonation, blowup

(noun) a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

blowup (plural blowups)

An explosion, or violent outburst

(photography) An enlargement

Anagrams

• Publow, upblow

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

24 May 2025

EARTHSHAKING

(adjective) sufficiently significant to affect the whole world; “earthshaking proposals”; “the contest was no world-shaking affair”; “the conversation...could hardly be called world-shattering”


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Coffee Trivia

The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.

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