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blast
Found in thesaurus: fly, fly ball, noise, current of air, air current, wind, explosion, blowup, detonation, experience, unfavorable judgment, criticism, make noise, resound, hit, bomb, bombard
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blast
v.
explode, blow up; destroy, ruin
n.
strong current of air; loud and startling noise; explosion; strong verbal attack; great time, lots of fun (Informal)
interj.
damn it! to hell with it!
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BLAST
In bioinformatics, BLAST for Basic Local Alignment Search Tool is an algorithm for comparing primary biological sequence information, such as the amino-acid sequences of different proteins or the nucleotides of DNA sequences. A BLAST search enables a researcher to compare a query sequence with a library or database of sequences, and identify library sequences that resemble the query sequence above a certain threshold.
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Blast
Blast or The Blast may refer to:
- Explosion, a rapid increase in volume and release of energy in an extreme manner
- Detonation, an exothermic front accelerating through a medium that eventually drives a shock front
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blast
Noun
1. a long and hard-hit fly ball
(hypernym) fly, fly ball
(derivation) smash, nail, boom
(classification) baseball, baseball game, ball
2. a sudden very loud noise
(synonym) bang, clap, eruption, loud noise
(hypernym) noise
(hyponym) water hammer
(derivation) blare
3. a strong current of air; "the tree was bent almost double by the gust"
(synonym) gust, blow
(hypernym) wind, air current, current of air
(hyponym) bluster
4. an explosion (as of dynamite)
(hypernym) explosion, detonation, blowup
(hyponym) bomb blast
(derivation) shell
5. a highly pleasurable or exciting experience; "we had a good time at the party"; "celebrating after the game was a blast"
(synonym) good time
(hypernym) experience
6. intense adverse criticism; "Clinton directed his fire at the Republican Party"; "the government has come under attack"; "don't give me any flak"
(synonym) fire, attack, flak, flack
(hypernym) criticism, unfavorable judgment
Verb
1. make a strident sound; "She tended to blast when speaking into a microphone"
(synonym) blare
(hypernym) make noise, resound, noise
(derivation) bang, clap, eruption, loud noise
2. hit hard; "He smashed a 3-run homer"
(synonym) smash, nail, boom
(hypernym) hit
3. use explosives on; "The enemy has been shelling us all day"
(synonym) shell
(hypernym) bombard, bomb
(hyponym) crump
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blasen
v.
blow, exhale; inflate; ventilate; move or impel air; (Medicine) insufflate, blow air or medication into or onto the body
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blast
v.
střelbou vyhloubit; ztrhat; odstartovat
n.
výbuch; (prudký) závan; zatroubení
