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blown

adjective \ˈblōn\

Definition of BLOWN

1
a :  swollen
b :  affected with bloat
2
:  being out of breath
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Origin of BLOWN

Middle English blowen, from past participle of blowen to blow
First Known Use: 14th century

Related to BLOWN

Synonyms
bloated, distended, overinflated, puffed, swollen, tumescent, tumid, turgid, varicose (also varicosed)

Rhymes with BLOWN

bone, clone, cone, crone, drone, flown, groan, grown, hone, known, loan, lone, moan, Mon, none, own, phone, pone, prone, Rhône, roan, Saône, scone, sone, stone, throne, tone, zone

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22 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. blown
  2. blow
  3. blown glass
  4. blown-in-the-bottle
  5. blown joint
  6. blown-molded
  7. blown oil
  8. blown-out shot
  9. blown pattern
  10. blown three-mold
  11. blown-up
  12. end-blown
  13. free-blown
  14. full-blown
  15. high-blown
  16. side-blown
  17. blow away
  18. blow in
  19. blow off
  20. blow out
  21. blow over
  22. blow up
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