Phrase Hound found 87 phrases and 19 compound words that contain blows. The most common are listed below. Open blows in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 87
- blows upthird-person singular simple present indicative of blow up: Inflatable; able to be blown up.
- blows downthird-person singular simple present indicative of blow down: To knock over with an air current, most often wind.
- body-blowsplural of body-blow: A severely injurious or damaging physical strike or impact.
- low blowsplural of low blow: An unfair or illegal blow that lands below the opponent’s waist.
- exchanging blowspresent participle and gerund of exchange blows
- come to blowsTo fight; to initiate physical conflict, especially subsequent to escalating tension or antagonism.
- as the wind blowsAccording to any given circumstances.
- blows apartthird-person singular simple present indicative of blow apart: To destroy (something) by explosion or figuratively similar disasters (e.g. a scandal for a company).
- blows awaythird-person singular simple present indicative of blow away: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see blow, away.
- blows offthird-person singular simple present indicative of blow off: To remove something by blowing on it.
- blows outthird-person singular simple present indicative of blow out: To extinguish something, especially a flame, especially by means of a strong current of air or another gas.
- blows overthird-person singular simple present indicative of blow over: To blow on something causing it to topple.
- blows pastthird-person singular simple present indicative of blow past: To easily overcome or go around a safeguard or limit.
- blows smokethird-person singular simple present indicative of blow smoke: To speak with a lack of credibility, sense, purpose, or truth; to speak nonsense.
- blows throughthird-person singular simple present indicative of blow through: To expend or waste rapidly.
- blows townthird-person singular simple present indicative of blow town: To suddenly leave one's residence.
- blows waterthird-person singular simple present indicative of blow water: to brag; to boast; to talk big
- bye-blowsplural of bye-blow: A blow struck to the side or from the side, as in swordplay; a secondary or incidental strike of any sort.
- dead-blowsplural of dead-blow: A hammer or mallet designed to minimize rebound from the surface being struck, useful in precision work and in tight locations.
- death blowsplural of death blow: A strike or blow that leads to death, especially a coup de grâce.
- elder-blowsplural of elder-blow: The edible flower clusters (umbels) of the elder tree (Sambucus nigra).
- exchange blowsTo fight together (usually physically)
- exchanged blowssimple past and past participle of exchange blows
- exchanges blowsthird-person singular simple present indicative of exchange blows: To fight together (usually physically)
- hammer blowsplural of hammer blow: A blow with a hammer.
Compound words 19
- WinblowsThe Microsoft Windows operating system.
- backblowsplural of backblow: The act of striking with the back of the hand.
- blowsiercomparative form of blowsy: more blowsy
- counterblowsplural of counterblow: A blow delivered in reply to a previous blow by somebody else, such as an opponent in a boxing match.
- deadblowsplural of deadblow: A hammer or mallet designed to minimize rebound from the surface being struck, useful in precision work and in tight locations.
- deathblowsplural of deathblow: A strike or blow that leads to death, especially a coup de grâce.
- flyblowsplural of flyblow: An egg laid by a fly in animal flesh; a maggot hatched from such an egg.
- hammerblowsplural of hammerblow: A blow with a hammer.
- handblowsplural of handblow: A blow struck with the hand.
- handyblowsplural of handblow: A blow struck with the hand.