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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | buffeted |
| Synonyms: | blasted, fanned, fluttered, puffed, wafted, whirled, whisked, windblown |
| Main Entry: | blow |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make sound, usually with instrument |
| Synonyms: | blare, blast, honk, mouth, pipe, play, sound, toot, trumpet, vibrate |
| Main Entry: | blow |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | leave suddenly |
| Synonyms: | depart, go, hit the road, split*, take a hike, take a powder |
| Antonyms: | arrive, come, come in |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | blow |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | ruin chance |
| Synonyms: | fail, flounder, goof, miscarry, miss |
| Antonyms: | do well, succeed |
| Main Entry: | blow |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | use up money |
| Synonyms: | dissipate, lay out, pay out, spend, squander, waste |
| Antonyms: | save |
| Main Entry: | breathless |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unable to respire normally |
| Synonyms: | asthmatic, blown, choking, emphysematous, exhausted, gasping, gulping, out of breath, panting, short of breath, short-winded, spent, stertorous, wheezing, winded |
| Antonyms: | breathy, calm |
| Main Entry: | dissipated |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | used up |
| Synonyms: | blown, burnt out, consumed, destroyed, exhausted, kaput, played out, scattered, spent, squandered, wasted |
| Antonyms: | accumulated, gathered, hoarded, saved, stored |
| Main Entry: | late |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not on time |
| Synonyms: | backward, behind, behind time, behindhand, belated, blown, delayed, dilatory, eleventh-hour, gone, held up, hung up, in a bind, in the lurch, jammed, lagging, last-minute, missed the boat, out of luck, overdue, postponed, put off, remiss, slow, stayed, strapped, tardy, too late, unpunctual |
| Antonyms: | early, on time, prompt, punctual |
| Main Entry: | misspent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | wasted |
| Synonyms: | blown, dissipated, down the drain, idle, imprudent, misapplied, prodigal, profitless, squandered, thrown away |
| Antonyms: | profitable, unwasted, used well |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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