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blows

UK/bləʊz/

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Northumbria/blaːz/

blows is the plural of blow.

blows is the third-person singular simple present indicative of blow.

Meaning of blow

Noun

blow (countable and uncountable, plural blows)

  1. A strong wind.
    • We’re having a bit of a blow this afternoon.
  2. (informal) A chance to catch one's breath.
    • The players were able to get a blow during the last timeout.
  3. (US, slang, uncountable) Powder cocaine.
    • Hi there, you're a pretty cute chick, want to snort some blow?1982, Slava Tsukerman, Anne Carlisle, Nina V. Kerova, Liquid Sky
  4. (UK, slang, uncountable) Cannabis.
  5. (slang, uncountable, Chicago dialectal) Heroin.
  6. (informal, vulgar) A blowjob; fellatio.
    • His girlfriend gave him a blow.

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Proper noun capitalized: Blows

Blows

  1. (plural) plural of Blow

Phrases with blows

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Words that rhyme with blows

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Questions about blows

What is blows the plural of?
Blows is the plural of blow.
What part of speech is blows?
Blows is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce blows?
Blows is pronounced /bləʊz/ (UK).

Words near blows in the dictionary

  1. blowpipers
  2. blowpipes
  3. blowpiping
  4. blowpoint
  5. blowproof
  6. blows
  7. blows a cloud
  8. blows a fuse
  9. blows a hole through
  10. blows a kiss
  11. blows apart

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