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BLOWING IN

Specialty Definition: BLOWING IN

DomainDefinition

Metallurgy

The process of starting a blast furnace. Source: European Union. (references)

Mining

Starting a blast furnace. Syn:blow in. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Synonym: BLOWING IN

Synonym by domain: lighting-up (metallurgy).

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Crosswords: BLOWING IN

English words defined with "BLOWING IN": be adrift, Blast draught, blow, blustering, blusterous, blusterydriftfloat, Forced draughtgustyrustle, rustlingtailwindwhisper, whispering. (references)
Specialty definitions using "BLOWING IN": blast draft, blowing in from bankcore-blower operator, COREMAKER, MACHINE IIIopposing windto start up after damping down, triplexing. (references)

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Modern Usage: BLOWING IN

DomainUsage

Screenplays

I feel a breeayou're blowing in my ear. (Waiting for Guffman; writing credit: Christopher Guest; Eugene Levy)

Lyrics

We're blowing in the wind (Angel; performing artist: Lionel Richie)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Photo Album: BLOWING IN

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Topsoil blowing in the wind in north-central Iowa. Credit: Lynn Betts.

Scenic view of the Madison River with grass blowing in the foreground. Credit: Merv Coleman.

Grass blowing in the wind next to Axolotl Lake. Credit: Merv Coleman.

Metal sign blowing in the wind. Doyon, North Dakota. Credit: Library of Congress.

The Uinta Mountains in spring with light snows blowing in. Wasatch County, Utah. Credit: Library of Congress.

Corn blowing in the wind near Suffield, Connecticut. Credit: Library of Congress.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

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Expression: BLOWING IN

Expression using "BLOWING IN": blowing in from bank. Additional references.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: BLOWING IN

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

blowing in the wind

27

blowing in lyrics wind

15

art blowing in park rock

6

blowing in the wind bob dylan

5

art blowing in nc park rock

3

asia blowing in whistle

2

blowing in mary paul peter wind

2
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: BLOWING IN

Language Translations for "BLOWING IN"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Danish

  

opstart (bootstrap, lighting up, start-up, to blow in, to light up). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

aansteken (communicate, illuminate, infect, kindle, light, switch, turn on), aanblazen (blow, fan). (various references)

   

French

  

mise à feu (to blow in), mettre à feu (to blow in), allumer (to blow in). (various references)

   

German

  

Anblasen (blow at, blow on). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

άναμμα υψικαμίνου (lighting up, to blow in, to light up). (various references)

   

Italian

  

entrare in marcia (lighting up, to blow in, to light up), avviare (begin, direct, initiate, prime, set, set out, set up, start, start up, switch on). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

owingblay inay

   

Portuguese

  

arranque do forno (lighting up, to blow in, to light up). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

encendido del horno (lighting up, to blow in, to light up). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Anagrams: BLOWING IN

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "b-g-i-i-l-n-n-o-w"

-2 letters: blowing, boiling, bowling.

-3 letters: boning, bowing, globin, goblin, lignin, lining, lowing, oiling, owning, wiling, wining.

-4 letters: bingo, blini, blown, boing, inion, lingo, linin, owing.

-5 letters: blin, blow, boil, bong, bowl, glib, glob, glow, gown, ling, linn, lino, lion, loin, long, lown, noil, wing, wino.

 Words containing the letters "b-g-i-i-l-n-n-o-w"
 

+3 letters: snowmobiling.

 

+4 letters: snowmobilings.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Synonyms
2. Crosswords
3. Usage: Modern
4. Images: Photo Album
5. Expressions
6. Expressions: Internet
7. Translations: Modern
8. Anagrams
9. Bibliography


  

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