Definition of Blowups

1. Noun. (plural of blowup) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Blowups

1. blowup [n] - See also: blowup

Lexicographical Neighbors of Blowups

blowses
blowsier
blowsiest
blowsily
blowsiness
blowsy
blowth
blowths
blowtorch
blowtorched
blowtorches
blowtorching
blowtube
blowtubes
blowup
blowups (current term)
blowy
blowze
blowzed
blowzes
blowzier
blowziest
blowzily
blowzy
blub
blubbed
blubber
blubber finger
blubber out
blubbered

Literary usage of Blowups

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Bulletin of the New York Public Library by New York Public Library (1897)
"THE FAIRY TALE WORLD Room 78 Water colored blowups of Cruikshank drawings for Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, etc., as background for Fairy Tale Boxes by ..."

2. The U. S. Coal Industry, 1970-1990: Two Decades of ChangeTechnology (1992)
"... preparation, and maintenance —Emergency procedures for blowups, weighting, buoyancy control —Control of operational problems —Hypothermia/hyperthermia ..."

3. Parents, Peers and Pot II: Parents in Action by Marsha Manatt (1996)
"Subsequently, some parents took a course in family communication skills to learn how to avoid blowups and fruitless arguments. ..."

4. Food Products by Henry Clapp Sherman (1914)
"The hot solution then goes to the blowups for clarification, which is accomplished by adding a very small amount of acid calcium phosphate and then enough ..."

5. A Handbook for Cane-sugar Manufacturers and Their Chemists by Guilford Lawson Spencer (1917)
"It is advisable to thoroughly heat this material in steam "blowups," settle the mud, and decant the clean juice preparatory to filtration. ..."

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