Word Meanings - FULL-BLOWN - Book Publishers vocabulary database

1. Fully expanded, as a blossom; as, a full-bloun rose. Denham. 2. Fully distended with wind, as a sail. Dryden.

Related words: (words related to FULL-BLOWN)

• EXPAND
  To become widely opened, spread apart, dilated, distended, or enlarged; as, flowers expand in the spring; metals expand by heat; the heart expands with joy. Dryden.
• BLOSSOMY
  Full of blossoms; flowery.
• BLOSSOM
  D. bloesem, L. fios, and E. flower; from the root of E. blow to 1. The flower of a plant, or the essential organs of reproduction, with their appendages; florescence; bloom; the flowers of a plant, collectively; as, the blossoms and fruit of a
• EXPANDER
  Anything which causes expansion esp. a tool for stretching open or expanding a tube, etc.
• BLOSSOMLESS
  Without blossoms.
• FULLY
  In a full manner or degree; completely; entirely; without lack or defect; adequately; satisfactorily; as, to be fully persuaded of the truth of a proposition. Fully committed , committed to prison for trial, in distinction from being detained for
• EXPANDING
  That expands, or may be expanded; extending; spreading; enlarging. Expanding bit, Expanding drill , a bit or drill made adjustable for holes of various sizes; one which can be expanded in diameter while boring. -- Expanding pulley , a pulley so
• DISTEND
  tendere to stretch, stretch out: cf. F. distendre to distend, 1. To extend in some one direction; to lengthen out; to stretch. But say, what mean those colored streaks in heaven Distended as the brow of God appeased Milton. 2. To stretch out or
• DISREGARDFULLY
  Negligently; heedlessly.
• DOUBTFULLY
  In a doubtful manner. Nor did the goddess doubtfully declare. Dryden.
• HEALTHFULLY
  In health; wholesomely.
• RAPFULLY
  Violently.
• CAREFULLY
  In a careful manner.
• EMBLOSSOM
  To cover or adorn with blossoms. On the white emblossomed spray. J. Cunningham.
• FRIGHTFULLY
  In a frightful manner; to a frightful dagree.
• FEARFULLY
  In a fearful manner.
• MASTERFULLY
  In a masterful manner; imperiously. A lawless and rebellious man who held lands masterfully and in high contempt of the royal authority. Macaulay.
• BALEFULLY
  In a baleful manner; perniciously.
• TRISTFULLY
  In a tristful manner; sadly.
• BASHFULLY
  In a bashful manner.
• DEVICEFULLY
  In a deviceful manner.
• SPRITEFUL; SPRITEFULLY; SPRITELINESS; SPRITELY
  See ETC (more info) a., etc.
• WILFUL; WILFULLY; WILFULNESS
  See WILLFULNESS