blast vs blaze

blast and blaze both are nouns.

blast and blaze both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
blast	Yes	No	Yes	No
blaze	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, blaze is a hyponym of blast; that is, blaze is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than blast:

blast: fire a shot; release
blaze: shoot rapidly and repeatedly

Other hyponyms of blast include blaze away, overshoot, sharpshoot, snipe, fire, open fire, gun, pump.

blast (noun)	blaze (noun)
a very long fly ball	noisy and unrestrained mischief
intense adverse criticism	a light within the field of vision that is brighter than the brightness to which the eyes are adapted
an explosion (as of dynamite)	a light-colored marking
a sudden very loud noise	a cause of difficulty and suffering
a highly pleasurable or exciting experience	a strong flame that burns brightly
a strong current of air

blast (verb)	blaze (verb)
shatter as if by explosion	indicate by marking trees with blazes
shrivel or wither or mature imperfectly	shoot rapidly and repeatedly
criticize harshly or violently	move rapidly and as if blazing
use explosives on	burn brightly and intensely
fire a shot; release	shine brightly and intensively
hit with great force
create by using explosives
make with or as if with an explosion
apply a draft or strong wind to to
make a strident sound

Difference between blast and blaze

© WordCmp.com 2024, CC-BY 4.0 / CC-BY-SA 3.0.