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blain

blain
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [bleyn]
    • /bleɪn/
    • /ˈbleɪn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bleyn]
    • /bleɪn/

Definitions of blain word

  • noun blain a blister, blotch, or sore on the skin 3
  • noun blain an inflamed sore or swelling 3
  • noun blain an inflammatory swelling or sore. 1
  • noun blain A skin swelling or sore; a blister; a blotch. 0

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Origin of blain

First appearance:

before 1000
One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English blein(e), Old English blegene. See chilblain

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Parts of speech for Blain

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

blain popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for blain

noun blain

  • abscess — An abscess is a painful swelling containing pus.
  • sore — suffering bodily pain from wounds, bruises, etc., as a person: He is sore because of all that exercise.
  • welt — a ridge or wale on the surface of the body, as from a blow of a stick or whip.
  • ulcer — Pathology. a sore on the skin or a mucous membrane, accompanied by the disintegration of tissue, the formation of pus, etc.
  • cyst — A cyst is a growth containing liquid that appears inside your body or under your skin.

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