blastie

Scottish

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Noun
  • At Tree by Naked Yoyogi Park, a multi-sensory dining experience in Tokyo designed by Japanese visual artist Ryotaro Muramatsu, guests put on VR headsets for part of the meal, transporting themselves into a comical world where animals eat and dress like humans.
    Kristin Tablang, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
  • This style of outerwear, worn over a man’s pants, consists of animal hides that still have the creature’s hair or fur attached, all the better to repel snow and rain.
    Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 1 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Catch up quick: The legendary little beastie first came to New Orleans by way of the Terrebonne Parish animal shelter.
    Chelsea Brasted, Axios, 11 Feb. 2025
  • But regardless of whether the beastie predicts six more weeks of winter or holds out the promise of an early Spring, next week should bring a respite of warmer weather.
    Todd Karpovich, Baltimore Sun, 1 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • What’s the significance of a little creature like Mr. Bubbles?
    Corina Knoll, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2025
  • Per the Miami Herald, the apartment resident narrowly avoided being bitten by the 2-foot-long venomous creature before professionals arrived to remove the reptile.
    Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 22 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Another disadvantage: Adding banana peels directly to the soil may attract unwelcome varmints.
    Marin Independent Journal, The Mercury News, 14 Feb. 2025
  • The dog, unable to climb after the varmint, stood on his haunches with his front paws resting on the tree and howled loudly.
    Kay Johnson, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • This could include, but is not limited to, major vermin contamination.
    Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 21 Feb. 2025
  • Crops had to be cut, stacked, and heated in vats that attracted vermin and were a breeding ground for viruses.
    Omari Weekes, The Atlantic, 13 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Smith has been on the outer of the Australian team in the T20 format, his weakest format where his lack of power can get exposed in a game dotted by muscular brutes.
    Tristan Lavalette, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
  • Maliki is a divisive brute whom Iran supports to the hilt.
    Dov Friedman, Foreign Affairs, 17 June 2014
Noun
  • And since Aibo’s debut, the company has sold more than 170,000 of the cute little quadrupeds—a huge number considering their price of several thousand dollars each.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 9 Dec. 2024
  • This paper contributes to quantifying the notion of robotic fitness by developing a set of necessary conditions that determine whether a small quadruped has the ability to open a class of doors or climb a class of stairs using only quasi-static maneuvers.
    Erico Guizzo, IEEE Spectrum, 2 June 2017
Noun
  • Don’t go to bed early; some night dives have a twist with UV dive lights and mask filters that give some critters and corals a fluorescent flow.
    Curaçao Tourist Board, AFAR Media, 26 Feb. 2025
  • This can be an unpleasant odor for humans to encounter, but the critters in the video seem enthusiastic about interacting with the eau de skunk.
    Amanda Kooser, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
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“Blastie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blastie. Accessed 5 Mar. 2025.

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