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blastie

noun

Definition of blastie

Scottish

as in animal

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Noun

People constantly move throughout the space cleaning out cages and checking on any sick animals.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026
Yet the filmmakers infuse it with levity, showing his love and affinity for animals, as well ashis musical talents.

— Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of animal

Noun

Greg and Denise are having some marital issues, but everybody needs to put other concerns aside to stay alive with nasty raptors and other hungry beasties around.

— Brian Truitt, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2026
And when that happens, astronomers will set about studying these new beasties with other eyes on the sky to learn more about them and hopefully understand them.

— Phil Plait, Scientific American, 24 July 2026

Definition of beastie

Noun

No air-conditioning, no insulation, its charm blunted by DIY additions, discount drywall, generations of putty and steel wool stuffed into varmint tunnels.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 June 2026
Moreover, the official mascots succeed in spotting various varmints — foxes and possums, to be specific, but thankfully, no vultures.

— Ed Silverman, STAT, 16 June 2026

Definition of varmint

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Then, use the cotton balls to block areas where vermin may try to enter.

— BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026
Lineage also has been accruing fines as air regulators demand the company take additional steps to mitigate the smell and the vermin drawn to the site and surrounding neighborhoods.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of vermin

Noun

The show’s depiction of Hugh as a family man has been much more sympathetic than the book’s description of him as a power-hungry brute.

— James Grebey, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026
Shinnecock was still a brute of a test, but the red numbers on the white scoreboard were an unfamiliar site for this course.

— Doug Ferguson, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026

Definition of brute

Noun

Other initial products include a specialized quadruped for security applications and a humanoid robot platform for educators and researchers.

— Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 20 Aug. 2026
The prohibition also covers new imports of quadruped robots, often referred to as four-legged robot dogs.

— E. Eduardo Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of quadruped

Noun

There aren’t many of those critters in the Golden State and, when they’re found, officials seek to eradicate them.

— Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026
Look for a variety of birds of prey, slithering reptiles, and little critters that run from here to there.

— Wendy Altschuler, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of critter

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