blasties

noun

plural of blastie, Scottish
as in animals

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  1. animals
  2. vermin
  3. creatures
  4. varmints
  5. critters
  6. brutes
Noun
  • Rabies is a deadly virus that spreads to people from the saliva of infected animals, according to the Mayo Clinic.
    — Nicholas Lentz, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Heat, sunlight exposure, monsoons, animals and others speed up decomposition, Hess says.
    — Emma Tucker, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of animals
Noun
  • On Monday, the owner of the lot at 703 Greenwich Street, William Gottlieb Real Estate, countersued, alleging Urban Zen and the building housing Karan’s store are actually to blame for the vermin scourge.
    — Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Gaps underneath a sink and behind the bread warmer that could provide entry points and harbor vermin.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of vermin
Noun
  • Showing off import sheets related to bats, seahorses and other creatures, Tlusty illustrated how this works.
    — John Werner, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Contrary to their reputation, bats are not fearsome creatures but unsung ecological heroes.
    — Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of creatures
Noun
  • 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 varmints
Noun
  • Why Moles Can Be Problematic While moles won’t nibble on your plants like other critters would, their tunneling can upend your plants’ roots.
    — Alexandra Kelly, Martha Stewart, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Six Mile Cypress Slough Preserve gives visitors the opportunity to explore a 3,400-acre wetland ecosystem crawling with native critters like otters, turtles, alligators, and wading birds.
    — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of critters
Noun
  • These brutes commonly exceed 50 pounds.
    — Keith Sutton, Outdoor Life, 18 June 2026
  • In Raspail’s tale, hordes of impoverished and dark-​skinned brutes from India descend onto French shores by way of rafts, the first wave of an invasion of the civilized West by the brown-​skinned developing world.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Apr. 2026
Definition of brutes
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