bladder
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Akin to Old High German platara (German Blatter) and Old Norse blaðra (Danish blære).
Pronunciation [edit]
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- Rhymes: -ædə(r)
Noun [edit]
bladder (plural bladders)
- (zoology) A flexible sac that can expand and contract and that holds liquids or gases.
- (anatomy) Specifically, the urinary bladder.
- (botany) A hollow, inflatable organ of a plant.
- The inflatable bag inside various balls used in sports, such as footballs and rugby balls.
- A sealed, plastic bag that contains wine and is usually packaged in a cask.
Synonyms [edit]
Translations [edit]
flexible sac in zoology
urinary bladder — see urinary bladder
hollow inflatable organ in botany
inflatable bag inside a ball
Derived terms [edit]
- air bladder
- bladdered
- bladderpod
- bladderwrack
- gall bladder
- gas bladder
- shy bladder
- swim bladder
- urinary bladder
Verb [edit]
bladder (third-person singular simple present bladders, present participle bladdering, simple past and past participle bladdered)
- To swell out like a bladder with air; to inflate.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of G. Fletcher to this entry?)
- (transitive) To store or put up in bladders.
- bladdered lard
Dutch [edit]
Noun [edit]
bladder f, m (plural bladders, diminutive bladdertje)
- blister, particularly of paint
