bladder
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bladder
- /ˈblædə/ UK
- /ˈblædɚ/ US
Rhymes with -ædə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From Middle English bladdre, bleddre, bladder, bledder, from Old English blæddre, a variant of blǣdre, blēdre (“blister, bladder”), from Proto-West Germanic *blādrā, from Proto-Germanic *blēdrǭ, *bladrǭ (“blister, bladder”).
noun bladders · blather · blether
- A flexible sac that can expand and contract and that holds liquids or gases.
- Specifically, the urinary bladder.
- A hollow, inflatable organ of a plant.
- The inflatable bag inside various balls used in sports, such as footballs and rugby balls.
- A container in the form of a flexible bag. a fuel bladder
- A sealed plastic bag that contains wine and is usually packaged in a cask.
- Anything inflated, empty, or unsound. to swim with bladders of philosophy
verb bladders · bladdering · bladdered · blather · blether
- To swell out like a bladder with air; to inflate. bladder'd up with pride of his own merit
- To store or put up in bladders. bladdered lard
