Bladder

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ædÉ™(r)

Origin

Akin to Old High German platara (German Blatter) and Old Norse blaðra (Danish blære).

Full definition of bladder

Noun

1. (zoology) A flexible sac that can expand and contract and that holds liquids or gases.
2. (anatomy) Specifically, the urinary bladder.
3. (botany) A hollow, inflatable organ of a plant.
4. The inflatable bag inside various balls used in sports, such as footballs and rugby balls.
5. A sealed plastic bag that contains wine and is usually packaged in a cask.
6. (figurative) Anything inflated, empty, or unsound.
• Rochesterto swim with bladders of philosophy

Synonyms

• vesica

Derived terms

• air bladder
• bladdered
• bladderpod
• bladderwrack
• gall bladder
• gas bladder
• shy bladder
• swim bladder
• urinary bladder

Verb

1. To swell out like a bladder with air; to inflate.
2. (transitive) To store or put up in bladders.bladdered lard----