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bladder

  • noun
  • blad·der
  • /ˈblædə/

A flexible sac that can expand and contract and that holds liquids or gases.

Other meanings

  1. Specifically, the urinary bladder.

  2. A hollow, inflatable organ of a plant.

A kind of

  • sac

Kinds of bladder

  • gallbladder
  • urinary bladder

Related words

  • bladderball
  • bladderet
  • bladderful
  • bladderless
  • bladderlike
  • bladdernut
  • bladderworm
  • bladderwort
  • bladdery
  • gallbladder
  • megabladder
  • neobladder

Example sentences

  • “I've got a weak bladder.”

    Tatoeba · Miktsoanit · CC0

Word history

From Old English "blæddre".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “bladder” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.