explosion
— Noun
– English
~ the terminal forced release of pressure built up during the occlusive phase of a stop consonant
explosion
— Noun
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~ the act of exploding or bursting; "the explosion of the firecrackers awoke the children"; "the burst of an atom bomb creates enormous radiation aloft"
explosion
— Noun
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~ a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction
explosion
— Noun
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~ a sudden great increase; "the population explosion"; "the information explosion"
explosion
— Noun
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~ the noise caused by an explosion; "the explosion was heard a mile away"
explosive
— Adjective
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~ serving to explode or characterized by explosion or sudden outburst; "an explosive device"; "explosive gas"; "explosive force"; "explosive violence"; "an explosive temper"
explosive
— Adjective
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~ sudden and loud; "an explosive laugh"
explosive
— Adjective
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~ liable to lead to sudden change or violence; "an explosive issue"; "a volatile situation with troops and rioters eager for a confrontation"
explosive device
— Noun
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~ device that bursts with sudden violence from internal energy
explosive
— Noun
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~ a chemical substance that undergoes a rapid chemical change (with the production of gas) on being heated or struck