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noun
adj
- Able to, or likely to, explode.
- (slang) Easily driven to anger, usually with reference to a person.
- Having the character of an explosion.
- (figurative) Rapidly accelerating.
- (figurative) Shocking; startling.
- (cellular automata) Of a specific cellular automaton rule, tending to exhibit infinite and unpredictable growth when starting from finite random patterns.
- serving to explode or characterized by explosion or sudden outburst
- sudden and loud
- liable to lead to sudden change or violence
adj
- Inflammable or easily ignited.
- Tempestuous or emotionally volatile; sulfurous.
- Spirited or filled with emotion.
- Burning or glowing.
- Of or relating to fire.
- (butchery) Having the capillaries contracted due to stress at time of slaughter, causing blood to not drain properly.
- Having the colour of fire.
- Hot or inflamed.
- passionate or quick-tempered
- characterized by intense emotion
- like or suggestive of fire
noun
verb
noun
adj
- arousing to action or rebellion
- involving deliberate burning of property
- capable of catching fire spontaneously or causing fires or burning readily
- (figurative) Inflammatory, emotionally charged.
- Capable of, or used for, or actually causing fire.
- (technical) Of a damaging fire, intentionally caused rather than accidental.
- (figurative) Intentionally stirring up strife, riot, rebellion.
noun
- any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant
- an electrical device that can interrupt the flow of electrical current when it is overloaded
- (manufacturing, mining, military) The mechanism that ignites the charge in an explosive device; a detonator.
- (electrical engineering) A device to prevent excessive overcurrent from overload or short circuit in an electrical circuit, containing a component that melts and interrupts the current when too high a load is passed through it.
- A match made of paper impregnated with niter and having the usual igniting tip.
- (figurative) A tendency to lose one's temper.
- (cellular automata) An otherwise stable arbitrarily long repeating pattern that, when perturbed from one end, destructively carries that perturbation at a constant speed to the other end.
- A cord that, when lit, conveys the fire to some explosive device, such as a bomb.
- A friction match for smokers' use, having a bulbous head which when ignited is not easily blown out even in a gale of wind.
verb
- equip with a fuse; provide with a fuse
- become plastic or fluid or liquefied from heat
- make liquid or plastic by heating
- mix together different elements
- To furnish with or install a fuse in (an explosive device) (see Usage notes for noun above).
- (transitive) To melt together; to blend; to mix indistinguishably.
- (ergative, physics, astronomy) To combine through nuclear fusion.
- (transitive) To liquify by heat; melt.
- (intransitive) To melt together.
- (intransitive, electricity, of a circuit) To stop operating, having been protected against overcurrent by its fuse blowing.
- (transitive, electricity) To furnish with or install a fuse in (a circuit) to protect against overcurrent.
- (organic chemistry) To form a bicyclic compound from two similar or different types of ring such that two or more atoms are shared between the resulting rings.
noun
- any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant
- a friction match with a large head that will stay alight in the wind
- a spirally grooved spindle in a clock that counteracts the diminishing power of the uncoiling mainspring
- a colored flare used as a warning signal by trucks and trains
- (US) A colored flare used as a warning on a railroad.
- A large friction match.
- A light musket or firelock.
- One who, or that which, fuses or is fused; an individual component of a fusion.
- A fuse for an explosive.
- A conical, grooved pulley in early clocks, antique watches, and possibly all non-electronic marine chronometers.
noun
verb
noun
- any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant
- a friction match with a large head that will stay alight in the wind
- a colored flare used as a warning signal by trucks and trains
- Alternative form of fusee (flintlock musket)
- Alternative form of fusee (conical pulley, large match, fuse for explosives, warning flare)
noun
- any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant
- Any substance or device, such as priming wire or blasting cap, used to ignite gunpowder or other explosive.
- the first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface
- an introductory textbook
- (historical, Catholicism ecclesiastical) A prayer or devotional book intended for laity, initially an abridgment of the breviary and manual including the hours of the Virgin Mary, 15 gradual and 7 penitential psalms, the litany, the placebo and dirige forming the office of the dead, and the commendations.
- An introductory text on any subject, particularly basic concepts.
- (historical, Protestantism ecclesiastical) Any of various similar works issued in England for private prayer in accordance with the Book of Common Prayer.
- A layer of makeup that goes beneath the foundation; undermakeup.
- A person who prunes trees.
- A layer of such a substance.
- A children's book intended to teach literacy: how to read, write, and spell.
- (medicine, zoology) A pheromone which interacts first with the endocrine system.
- A device used to prime an internal combustion engine with gasoline, (especially) in airplanes.
- A substance used to prime wood, metal, etc. in preparation for painting.
- (biochemistry, genetics) A molecule which initiates the synthesis of an enzyme, (especially) a single-stranded nucleic acid molecule which initiates DNA replication.
noun
- any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant
- the first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface
- the act of making something ready
- A substance used as a primer.
- (firearms) The powder or other combustible used to communicate fire to a charge of gunpowder, as in a firearm.
- (media) A cognitive process in which media information increases temporarily the accessibility of knowledge units in the memory of an individual.
- (medicine, nursing) The process of flushing the tubing with IV fluid to remove air before connecting it to a patient.
- (psychology) The implicit memory effect in which exposure to a stimulus influences response to a subsequent stimulus.
- (microbiology) The effect that a nutrient has on the rate of organic matter decomposition
- (engineering) A harmful condition in which water is carried over from the boiler of a steam locomotive.
- (psycholinguistics) A form of positive priming that induces a tendency to repeat or more easily process a sentence that is similar in structure to one previously presented.
- (botany) A form of seed planting preparation in which the seeds are presoaked in a nanoparticle solution.
- (immunology) The first contact that an antigen-specific T helper cell precursors have with an antigen.
verb
noun
- highly flammable substance made from cellulose nitrate and camphor; used in e.g. motion-picture and X-ray film; its use has decreased with the development of nonflammable thermoplastics
- a medium that disseminates moving pictures
- (figuratively, often used attributively) The genre of cinema; film.
- Any of a variety of thermoplastics created from nitrocellulose and camphor, once used as photographic film.
adj
noun
- substance that smolders when ignited; used to light fuses (especially fireworks)
- a teenager or young adult who is a performer (or enthusiast) of punk rock and a member of the punk youth subculture
- material for starting a fire
- rock music with deliberately offensive lyrics expressing anger and social alienation; in part a reaction against progressive rock
- an aggressive and violent young criminal
- (US, LGBTQ, prison slang) A man forced or coerced into a homosexual relationship, especially in prison.
- (music) Ellipsis of punk rock, a genre known for short, loud, energetic songs with electric guitars and strong drums and shocking or political lyrics.
- (circus slang) A young, untrained animal or worker.
- (science fiction, usually in compounds) Any of the -punk genres, typically involving anachronistic technology and its social impact: dieselpunk, solarpunk, steampunk etc.
- (derogatory) A weak, timid person.
- (countable, US, slang) A worthless person, particularly:
- A nonconformist social movement originally associated with punk rock and its fans, combining anarchism and radicalism, usually (but not necessarily) left-wing.
- (uncountable) Any material used as tinder for lighting fires, such as agaric, dried wood, or touchwood, but especially wood altered by certain fungi.
- A person who designs or dresses in punk fashion style.
- Ellipsis of punk rocker; a musician known for playing punk rock or a fan of the genre.
- (US, LGBTQ, slang) A boy who accompanies a hobo, especially as used for sex.
- Synonym of amateur.
- (US, LGBTQ, derogatory, chiefly African-American Vernacular) A male homosexual.
- A member of the punk social movement; usually anarchist and socially non-conformist although potentially either left-wing or right-wing.
- (countable) A utensil for lighting wicks or fuses (such as those of fireworks) resembling stick incense.
- (fashion) The fashion style associated with punk rock, typically involving leather, metal studs and pins, distressed clothing and confrontational slogans.
- (humorous, rare) Any person, especially a male comrade.
- (chiefly US, LGBTQ) A passive or effeminate homosexual man.
- (science fiction, usually in compounds) A fan of a -punk genre of fiction, or a person who dresses in a style associated with it.
- (derogatory) A petty criminal, especially a juvenile delinquent.
adj
verb
noun
- a charred substance
- A charred substance.
- any of several small trout-like fish of the genus Salvelinus
- a human female employed to do housework
- (British) Alternative form of cha (“tea”).
- A charlady, a woman employed to do housework; cleaning lady.
- (colloquial) A character (being involved in the action of a story).
- (computing, programming) A character (text element such as a letter or symbol).
- Any of the several species of fishes of the genus Salvelinus.
- An odd job, a chore or piece of housework.
verb
- burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color
- burn to charcoal
- To work, especially to do housework; to work by the day, without being a regularly hired servant.
- (ergative) To burn something to charcoal; to be burnt to charcoal.
- (transitive) To burn (something) slightly or superficially so as to affect colour.
- To work or hew (stone, etc.)
- (transitive) To burn (something) severely, so as to blacken it.
noun
- a crude incendiary bomb made of a bottle filled with flammable liquid and fitted with a rag wick
- A crude incendiary bomb made from a glass bottle, either filled with a flammable liquid such as petroleum and supplied with a rag for a fuse that is lit just before being hurled, or filled with such a mix of flammable liquids that it ignites itself when it is smashed and its contents are exposed to air.
verb
noun
- The gaseous state of a substance that is normally a solid or liquid.
- Cloudy diffused matter such as mist, steam or fumes suspended in the air.
- (idiomatic) Something insubstantial, fleeting, or transitory; unreal fancy; vain imagination; idle talk; boasting.
- a visible suspension in the air of particles of some substance
- the process of becoming a vapor
noun
adj
name
noun
- a colorless liquid hydrocarbon; highly flammable; carcinogenic; the simplest of the aromatic compounds
- (organic chemistry) An aromatic hydrocarbon of formula C₆H₆ whose structure consists of a ring of alternate single and double bonds.
- (organic chemistry, in combination) Sometimes used in place of the phenyl group.
noun
- a small fragment of a burning substance thrown out by burning material or by friction
- a momentary flash of light
- a small but noticeable trace of some quality that might become stronger
- merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance
- electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field
- A small particle of glowing matter, either molten or on fire, resulting from an electrical surge or excessive heat created by friction.
- (cellular automata) A small collection of cells which briefly appears at the edge of a larger pattern before dying off.
- (figuratively) A small amount of something, such as an idea or romantic affection, that has the potential to become something greater, just as a spark can start a fire.
- Any of various lycaenid butterflies of the Indomalayan genus Sinthusa.
- (UK, slang) An electrician.
- (in the plural sparks but treated as a singular) A ship's radio operator.
- A beau, lover.
- A gallant; a foppish young man.
- A short or small burst of electrical discharge.
- A small, shining body, or transient light; a sparkle.
verb
noun
- a substance used to ignite or kindle a fire
- a device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or fires
- a flatbottom boat for carrying heavy loads (especially on canals)
- A flat-bottomed boat for carrying heavy loads across short distances (especially for canals or for loading or unloading larger boats).
- A person who lights things.
- A device used to light things, especially a reusable handheld device for creating fire to light cigarettes.
verb
adj
noun
- a substance that contaminates
- the act of contaminating or polluting; including (either intentionally or accidentally) unwanted substances or factors
- the state of being contaminated
- (linguistics, etymology) The influence of one form (often from a foreign language) on the historical development of another form to which it may be related in meaning.
- (linguistics) A process whereby words with related meanings come to have similar sounds.
- The act or process of contaminating.
- (textual criticism) The intermingling of readings from multiple sources by a copyist.
- Something which contaminates.
noun
- any chemical substance that burns or destroys living tissue
- the envelope of light rays reflected or refracted by a curved surface or object
- (informal, chemistry, uncountable) Caustic soda.
- (mathematics) The envelope of reflected or refracted rays for a given curve.
- (optics, computer graphics) The envelope of reflected or refracted rays of light for a given surface or object.
- Any substance or means which, applied to animal or other organic tissue, burns, corrodes, or destroys it by chemical action; an escharotic.
adj
noun
- a colorless flammable gas used chiefly in welding and in organic synthesis
- (organic chemistry, uncountable) Ethyne; the simplest alkyne, a hydrocarbon of formula HC≡CH. It is a colourless, odourless, extremely flammable, explosive gas, formerly used as an illuminating gas, but now used in welding and metallurgy.
- A lamp powered by acetylene, particularly a motor vehicle headlight.
- (organic chemistry, countable) Any organic compound having one or more carbon–carbon triple bonds; an alkyne.
noun
- a light usually carried in the hand; consists of some flammable substance
- a burner that mixes air and gas to produce a very hot flame
- tall-stalked very woolly mullein with densely packed yellow flowers; ancient Greeks and Romans dipped the stalks in tallow for funeral torches
- a small portable battery-powered electric lamp
- A stick of wood or plant fibres twisted together, with one end soaked in a flammable substance such as resin or tallow and set on fire, which is held in the hand, put into a wall bracket, or stuck into the ground, and used chiefly as a light source.
- A spike (“kind of inflorescence”) made up of spikelets.
- A flower which is red or red-orange in colour like a flame.
- A source of enlightenment or guidance.
- (US, slang) An arsonist.
- (chiefly in the plural) The common mullein, great mullein, or torchwort (Verbascum thapsus).
- (chiefly Canada, US) Ellipsis of blowtorch (“a tool which projects a controlled stream of a highly flammable gas over a spark in order to produce a controlled flame”).
- (by extension) A similarly shaped implement with a replaceable supply of flammable material; specifically, a pole with a lamp at one end.
- In carry, hand on, pass on, take up the torch: a precious cause, principle, tradition, etc., which needs to be protected and transmitted to others.
- (science fiction) Ellipsis of torch drive (“a spacecraft engine which produces thrust by nuclear fusion”).
- (by extension, Commonwealth) Ellipsis of electric torch: synonym of flashlight (“a battery-powered hand-held light source”).
verb
- burn maliciously, as by arson
- (figurative) To make damaging claims about (someone or something); to ruin the reputation of (someone or something); to disparage, to insult.
- (informal, originally US) To intentionally destroy (something) by setting it on fire, especially when committing arson in furtherance of some other criminal act (e.g. insurance fraud or the destruction of evidence).
- To illuminate or provide (a place) with torches (noun etymology 1 sense 1).
- (science fiction) To travel in a spacecraft propelled by a torch drive (“an engine which produces thrust by nuclear fusion”).
- Of a fire: to burn.
- (US, fishing) To catch fish or other aquatic animals by torchlight; to go torch-fishing.
- (UK, dialectal, figurative) To (appear to) flare up like a torch.
noun
adj
- Able to, or likely to, explode.
- (slang) Easily driven to anger, usually with reference to a person.
- Having the character of an explosion.
- (figurative) Rapidly accelerating.
- (figurative) Shocking; startling.
- (cellular automata) Of a specific cellular automaton rule, tending to exhibit infinite and unpredictable growth when starting from finite random patterns.
- serving to explode or characterized by explosion or sudden outburst
- sudden and loud
- liable to lead to sudden change or violence
noun
verb
noun
adj
- arousing to action or rebellion
- involving deliberate burning of property
- capable of catching fire spontaneously or causing fires or burning readily
- (figurative) Inflammatory, emotionally charged.
- Capable of, or used for, or actually causing fire.
- (technical) Of a damaging fire, intentionally caused rather than accidental.
- (figurative) Intentionally stirring up strife, riot, rebellion.
noun
- any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant
- an electrical device that can interrupt the flow of electrical current when it is overloaded
- (manufacturing, mining, military) The mechanism that ignites the charge in an explosive device; a detonator.
- (electrical engineering) A device to prevent excessive overcurrent from overload or short circuit in an electrical circuit, containing a component that melts and interrupts the current when too high a load is passed through it.
- A match made of paper impregnated with niter and having the usual igniting tip.
- (figurative) A tendency to lose one's temper.
- (cellular automata) An otherwise stable arbitrarily long repeating pattern that, when perturbed from one end, destructively carries that perturbation at a constant speed to the other end.
- A cord that, when lit, conveys the fire to some explosive device, such as a bomb.
- A friction match for smokers' use, having a bulbous head which when ignited is not easily blown out even in a gale of wind.
verb
- equip with a fuse; provide with a fuse
- become plastic or fluid or liquefied from heat
- make liquid or plastic by heating
- mix together different elements
- To furnish with or install a fuse in (an explosive device) (see Usage notes for noun above).
- (transitive) To melt together; to blend; to mix indistinguishably.
- (ergative, physics, astronomy) To combine through nuclear fusion.
- (transitive) To liquify by heat; melt.
- (intransitive) To melt together.
- (intransitive, electricity, of a circuit) To stop operating, having been protected against overcurrent by its fuse blowing.
- (transitive, electricity) To furnish with or install a fuse in (a circuit) to protect against overcurrent.
- (organic chemistry) To form a bicyclic compound from two similar or different types of ring such that two or more atoms are shared between the resulting rings.
noun
- any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant
- a friction match with a large head that will stay alight in the wind
- a spirally grooved spindle in a clock that counteracts the diminishing power of the uncoiling mainspring
- a colored flare used as a warning signal by trucks and trains
- (US) A colored flare used as a warning on a railroad.
- A large friction match.
- A light musket or firelock.
- One who, or that which, fuses or is fused; an individual component of a fusion.
- A fuse for an explosive.
- A conical, grooved pulley in early clocks, antique watches, and possibly all non-electronic marine chronometers.
noun
verb
noun
- any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant
- a friction match with a large head that will stay alight in the wind
- a colored flare used as a warning signal by trucks and trains
- Alternative form of fusee (flintlock musket)
- Alternative form of fusee (conical pulley, large match, fuse for explosives, warning flare)
noun
- any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant
- Any substance or device, such as priming wire or blasting cap, used to ignite gunpowder or other explosive.
- the first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface
- an introductory textbook
- (historical, Catholicism ecclesiastical) A prayer or devotional book intended for laity, initially an abridgment of the breviary and manual including the hours of the Virgin Mary, 15 gradual and 7 penitential psalms, the litany, the placebo and dirige forming the office of the dead, and the commendations.
- An introductory text on any subject, particularly basic concepts.
- (historical, Protestantism ecclesiastical) Any of various similar works issued in England for private prayer in accordance with the Book of Common Prayer.
- A layer of makeup that goes beneath the foundation; undermakeup.
- A person who prunes trees.
- A layer of such a substance.
- A children's book intended to teach literacy: how to read, write, and spell.
- (medicine, zoology) A pheromone which interacts first with the endocrine system.
- A device used to prime an internal combustion engine with gasoline, (especially) in airplanes.
- A substance used to prime wood, metal, etc. in preparation for painting.
- (biochemistry, genetics) A molecule which initiates the synthesis of an enzyme, (especially) a single-stranded nucleic acid molecule which initiates DNA replication.
noun
- any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant
- the first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface
- the act of making something ready
- A substance used as a primer.
- (firearms) The powder or other combustible used to communicate fire to a charge of gunpowder, as in a firearm.
- (media) A cognitive process in which media information increases temporarily the accessibility of knowledge units in the memory of an individual.
- (medicine, nursing) The process of flushing the tubing with IV fluid to remove air before connecting it to a patient.
- (psychology) The implicit memory effect in which exposure to a stimulus influences response to a subsequent stimulus.
- (microbiology) The effect that a nutrient has on the rate of organic matter decomposition
- (engineering) A harmful condition in which water is carried over from the boiler of a steam locomotive.
- (psycholinguistics) A form of positive priming that induces a tendency to repeat or more easily process a sentence that is similar in structure to one previously presented.
- (botany) A form of seed planting preparation in which the seeds are presoaked in a nanoparticle solution.
- (immunology) The first contact that an antigen-specific T helper cell precursors have with an antigen.
verb
noun
- highly flammable substance made from cellulose nitrate and camphor; used in e.g. motion-picture and X-ray film; its use has decreased with the development of nonflammable thermoplastics
- a medium that disseminates moving pictures
- (figuratively, often used attributively) The genre of cinema; film.
- Any of a variety of thermoplastics created from nitrocellulose and camphor, once used as photographic film.
adj
noun
- substance that smolders when ignited; used to light fuses (especially fireworks)
- a teenager or young adult who is a performer (or enthusiast) of punk rock and a member of the punk youth subculture
- material for starting a fire
- rock music with deliberately offensive lyrics expressing anger and social alienation; in part a reaction against progressive rock
- an aggressive and violent young criminal
- (US, LGBTQ, prison slang) A man forced or coerced into a homosexual relationship, especially in prison.
- (music) Ellipsis of punk rock, a genre known for short, loud, energetic songs with electric guitars and strong drums and shocking or political lyrics.
- (circus slang) A young, untrained animal or worker.
- (science fiction, usually in compounds) Any of the -punk genres, typically involving anachronistic technology and its social impact: dieselpunk, solarpunk, steampunk etc.
- (derogatory) A weak, timid person.
- (countable, US, slang) A worthless person, particularly:
- A nonconformist social movement originally associated with punk rock and its fans, combining anarchism and radicalism, usually (but not necessarily) left-wing.
- (uncountable) Any material used as tinder for lighting fires, such as agaric, dried wood, or touchwood, but especially wood altered by certain fungi.
- A person who designs or dresses in punk fashion style.
- Ellipsis of punk rocker; a musician known for playing punk rock or a fan of the genre.
- (US, LGBTQ, slang) A boy who accompanies a hobo, especially as used for sex.
- Synonym of amateur.
- (US, LGBTQ, derogatory, chiefly African-American Vernacular) A male homosexual.
- A member of the punk social movement; usually anarchist and socially non-conformist although potentially either left-wing or right-wing.
- (countable) A utensil for lighting wicks or fuses (such as those of fireworks) resembling stick incense.
- (fashion) The fashion style associated with punk rock, typically involving leather, metal studs and pins, distressed clothing and confrontational slogans.
- (humorous, rare) Any person, especially a male comrade.
- (chiefly US, LGBTQ) A passive or effeminate homosexual man.
- (science fiction, usually in compounds) A fan of a -punk genre of fiction, or a person who dresses in a style associated with it.
- (derogatory) A petty criminal, especially a juvenile delinquent.
adj
verb
noun
- a charred substance
- A charred substance.
- any of several small trout-like fish of the genus Salvelinus
- a human female employed to do housework
- (British) Alternative form of cha (“tea”).
- A charlady, a woman employed to do housework; cleaning lady.
- (colloquial) A character (being involved in the action of a story).
- (computing, programming) A character (text element such as a letter or symbol).
- Any of the several species of fishes of the genus Salvelinus.
- An odd job, a chore or piece of housework.
verb
- burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color
- burn to charcoal
- To work, especially to do housework; to work by the day, without being a regularly hired servant.
- (ergative) To burn something to charcoal; to be burnt to charcoal.
- (transitive) To burn (something) slightly or superficially so as to affect colour.
- To work or hew (stone, etc.)
- (transitive) To burn (something) severely, so as to blacken it.
noun
- a crude incendiary bomb made of a bottle filled with flammable liquid and fitted with a rag wick
- A crude incendiary bomb made from a glass bottle, either filled with a flammable liquid such as petroleum and supplied with a rag for a fuse that is lit just before being hurled, or filled with such a mix of flammable liquids that it ignites itself when it is smashed and its contents are exposed to air.
noun
adj
name
noun
- a colorless liquid hydrocarbon; highly flammable; carcinogenic; the simplest of the aromatic compounds
- (organic chemistry) An aromatic hydrocarbon of formula C₆H₆ whose structure consists of a ring of alternate single and double bonds.
- (organic chemistry, in combination) Sometimes used in place of the phenyl group.
noun
- a small fragment of a burning substance thrown out by burning material or by friction
- a momentary flash of light
- a small but noticeable trace of some quality that might become stronger
- merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance
- electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field
- A small particle of glowing matter, either molten or on fire, resulting from an electrical surge or excessive heat created by friction.
- (cellular automata) A small collection of cells which briefly appears at the edge of a larger pattern before dying off.
- (figuratively) A small amount of something, such as an idea or romantic affection, that has the potential to become something greater, just as a spark can start a fire.
- Any of various lycaenid butterflies of the Indomalayan genus Sinthusa.
- (UK, slang) An electrician.
- (in the plural sparks but treated as a singular) A ship's radio operator.
- A beau, lover.
- A gallant; a foppish young man.
- A short or small burst of electrical discharge.
- A small, shining body, or transient light; a sparkle.
verb
noun
- a substance used to ignite or kindle a fire
- a device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or fires
- a flatbottom boat for carrying heavy loads (especially on canals)
- A flat-bottomed boat for carrying heavy loads across short distances (especially for canals or for loading or unloading larger boats).
- A person who lights things.
- A device used to light things, especially a reusable handheld device for creating fire to light cigarettes.
verb
adj
noun
- a substance that contaminates
- the act of contaminating or polluting; including (either intentionally or accidentally) unwanted substances or factors
- the state of being contaminated
- (linguistics, etymology) The influence of one form (often from a foreign language) on the historical development of another form to which it may be related in meaning.
- (linguistics) A process whereby words with related meanings come to have similar sounds.
- The act or process of contaminating.
- (textual criticism) The intermingling of readings from multiple sources by a copyist.
- Something which contaminates.
noun
- any chemical substance that burns or destroys living tissue
- the envelope of light rays reflected or refracted by a curved surface or object
- (informal, chemistry, uncountable) Caustic soda.
- (mathematics) The envelope of reflected or refracted rays for a given curve.
- (optics, computer graphics) The envelope of reflected or refracted rays of light for a given surface or object.
- Any substance or means which, applied to animal or other organic tissue, burns, corrodes, or destroys it by chemical action; an escharotic.
adj
noun
- a colorless flammable gas used chiefly in welding and in organic synthesis
- (organic chemistry, uncountable) Ethyne; the simplest alkyne, a hydrocarbon of formula HC≡CH. It is a colourless, odourless, extremely flammable, explosive gas, formerly used as an illuminating gas, but now used in welding and metallurgy.
- A lamp powered by acetylene, particularly a motor vehicle headlight.
- (organic chemistry, countable) Any organic compound having one or more carbon–carbon triple bonds; an alkyne.
noun
- a light usually carried in the hand; consists of some flammable substance
- a burner that mixes air and gas to produce a very hot flame
- tall-stalked very woolly mullein with densely packed yellow flowers; ancient Greeks and Romans dipped the stalks in tallow for funeral torches
- a small portable battery-powered electric lamp
- A stick of wood or plant fibres twisted together, with one end soaked in a flammable substance such as resin or tallow and set on fire, which is held in the hand, put into a wall bracket, or stuck into the ground, and used chiefly as a light source.
- A spike (“kind of inflorescence”) made up of spikelets.
- A flower which is red or red-orange in colour like a flame.
- A source of enlightenment or guidance.
- (US, slang) An arsonist.
- (chiefly in the plural) The common mullein, great mullein, or torchwort (Verbascum thapsus).
- (chiefly Canada, US) Ellipsis of blowtorch (“a tool which projects a controlled stream of a highly flammable gas over a spark in order to produce a controlled flame”).
- (by extension) A similarly shaped implement with a replaceable supply of flammable material; specifically, a pole with a lamp at one end.
- In carry, hand on, pass on, take up the torch: a precious cause, principle, tradition, etc., which needs to be protected and transmitted to others.
- (science fiction) Ellipsis of torch drive (“a spacecraft engine which produces thrust by nuclear fusion”).
- (by extension, Commonwealth) Ellipsis of electric torch: synonym of flashlight (“a battery-powered hand-held light source”).
verb
- burn maliciously, as by arson
- (figurative) To make damaging claims about (someone or something); to ruin the reputation of (someone or something); to disparage, to insult.
- (informal, originally US) To intentionally destroy (something) by setting it on fire, especially when committing arson in furtherance of some other criminal act (e.g. insurance fraud or the destruction of evidence).
- To illuminate or provide (a place) with torches (noun etymology 1 sense 1).
- (science fiction) To travel in a spacecraft propelled by a torch drive (“an engine which produces thrust by nuclear fusion”).
- Of a fire: to burn.
- (US, fishing) To catch fish or other aquatic animals by torchlight; to go torch-fishing.
- (UK, dialectal, figurative) To (appear to) flare up like a torch.
verb
noun
- The gaseous state of a substance that is normally a solid or liquid.
- Cloudy diffused matter such as mist, steam or fumes suspended in the air.
- (idiomatic) Something insubstantial, fleeting, or transitory; unreal fancy; vain imagination; idle talk; boasting.
- a visible suspension in the air of particles of some substance
- the process of becoming a vapor
adj
- Inflammable or easily ignited.
- Tempestuous or emotionally volatile; sulfurous.
- Spirited or filled with emotion.
- Burning or glowing.
- Of or relating to fire.
- (butchery) Having the capillaries contracted due to stress at time of slaughter, causing blood to not drain properly.
- Having the colour of fire.
- Hot or inflamed.
- passionate or quick-tempered
- characterized by intense emotion
- like or suggestive of fire