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noun
- A fuse for an explosive.
- (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 conical, grooved pulley in early clocks, antique watches, and possibly all non-electronic marine chronometers.
- a friction match with a large head that will stay alight in the wind
- any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant
- 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
noun
- an explosive device fused to explode under specific conditions
- An explosive device used or intended as a weapon, especially, one dropped from an aircraft.
- strong sealed vessel for measuring heat of combustion
- an event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual
- (South India, colloquial) A fart.
- (slang) A highly potent joint (cannabis cigarette).
- (informal, in combination) A piece of food, often small, usually intensely flavored.
- (colloquial) An act of jumping into water while keeping one's arms and legs tucked into the body, as in a squatting position, to maximize splashing.
- (in combination) A bag or balloon containing a substance such as water, flour, or paint, designed to burst and splatter.
- (colloquial, figurative) Anything that is at risk of exploding (literally) or that has exploded.
- (figurative) Events or conditions that have a speedy destructive effect.
- (basketball, slang) A throw into the basket from a considerable distance.
- (chiefly British, India, slang) A very attractive woman.
- An obscene word identified by its first letter.
- A cyclone whose central pressure drops at an average rate of at least one millibar per hour for at least 24 hours.
- (US, Australia, informal) A car in poor condition.
- (often in combination) An action or statement that causes a strong reaction.
- (American football, slang) A long forward pass.
- (slang) A woman’s breast.
- (chemistry) A heavy-walled container designed to permit chemical reactions under high pressure.
- (chiefly British, slang) A success; the bomb.
- (rugby, soccer, slang) A high kick that sends the ball relatively straight up so players can get under it before it comes down.
- (colloquial) Any explosive charge.
- (slang) A failure; an unpopular commercial product.
- (professional wrestling) A professional wrestling throw in which an opponent is lifted and then slammed back-first down to the mat.
- (UK, Australia, slang) A large amount of money.
- (slang) A recreational drug ground up, wrapped, and swallowed.
verb
- throw bombs at or attack with bombs
- fail to get a passing grade
- To jump into water in a squatting position, with the arms wrapped around the legs, in order to maximise the resulting splash.
- (slang) Synonym of parachute (“wrap illicit drugs in a covering before swallowing them”).
- (transitive, intransitive) To attack using one or more bombs; to bombard.
- (reflexive) To make oneself drunk.
- (transitive, figuratively, often with with) To attack or annoy in the manner of a bombing.
- (especially with along, down, up etc.) To move at high speed.
- (intransitive, computing) To crash.
- (transitive, slang) To make a smelly mess in (a toilet).
- (ambitransitive) To fail dismally.
- To cover an area in many graffiti tags.
- To add an excessive amount of chlorine to a pool when it has not been maintained properly.
adj
noun
- a bomb that uses a fuel-air explosive
- a dispenser that holds a substance under pressure and that can release it as a fine spray (usually by means of a propellant gas)
- (weaponry) A type of thermobaric weapon.
- An early design for an aerosol can: a refillable hand-sized steel can charged with a pressurized liquefied gas and a product to be expelled as a mist or a foam.
noun
- firework consisting of a small explosive charge and fuse in a heavy paper casing
- (British informal) pork sausage
- (US, crime, slang) Clipping of gangbanger; a member of a gang.
- (British, sexuality, slang) A man's penis.
- (automotive, slang) An old, worn-out car. From a stereotypical one backfiring, making banging noises.
- (slang, idiomatic, music) A powerfully energetic or exceptional song, especially in hip-hop and dance music.
- (slang, by extension) Any particularly good or pleasing thing.
- (curling) One of the rocks that end up crashing against another, making banging sounds, after a throw.
- (curling) One of the rocks that results in a score at the finish of an end.
- (soccer) A spectacular goal.
- (British, sexuality, slang) A woman's breast.
- (British) A firework that makes a bang.
- (sexuality, slang) A person who has sex.
- (Internet slang, also attributive) A good or popular post.
- (US, automotive, slang) A car or an engine; referring to the cylinders of an engine in a car. From the explosive bangs on every cylinder firing.
- (military, slang) A Bangalore torpedo.
- (British, New Zealand, Australia, food, slang) A sausage.
noun
- firework consisting of a small explosive charge and fuse in a heavy paper casing
- a poor White person in the southern United States
- a party favor consisting of a paper roll (usually containing candy or a small favor) that pops when pulled at both ends
- a thin crisp wafer made of flour and water with or without leavening and shortening; unsweetened or semisweet
- a programmer who cracks (gains unauthorized access to) computers, typically to do malicious things
- (UK) A northern pintail, a dabbling duck of species Anas acuta.
- (computing) One who cracks (i.e. overcomes) computer software or security restrictions.
- (slang, chiefly British, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand) A fine, great thing or person (crackerjack).
- A person or thing that breaks a thing (e.g., nutcracker).
- An ambitious or hard-working person (i.e. someone who arises at the 'crack' of dawn).
- A dry, thin, crispy baked bread (usually salty or savoury, but sometimes sweet, as in the case of graham crackers and animal crackers).
- A prawn cracker.
- Refinery equipment used to pyrolyse organic feedstocks. If catalyst is used to aid pyrolysis it is informally called a cat-cracker
- A Christmas cracker.
- A firecracker.
- The final section of certain whips, which is made of a short, thin piece of unravelled rope, or which is a short piece of twisted string tied to the end of the whip, which produces a distinctive cracking sound when the whip is cracked.
- (US, derogatory, ethnic slur, offensive) An impoverished white person from the southeastern United States, originally associated with Georgia and parts of Florida; (by extension) any white person (slang).
noun
- firework consisting of a small explosive charge and fuse in a heavy paper casing
- (slang) A peanut butter cracker baked with marijuana, similar in concept to an Alice B. Toklas brownie.
- A small explosive device, typically containing a small amount of gunpowder in a tightly-wound roll of paper, primarily designed to produce a large bang.
- (slang) An individual who is quick-tempered, rambunctious, or unpredictable.
noun
- an explosive device that is improvised
- (weaponry) Initialism of improvised explosive device.
- (medicine) Initialism of intermittent explosive disorder, a mental disorder characterized by short, intense episodes of rage.
- (languages) Initialism of Interlingua-English Dictionary, the first dictionary of Interlingua.
- (medicine) Initialism of interictal epileptiform discharge, a type of brain waves related to epilepsy.
- (electronics) Initialism of Intelligent Electronic Device, a sensor, actuator, or PLC used as part of a SCADA system.
noun
- A small explosive device used to detonate a larger charge of explosives.
- (architecture) The uppermost of any assemblage of parts.
- (zoology) The whole top of the head of a bird from the base of the bill to the nape of the neck.
- (nautical) A collar of iron or wood used in joining spars, as the mast and the topmast, the bowsprit and the jib boom; also, a covering of tarred canvas at the end of a rope.
- (finance) Capitalization.
- A caption.
- (colloquial) Clipping of capture; a recording or screenshot.
- An academic mortarboard.
- Something covering the top or end of a thing for protection or ornament.
- (Appalachia) Popcorn.
- A large size of writing paper.
- (slang) A bullet used to shoot someone.
- (geometry) A portion of a spherical or other convex surface.
- A close-fitting hat, either brimless or peaked.
- A protective cover or seal.
- (informal) A capital letter.
- (electronics) A capacitor.
- The summit of a mountain, etc.
- The top part of a mushroom.
- (toy) A small amount of percussive explosive in a paper strip or plastic cup for use in a toy gun.
- (anatomy) A capillary.
- A crown for covering a tooth.
- A special hat to indicate rank, occupation, etc.
- An artificial upper limit or ceiling.
- (slang) A capsule of a drug.
- (sports) A place on a national team; an international appearance.
- (colloquial) A capitalist.
- (slang, originally African-American Vernacular) A lie or exaggeration.
- a tight-fitting headdress
- something serving as a cover or protection
- a mechanical or electrical explosive device or a small amount of explosive; can be used to initiate the reaction of a disrupting explosive
- an upper limit on what is allowed
- a top (as for a bottle)
- (dentistry) dental appliance consisting of an artificial crown for a broken or decayed tooth
- the upper part of a column that supports the entablature
- a protective covering that is part of a plant
- a fruiting structure resembling an umbrella or a cone that forms the top of a stalked fleshy fungus such as a mushroom
verb
- To deprive of a cap.
- (transitive, intransitive, video games) To capitulate (cause to capitulate) an opponent.
- (transitive) To lie over or on top of something.
- (transitive) To take a screenshot or to record a copy of a video.
- (transitive, informal) To convert text to uppercase.
- (transitive, figurative) To conclude; to make something even more wonderful at the end.
- (transitive, sports) To select to play for the national team.
- (transitive, video games) To capture an objective, such as a flag or checkpoint.
- (intransitive, slang, originally African-American Vernacular) To lie; to tell a lie.
- (transitive, cricket) To select a player to play for a specified side.
- (transitive) To surpass or outdo.
- (transitive) To cover or seal with a cap.
- (transitive, slang) To shoot (someone) with a firearm.
- (transitive) To set (or reach) an upper limit on something.
- (transitive) To award a cap as a mark of distinction.
- restrict the number or amount of
- lie at the top of
adj
- charged with an explosive
- highly reverberant
- elastic; rebounds readily
- possessing life
- charged or energized with electricity
- in current use or ready for use
- capable of erupting
- abounding with life and energy
- of current relevance
- actually being performed at the time of hearing or viewing
- exerting force or containing energy
- (only used attributively) Having life; that is alive.
- Outstanding, top-notch, exhilarating.
- (entertainment, performing) Recorded from a performance in front of an audience.
- (broadcasting) Being broadcast ("on the air"), as it happens.
- (of a performance or speech) In person.
- (engineering) Imparting power; having motion.
- Being in a state of ignition; burning.
- (programming) Of an object or value: that may potentially be used in the future execution of a program.
- Having active properties; being energized.
- (film) Featuring humans; not animated, in the phrases “live actors” or “live action”.
- (sports) Still in active play.
- Operational; in actual use rather than in testing etc.
- (poker) Being a bet which can be raised by the bettor, usually in reference to a blind or straddle.
- Taken from a living animal.
- Being in existence; actual.
- Able to fire or explode (of firearms or explosives).
- (linguistics) Of a syllable in languages such as Thai and Burmese: resonating, not ending abruptly.
- Of an environment where sound is recorded: having noticeable reverberation.
- (card games) Of a card: not yet dealt or played.
- (circuitry) Electrically charged or energized, usually indicating that the item may cause electrocution if touched.
adv
verb
- pursue a positive and satisfying existence
- support oneself
- be an inhabitant of or reside in
- have life, be alive
- have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations
- lead a certain kind of life; live in a certain style
- continue to live and avoid dying
- (transitive) To act habitually in conformity with; to practice; to exemplify in one's way of life.
- (intransitive, informal) (of an object) to have its proper place; to normally be stored.
- (intransitive, followed by on, upon, or by) To maintain or support one's existence; to provide for oneself; to feed; to subsist.
- (intransitive) To be alive; to have life.
- (intransitive) To have permanent residence somewhere, to inhabit, to reside.
- (intransitive) To outlast danger; (of a ship or boat) to float.
- (intransitive, hyperbolic) To cope.
- (intransitive) To pass life in a specified manner.
- (transitive) To spend, as one's life; to pass; to maintain; to continue in, constantly or habitually.
- (intransitive, informal) To make the most of life; to experience a full, rich life.
- (intransitive) To survive; to persevere; to continue.
- (intransitive) To endure in memory; to escape oblivion.
noun
verb
noun
- a slow-burning fuse consisting of a tube or cord filled or saturated with combustible matter; used to ignite detonators from a distance
- an electrical device that can interrupt the flow of electrical current when it is overloaded
- A waterproof woven tube enclosing a flammable substance which burns at a regular rate.
noun
- the act of detonating an explosive
- a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction
- (by extension) Any sudden explosion made by an exothermic process (whether chemical or not) that produces a supersonic shock wave.
- (mechanical engineering) Engine knocking, a type of improper combustion in gasoline piston engines.
- (chemistry) An explosion or sudden report made by the near-instantaneous decomposition or combustion of unstable substances. Specifically, combustion that spreads supersonically via shock compression.
noun
- A device to detonate an explosive, often consisting of a box with a handle to be pressed down.
- Anything that, or anyone who blasts.
- (science fiction) An unspecified powerful hand weapon, usually one that fires an energy pulse or beam.
- (golf, slang) A sand wedge.
- a workman employed to blast with explosives
noun
- A device used to detonate an explosive device etc.
- (rail transport, UK) A small explosive device attached to the railhead to provide an audible warning when a train passes over it.
- a mechanical or electrical explosive device or a small amount of explosive; can be used to initiate the reaction of a disrupting explosive
noun
- An explosive charge for blasting.
- an explosion (as of dynamite)
- (cytology) An immature or undifferentiated cell (e.g., lymphoblast, myeloblast).
- A verbal attack or punishment; a severe criticism or reprimand.
- (figuratively, informal) A good time; an enjoyable moment.
- An explosion, especially for the purpose of destroying a mass of rock, etc.
- A forcible stream of gas or liquid from an orifice, for example from a bellows, the tuyeres of a blast furnace, a person's mouth, etc.
- (countable) A loud, sudden sound.
- (marketing) A promotional message sent to an entire mailing list.
- The continuous blowing to which one charge of ore or metal is subjected in a furnace.
- A flatulent disease of sheep.
- A sudden pernicious effect, as if by a noxious wind, especially on animals and plants; a blight.
- A hit of a recreational drug from a pipe.
- The exhaust steam from an engine, driving a column of air out of a boiler chimney, and thus creating an intense draught through the fire; also, any draught produced by the blast.
- (bodybuilding, slang) A period of full dosage of PEDs as opposed to a period of reduced intake.
- A violent gust of wind (in windy weather) or apparent wind (around a moving vehicle).
- (uncountable, broadcasting) Unwanted noise from a microphone.
- intense adverse criticism
- a sudden very loud noise
- a strong current of air
- a very long fly ball
- a highly pleasurable or exciting experience
verb
- use explosives on
- (transitive) To make an impression on, by making a loud blast or din.
- (bodybuilding, slang) To have a period of full dosage of PEDs as opposed to reducing them during a cruise period.
- (transitive) To blight or wither.
- (transitive) To curse; to damn.
- (transitive) To open up a hole in, usually by means of a sudden and imprecise method (such as an explosion).
- (transitive) To bring destruction or ruin on; to destroy.
- (transitive) To criticize or reprimand severely; to verbally discipline or punish.
- (transitive, informal) To play (music) very loudly out of a speaker.
- (transitive, intransitive, slang, African-American Vernacular) To shoot; to attack or shoot (someone or a place).
- (soccer) To shoot; kick the ball in hope of scoring a goal.
- (intransitive) To make a loud noise.
- (biology, informal, transitive) To run a nucleotide sequence (for nucleic acids) or an amino acid sequence (for proteins) through a BLAST (Basic Local Alignment Search Tool).
- (transitive, science fiction) To shoot, especially with an energy weapon (as opposed to one which fires projectiles).
- (transitive) To shatter, as if by an explosion.
- make a strident sound
- apply a draft or strong wind to to
- hit with great force
- create by using explosives
- criticize harshly or violently
- shrivel or wither or mature imperfectly
- make with or as if with an explosion
- shatter as if by explosion
- fire a shot; release
intj
adj
noun
- a small explosive device that is placed on a railroad track and fires when a train runs over it; the sound of the explosion warns the engineer of danger ahead
- armament consisting of a long cylindrical self-propelled underwater projectile that detonates on contact with a target
- an explosive device that is set off in an oil well (or a gas well) to start or to increase the flow of oil (or gas)
- any sluggish bottom-dwelling ray of the order Torpediniformes having a rounded body and electric organs on each side of the head capable of emitting strong electric discharges
- a small firework that consists of a percussion cap and some gravel wrapped in paper; explodes when thrown forcefully against a hard surface
- a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States
- a professional killer who uses a gun
- (historical) An automobile with a streamlined profile and a folding or detachable soft top, and having the hood or bonnet line raised to be level with the car's waistline, resulting in a straight beltline from front to back.
- (slang, chiefly US, usually in the plural) A large breast; a breast with a large nipple.
- (Northeastern US) Synonym of submarine sandwich.
- (zoology) An electric ray of the genus Torpedo.
- (neuroscience) A focal ovoid swelling on the axons of Purkinje cells, observed in several diseases such as essential tremor and spinocerebellar ataxia.
- (slang, chiefly US, usually in the plural) A woman's shoe with a pointed toe.
- A kind of firework in the form of a small ball, or pellet, which explodes when thrown upon a hard object.
- (science fiction) A similar projectile that can travel through space.
- (slang) A professional gunman or assassin.
- A thick marijuana cigarette.
- (military) A cylindrical explosive projectile that can travel underwater and is used as a weapon.
- A cigarette containing marijuana and crack cocaine.
- (rail transport, US) A small explosive device attached to the top of the rail to provide an audible warning when a train passes over it.
verb
noun
- an explosive charge used in blasting
- (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand
- a solid missile discharged from a firearm
- a small drink of liquor
- an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect
- an estimate based on little or no information
- the act of putting a liquid into the body by means of a syringe
- an attempt to score in a game
- a consecutive series of pictures that constitutes a unit of action in a film
- a blow hard enough to cause injury
- an informal photograph; usually made with a small hand-held camera
- the launching of a missile or spacecraft to a specified destination
- informal words for any attempt or effort
- the act of firing a projectile
- a person who shoots (usually with respect to their ability to shoot)
- a chance to do something
- sports equipment consisting of a heavy metal ball used in the shot put
- throwing the basketball toward the hoop
- (uncountable, athletics) The athletics event of shot put.
- (uncommon) Any injection.
- Someone who shoots (a gun, longbow, etc.); a person reckoned as to their aim.
- A remark or comment, especially one which is critical or insulting.
- (fisheries) A cast of one or more nets.
- (US federal prison system) Written documentation of a behavior infraction.
- The result of launching a projectile or bullet.
- (baseball, informal) A home run that scores one, two, or three runs (a four run home run is usually referred to as a grand slam).
- (countable, athletics) The heavy iron ball used for the shot put.
- (fisheries) A place or spot for setting nets.
- A single serving of espresso.
- (sports) The act of launching a ball or similar object toward a goal.
- A measure of alcohol, usually spirits, as taken either from a shot-glass or directly from the bottle, equivalent to about 44 milliliters or 1.5 ounces. ("pony shot"= 30 milliliters; 1 fluid ounce)
- (slang, sports, US) A punch or other physical blow.
- (figurative) An opportunity or attempt.
- (US, Canada, Australia, medicine) A vaccination; an injection for the purpose of vaccination.
- (uncountable, military, historical) Metal or stone balls (or similar), not necessarily small, used as ammunition.
- (photography, film) A single snapshot or an unbroken sequence of photographic film exposures, or the digital equivalent; an unedited sequence of frames.
- A charge to be paid, a scot or shout.
- (uncountable) Small metal balls, or other hard objects of various shapes, used as ammunition, especially in shotgun shells or artillery shells.
- (fisheries) A single draft or catch of fish made.
adj
intj
verb
noun
- The mechanical component of a fuse in a bomb or torpedo responsible for firing the detonator.
- (precise) The type of handgun with the chamber integral with the barrel.
- (American football) An offensive formation in which the quarterback receives the snap at a distance behind the center, but closer than in a shotgun formation, with a running back lined up behind him.
- (loosely) A handgun
- A lively, high-energy person.
- a firearm that is held and fired with one hand
verb
noun
- (historical) A fuse for firing mines.
- (colloquial) A monkey.
- The bullfinch, common bullfinch, European bullfinch, or Eurasian bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula).
- A South American monkey (Pithecia monachus); also applied to other species, as Cebus xanthosternos.
- (slang) A judge.
- (slang) Someone who leads an isolated life; a loner, a hermit.
- (slang) An unmarried man who does not have sexual relationships.
- In earlier usage, an eremite or hermit devoted to solitude, as opposed to a cenobite, who lived communally.
- A male member of a monastic order who has devoted his life for religious service.
- The monkfish.
- a male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work
verb
noun
- A cord that, when lit, conveys the fire to some explosive device, such as a bomb.
- (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 friction match for smokers' use, having a bulbous head which when ignited is not easily blown out even in a gale of wind.
- an electrical device that can interrupt the flow of electrical current when it is overloaded
- any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant
verb
- 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.
- 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
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
- Alternative form of fusee (conical pulley, large match, fuse for explosives, warning flare)
- Alternative form of fusee (flintlock musket)
- a friction match with a large head that will stay alight in the wind
- any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant
- a colored flare used as a warning signal by trucks and trains
noun
- a bomb placed in a car and wired to explode when the ignition is started or by remote control or by a timing device
- An explosive device installed in an automobile with the primary purpose of killing the occupants of the car.
- An alcoholic beverage made by dropping a shot of liquor into a glass of beer.
- An automobile laden with a large amount of explosives, and used as a bomb primarily in order to cause external damage.
- (slang) Flatulence in an enclosed automobile.
verb
- use explosives on
- remove from its shell or outer covering
- create by using explosives
- fall out of the pod or husk
- come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
- look for and collect shells by the seashore
- remove the husks from
- hit the pitches of hard and regularly
- (topology) To form a shelling.
- To form shallow, irregular cracks (in a coating).
- (computing, intransitive) To switch to a shell or command line.
- (cricket, slang, transitive) To drop (the ball).
- (intransitive) To cast the shell, or exterior covering; to fall out of the pod or husk.
- (intransitive) To fall off, as a shell, crust, etc.
- (informal) To disburse or give up money, to pay. (Often used with out).
- To bombard, to fire projectiles at, especially with artillery.
- To remove the outer covering or shell of something.
noun
- a rigid covering that envelops an object
- the hard largely calcareous covering of a mollusc or a brachiopod
- a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners)
- the hard usually fibrous outer layer of some fruits especially nuts
- hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles
- the housing or outer covering of something
- the exterior covering of a bird's egg
- a very light narrow racing boat
- ammunition consisting of a cylindrical metal casing containing an explosive charge and a projectile; fired from a large gun
- the material that forms the hard outer covering of many animals
- The covering, or outside part, of a nut.
- (architecture) Any slight hollow structure; a framework, or exterior structure, regarded as not complete or filled in, as the shell of a house.
- The hard calcareous covering of a bird egg.
- A garment, usually worn by women, such as a shirt, blouse, or top, with short sleeves or no sleeves, that often fastens in the rear.
- (nautical, rigging) The outer frame or case of a block within which the sheaves revolve.
- (nautical) The watertight outer covering of the hull of a vessel, often made with planking or metal plating.
- A concave rough cast-iron tool in which a convex lens is ground to shape.
- (figuratively) The empty outward form of someone or something.
- (music) A string instrument, as a lyre, whose acoustical chamber is formed like a shell.
- In formal debating, a set of proposed rules to be followed, with set penalties for violating them.
- A psychological barrier to social interaction.
- (figuratively) The outward form independent of what is inside.
- (British, education) One or more school grades within secondary education, at certain public schools.
- The thin coating of copper on an electrotype.
- (chemistry) A set of atomic orbitals that have the same principal quantum number.
- (music) The body of a drum; the often wooden, often cylindrical acoustic chamber, with or without rims added for tuning and for attaching the drum head.
- One of the outer layers of skin of an onion.
- An engraved copper roller used in print works.
- The calcareous or chitinous external covering of mollusks, crustaceans, and some other invertebrates.
- The conjoined scutes that constitute the "shell" (carapace) of a tortoise or turtle.
- (UK, slang) A person's ear.
- (geology) The accreted mineral formed around a hollow geode.
- An emaciated person.
- (nautical) A light boat whose frame is covered with thin wood, impermeable fabric, or water-proofed paper; a racing shell or dragon boat.
- (computing) An operating system software user interface, whose primary purpose is to launch other programs and control their interactions; the user's command interpreter. Shell is a way to separate the internal complexity of the implementation of the command from the user. The internals can change while the user experience/interface remains the same.
- (weaponry) A hollow, usually spherical or cylindrical projectile fired from a siege mortar or a smoothbore cannon. It contains an explosive substance designed to be ignited by a fuse or by percussion at the target site so that it will burst and scatter at high velocity its contents and fragments. Formerly called a bomb.
- (business) A legal entity that has no operations.
- (in the plural) Husks of cacao seeds, a decoction of which is sometimes used as a substitute or adulterant for cocoa and its products such as chocolate.
- (by extension) Any mollusk having such a covering.
- (figuratively) A person otherwise diminished.
- The overlapping hard plates comprising the armor covering the armadillo's body.
- (weaponry) The casing of a self-contained single-unit artillery projectile.
- (weaponry) The cartridge of a breechloading firearm; a load; a bullet; a round.
- (phonology) The onset and coda of a syllable.
- A coarse or flimsy coffin; a thin interior coffin enclosed within a more substantial one.
- A pod containing the seeds of certain plants, such as the legume Phaseolus vulgaris.
- An unmarked vehicle for carrying corpses from a crime scene.
- (entomology) The exoskeleton or wing covers of certain insects.
- (engineering) A gouge bit or shell bit.
noun
- a device consisting of a container of fuel and two explosive charges; the first charge bursts open the fuel container at a predetermined height and spreads the fuel in a cloud that mixes with atmospheric oxygen; the second charge detonates the cloud which creates an enormous blast wave and incinerates whatever is below
- (psychology) Initialism of fundamental attribution error.
- Initialism of fuel-air explosion.
- Initialism of field applications engineer.
- (military) Initialism of fuel-air explosive (“thermobaric weapon”).
noun
- a small explosive bomb thrown by hand or fired from a missile
- A small explosive device, designed to be thrown by hand or launched using a rifle, grenade launcher, or rocket.
- (heraldry) A charge similar to a fireball, and made of a disc-shaped bomb shell, but with only one set of flames at the top.
- (slang) An unattractive girl.
verb
noun
- a powerful chemical explosive that produces gas at a very high rate
- A chemical explosive capable of detonation rather than solely of deflagration; a chemical explosive capable of reacting at a sufficiently-fast rate to produce a shock wave which propagates the reaction throughout the explosive mass; a chemical explosive capable of producing an explosion even when unconfined.
noun
- An explosion in other equipment.
- (firefighting) Alternative form of back fire.
- A premature explosion in the cylinder of a gas or oil engine during the exhaust or the compression stroke, tending to drive the piston in the wrong direction.
- An explosion in the exhaust passages of an internal combustion engine.
- a miscalculation that recoils on its maker
- the backward escape of gases and unburned gunpowder after a gun is fired
- a fire that is set intentionally in order to slow an approaching forest fire or grassfire by clearing a burned area in its path
- a loud noise made by the explosion of fuel in the manifold or exhaust of an internal combustion engine
verb
- (intransitive) Of a reciprocating engine, to experience a premature ignition of fuel or an ignition of exhaust gases, making a popping sound.
- (firefighting) To set a back fire (small, controlled fire to limit spread of a larger fire).
- (idiomatic, transitive) To fail in a manner that brings down further misfortune.
- (intransitive) Of a gun, cannon, Bunsen burner, etc., to fire in the opposite direction, for example due to an obstruction in the barrel.
- come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect
- emit a loud noise as a result of undergoing a backfire
- set a controlled fire to halt an advancing forest to prairie fire
noun
- a bomb that has a detonating mechanism that can be set to go off at a particular time
- a problematic situation that will eventually become dangerous if not addressed
- (figuratively) A situation that threatens to have disastrous consequences at some future time.
- (computing) A malicious program designed to perform a destructive action at a certain date or time.
- A bomb that has a mechanism such that detonation can be preset to a particular time.
noun
- explosive device that explodes on contact; designed to destroy vehicles or ships or to kill or maim personnel
- excavation in the earth from which ores and minerals are extracted
- An excavation from which ore or solid minerals are taken, especially one consisting of underground tunnels.
- (military) A device intended to explode when stepped upon or touched, or when approached by a ship, vehicle, or person.
- (entomology) The cavity made by a caterpillar while feeding inside a leaf.
- (figurative) Any source of wealth or resources.
- (computing) A machine or network of machines used to extract units of a cryptocurrency.
- (pyrotechnics) A type of firework that explodes on the ground, shooting sparks upward.
- (military) A passage dug toward or underneath enemy lines, which is then packed with explosives.
- Alternative form of mien.
verb
- get from the earth by excavation
- lay mines
- (ambitransitive) To remove (rock or ore) from the ground.
- (by extension, figurative) To ruin or destroy by slow degrees or secret means.
- To dig away, or otherwise remove, the substratum or foundation of; to lay a mine under; to sap; to undermine.
- (transitive) To sow mines (the explosive devices) in (an area).
- To dig into, for ore or metal.
- (intransitive) To dig a tunnel or hole; to burrow in the earth.
- (slang) To pick one's nose.
- (cryptocurrencies) To earn new units of cryptocurrency by doing certain calculations.
- (by extension, figurative) To tap into.
- (transitive) To damage (a vehicle or ship) with a mine (an explosive device).
pron
noun
- the explosive (cordite, gunpowder, etc) found in ammunition cartridges
- fuel, oxidizer, reaction mass or mixture for one or more engines (especially internal combustion engines or jet engines) that is carried within a vehicle prior to use
- the compressed gas in a pressurised container (especially an aerosol can) that is used to expel its content
- any substance that propels
adj
noun
- A fuse for an explosive.
- (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 conical, grooved pulley in early clocks, antique watches, and possibly all non-electronic marine chronometers.
- a friction match with a large head that will stay alight in the wind
- any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant
- 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
noun
- an explosive device fused to explode under specific conditions
- An explosive device used or intended as a weapon, especially, one dropped from an aircraft.
- strong sealed vessel for measuring heat of combustion
- an event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual
- (South India, colloquial) A fart.
- (slang) A highly potent joint (cannabis cigarette).
- (informal, in combination) A piece of food, often small, usually intensely flavored.
- (colloquial) An act of jumping into water while keeping one's arms and legs tucked into the body, as in a squatting position, to maximize splashing.
- (in combination) A bag or balloon containing a substance such as water, flour, or paint, designed to burst and splatter.
- (colloquial, figurative) Anything that is at risk of exploding (literally) or that has exploded.
- (figurative) Events or conditions that have a speedy destructive effect.
- (basketball, slang) A throw into the basket from a considerable distance.
- (chiefly British, India, slang) A very attractive woman.
- An obscene word identified by its first letter.
- A cyclone whose central pressure drops at an average rate of at least one millibar per hour for at least 24 hours.
- (US, Australia, informal) A car in poor condition.
- (often in combination) An action or statement that causes a strong reaction.
- (American football, slang) A long forward pass.
- (slang) A woman’s breast.
- (chemistry) A heavy-walled container designed to permit chemical reactions under high pressure.
- (chiefly British, slang) A success; the bomb.
- (rugby, soccer, slang) A high kick that sends the ball relatively straight up so players can get under it before it comes down.
- (colloquial) Any explosive charge.
- (slang) A failure; an unpopular commercial product.
- (professional wrestling) A professional wrestling throw in which an opponent is lifted and then slammed back-first down to the mat.
- (UK, Australia, slang) A large amount of money.
- (slang) A recreational drug ground up, wrapped, and swallowed.
verb
- throw bombs at or attack with bombs
- fail to get a passing grade
- To jump into water in a squatting position, with the arms wrapped around the legs, in order to maximise the resulting splash.
- (slang) Synonym of parachute (“wrap illicit drugs in a covering before swallowing them”).
- (transitive, intransitive) To attack using one or more bombs; to bombard.
- (reflexive) To make oneself drunk.
- (transitive, figuratively, often with with) To attack or annoy in the manner of a bombing.
- (especially with along, down, up etc.) To move at high speed.
- (intransitive, computing) To crash.
- (transitive, slang) To make a smelly mess in (a toilet).
- (ambitransitive) To fail dismally.
- To cover an area in many graffiti tags.
- To add an excessive amount of chlorine to a pool when it has not been maintained properly.
adj
noun
- a bomb that uses a fuel-air explosive
- a dispenser that holds a substance under pressure and that can release it as a fine spray (usually by means of a propellant gas)
- (weaponry) A type of thermobaric weapon.
- An early design for an aerosol can: a refillable hand-sized steel can charged with a pressurized liquefied gas and a product to be expelled as a mist or a foam.
noun
- firework consisting of a small explosive charge and fuse in a heavy paper casing
- (British informal) pork sausage
- (US, crime, slang) Clipping of gangbanger; a member of a gang.
- (British, sexuality, slang) A man's penis.
- (automotive, slang) An old, worn-out car. From a stereotypical one backfiring, making banging noises.
- (slang, idiomatic, music) A powerfully energetic or exceptional song, especially in hip-hop and dance music.
- (slang, by extension) Any particularly good or pleasing thing.
- (curling) One of the rocks that end up crashing against another, making banging sounds, after a throw.
- (curling) One of the rocks that results in a score at the finish of an end.
- (soccer) A spectacular goal.
- (British, sexuality, slang) A woman's breast.
- (British) A firework that makes a bang.
- (sexuality, slang) A person who has sex.
- (Internet slang, also attributive) A good or popular post.
- (US, automotive, slang) A car or an engine; referring to the cylinders of an engine in a car. From the explosive bangs on every cylinder firing.
- (military, slang) A Bangalore torpedo.
- (British, New Zealand, Australia, food, slang) A sausage.
noun
- firework consisting of a small explosive charge and fuse in a heavy paper casing
- a poor White person in the southern United States
- a party favor consisting of a paper roll (usually containing candy or a small favor) that pops when pulled at both ends
- a thin crisp wafer made of flour and water with or without leavening and shortening; unsweetened or semisweet
- a programmer who cracks (gains unauthorized access to) computers, typically to do malicious things
- (UK) A northern pintail, a dabbling duck of species Anas acuta.
- (computing) One who cracks (i.e. overcomes) computer software or security restrictions.
- (slang, chiefly British, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand) A fine, great thing or person (crackerjack).
- A person or thing that breaks a thing (e.g., nutcracker).
- An ambitious or hard-working person (i.e. someone who arises at the 'crack' of dawn).
- A dry, thin, crispy baked bread (usually salty or savoury, but sometimes sweet, as in the case of graham crackers and animal crackers).
- A prawn cracker.
- Refinery equipment used to pyrolyse organic feedstocks. If catalyst is used to aid pyrolysis it is informally called a cat-cracker
- A Christmas cracker.
- A firecracker.
- The final section of certain whips, which is made of a short, thin piece of unravelled rope, or which is a short piece of twisted string tied to the end of the whip, which produces a distinctive cracking sound when the whip is cracked.
- (US, derogatory, ethnic slur, offensive) An impoverished white person from the southeastern United States, originally associated with Georgia and parts of Florida; (by extension) any white person (slang).
noun
- firework consisting of a small explosive charge and fuse in a heavy paper casing
- (slang) A peanut butter cracker baked with marijuana, similar in concept to an Alice B. Toklas brownie.
- A small explosive device, typically containing a small amount of gunpowder in a tightly-wound roll of paper, primarily designed to produce a large bang.
- (slang) An individual who is quick-tempered, rambunctious, or unpredictable.
noun
- an explosive device that is improvised
- (weaponry) Initialism of improvised explosive device.
- (medicine) Initialism of intermittent explosive disorder, a mental disorder characterized by short, intense episodes of rage.
- (languages) Initialism of Interlingua-English Dictionary, the first dictionary of Interlingua.
- (medicine) Initialism of interictal epileptiform discharge, a type of brain waves related to epilepsy.
- (electronics) Initialism of Intelligent Electronic Device, a sensor, actuator, or PLC used as part of a SCADA system.
noun
- A small explosive device used to detonate a larger charge of explosives.
- (architecture) The uppermost of any assemblage of parts.
- (zoology) The whole top of the head of a bird from the base of the bill to the nape of the neck.
- (nautical) A collar of iron or wood used in joining spars, as the mast and the topmast, the bowsprit and the jib boom; also, a covering of tarred canvas at the end of a rope.
- (finance) Capitalization.
- A caption.
- (colloquial) Clipping of capture; a recording or screenshot.
- An academic mortarboard.
- Something covering the top or end of a thing for protection or ornament.
- (Appalachia) Popcorn.
- A large size of writing paper.
- (slang) A bullet used to shoot someone.
- (geometry) A portion of a spherical or other convex surface.
- A close-fitting hat, either brimless or peaked.
- A protective cover or seal.
- (informal) A capital letter.
- (electronics) A capacitor.
- The summit of a mountain, etc.
- The top part of a mushroom.
- (toy) A small amount of percussive explosive in a paper strip or plastic cup for use in a toy gun.
- (anatomy) A capillary.
- A crown for covering a tooth.
- A special hat to indicate rank, occupation, etc.
- An artificial upper limit or ceiling.
- (slang) A capsule of a drug.
- (sports) A place on a national team; an international appearance.
- (colloquial) A capitalist.
- (slang, originally African-American Vernacular) A lie or exaggeration.
- a tight-fitting headdress
- something serving as a cover or protection
- a mechanical or electrical explosive device or a small amount of explosive; can be used to initiate the reaction of a disrupting explosive
- an upper limit on what is allowed
- a top (as for a bottle)
- (dentistry) dental appliance consisting of an artificial crown for a broken or decayed tooth
- the upper part of a column that supports the entablature
- a protective covering that is part of a plant
- a fruiting structure resembling an umbrella or a cone that forms the top of a stalked fleshy fungus such as a mushroom
verb
- To deprive of a cap.
- (transitive, intransitive, video games) To capitulate (cause to capitulate) an opponent.
- (transitive) To lie over or on top of something.
- (transitive) To take a screenshot or to record a copy of a video.
- (transitive, informal) To convert text to uppercase.
- (transitive, figurative) To conclude; to make something even more wonderful at the end.
- (transitive, sports) To select to play for the national team.
- (transitive, video games) To capture an objective, such as a flag or checkpoint.
- (intransitive, slang, originally African-American Vernacular) To lie; to tell a lie.
- (transitive, cricket) To select a player to play for a specified side.
- (transitive) To surpass or outdo.
- (transitive) To cover or seal with a cap.
- (transitive, slang) To shoot (someone) with a firearm.
- (transitive) To set (or reach) an upper limit on something.
- (transitive) To award a cap as a mark of distinction.
- restrict the number or amount of
- lie at the top of
noun
verb
noun
- a slow-burning fuse consisting of a tube or cord filled or saturated with combustible matter; used to ignite detonators from a distance
- an electrical device that can interrupt the flow of electrical current when it is overloaded
- A waterproof woven tube enclosing a flammable substance which burns at a regular rate.
noun
- the act of detonating an explosive
- a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction
- (by extension) Any sudden explosion made by an exothermic process (whether chemical or not) that produces a supersonic shock wave.
- (mechanical engineering) Engine knocking, a type of improper combustion in gasoline piston engines.
- (chemistry) An explosion or sudden report made by the near-instantaneous decomposition or combustion of unstable substances. Specifically, combustion that spreads supersonically via shock compression.
noun
- A device to detonate an explosive, often consisting of a box with a handle to be pressed down.
- Anything that, or anyone who blasts.
- (science fiction) An unspecified powerful hand weapon, usually one that fires an energy pulse or beam.
- (golf, slang) A sand wedge.
- a workman employed to blast with explosives
noun
- A device used to detonate an explosive device etc.
- (rail transport, UK) A small explosive device attached to the railhead to provide an audible warning when a train passes over it.
- a mechanical or electrical explosive device or a small amount of explosive; can be used to initiate the reaction of a disrupting explosive
noun
- An explosive charge for blasting.
- an explosion (as of dynamite)
- (cytology) An immature or undifferentiated cell (e.g., lymphoblast, myeloblast).
- A verbal attack or punishment; a severe criticism or reprimand.
- (figuratively, informal) A good time; an enjoyable moment.
- An explosion, especially for the purpose of destroying a mass of rock, etc.
- A forcible stream of gas or liquid from an orifice, for example from a bellows, the tuyeres of a blast furnace, a person's mouth, etc.
- (countable) A loud, sudden sound.
- (marketing) A promotional message sent to an entire mailing list.
- The continuous blowing to which one charge of ore or metal is subjected in a furnace.
- A flatulent disease of sheep.
- A sudden pernicious effect, as if by a noxious wind, especially on animals and plants; a blight.
- A hit of a recreational drug from a pipe.
- The exhaust steam from an engine, driving a column of air out of a boiler chimney, and thus creating an intense draught through the fire; also, any draught produced by the blast.
- (bodybuilding, slang) A period of full dosage of PEDs as opposed to a period of reduced intake.
- A violent gust of wind (in windy weather) or apparent wind (around a moving vehicle).
- (uncountable, broadcasting) Unwanted noise from a microphone.
- intense adverse criticism
- a sudden very loud noise
- a strong current of air
- a very long fly ball
- a highly pleasurable or exciting experience
verb
- use explosives on
- (transitive) To make an impression on, by making a loud blast or din.
- (bodybuilding, slang) To have a period of full dosage of PEDs as opposed to reducing them during a cruise period.
- (transitive) To blight or wither.
- (transitive) To curse; to damn.
- (transitive) To open up a hole in, usually by means of a sudden and imprecise method (such as an explosion).
- (transitive) To bring destruction or ruin on; to destroy.
- (transitive) To criticize or reprimand severely; to verbally discipline or punish.
- (transitive, informal) To play (music) very loudly out of a speaker.
- (transitive, intransitive, slang, African-American Vernacular) To shoot; to attack or shoot (someone or a place).
- (soccer) To shoot; kick the ball in hope of scoring a goal.
- (intransitive) To make a loud noise.
- (biology, informal, transitive) To run a nucleotide sequence (for nucleic acids) or an amino acid sequence (for proteins) through a BLAST (Basic Local Alignment Search Tool).
- (transitive, science fiction) To shoot, especially with an energy weapon (as opposed to one which fires projectiles).
- (transitive) To shatter, as if by an explosion.
- make a strident sound
- apply a draft or strong wind to to
- hit with great force
- create by using explosives
- criticize harshly or violently
- shrivel or wither or mature imperfectly
- make with or as if with an explosion
- shatter as if by explosion
- fire a shot; release
intj
noun
- a small explosive device that is placed on a railroad track and fires when a train runs over it; the sound of the explosion warns the engineer of danger ahead
- armament consisting of a long cylindrical self-propelled underwater projectile that detonates on contact with a target
- an explosive device that is set off in an oil well (or a gas well) to start or to increase the flow of oil (or gas)
- any sluggish bottom-dwelling ray of the order Torpediniformes having a rounded body and electric organs on each side of the head capable of emitting strong electric discharges
- a small firework that consists of a percussion cap and some gravel wrapped in paper; explodes when thrown forcefully against a hard surface
- a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States
- a professional killer who uses a gun
- (historical) An automobile with a streamlined profile and a folding or detachable soft top, and having the hood or bonnet line raised to be level with the car's waistline, resulting in a straight beltline from front to back.
- (slang, chiefly US, usually in the plural) A large breast; a breast with a large nipple.
- (Northeastern US) Synonym of submarine sandwich.
- (zoology) An electric ray of the genus Torpedo.
- (neuroscience) A focal ovoid swelling on the axons of Purkinje cells, observed in several diseases such as essential tremor and spinocerebellar ataxia.
- (slang, chiefly US, usually in the plural) A woman's shoe with a pointed toe.
- A kind of firework in the form of a small ball, or pellet, which explodes when thrown upon a hard object.
- (science fiction) A similar projectile that can travel through space.
- (slang) A professional gunman or assassin.
- A thick marijuana cigarette.
- (military) A cylindrical explosive projectile that can travel underwater and is used as a weapon.
- A cigarette containing marijuana and crack cocaine.
- (rail transport, US) A small explosive device attached to the top of the rail to provide an audible warning when a train passes over it.
verb
noun
- an explosive charge used in blasting
- (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand
- a solid missile discharged from a firearm
- a small drink of liquor
- an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect
- an estimate based on little or no information
- the act of putting a liquid into the body by means of a syringe
- an attempt to score in a game
- a consecutive series of pictures that constitutes a unit of action in a film
- a blow hard enough to cause injury
- an informal photograph; usually made with a small hand-held camera
- the launching of a missile or spacecraft to a specified destination
- informal words for any attempt or effort
- the act of firing a projectile
- a person who shoots (usually with respect to their ability to shoot)
- a chance to do something
- sports equipment consisting of a heavy metal ball used in the shot put
- throwing the basketball toward the hoop
- (uncountable, athletics) The athletics event of shot put.
- (uncommon) Any injection.
- Someone who shoots (a gun, longbow, etc.); a person reckoned as to their aim.
- A remark or comment, especially one which is critical or insulting.
- (fisheries) A cast of one or more nets.
- (US federal prison system) Written documentation of a behavior infraction.
- The result of launching a projectile or bullet.
- (baseball, informal) A home run that scores one, two, or three runs (a four run home run is usually referred to as a grand slam).
- (countable, athletics) The heavy iron ball used for the shot put.
- (fisheries) A place or spot for setting nets.
- A single serving of espresso.
- (sports) The act of launching a ball or similar object toward a goal.
- A measure of alcohol, usually spirits, as taken either from a shot-glass or directly from the bottle, equivalent to about 44 milliliters or 1.5 ounces. ("pony shot"= 30 milliliters; 1 fluid ounce)
- (slang, sports, US) A punch or other physical blow.
- (figurative) An opportunity or attempt.
- (US, Canada, Australia, medicine) A vaccination; an injection for the purpose of vaccination.
- (uncountable, military, historical) Metal or stone balls (or similar), not necessarily small, used as ammunition.
- (photography, film) A single snapshot or an unbroken sequence of photographic film exposures, or the digital equivalent; an unedited sequence of frames.
- A charge to be paid, a scot or shout.
- (uncountable) Small metal balls, or other hard objects of various shapes, used as ammunition, especially in shotgun shells or artillery shells.
- (fisheries) A single draft or catch of fish made.
adj
intj
verb
noun
- The mechanical component of a fuse in a bomb or torpedo responsible for firing the detonator.
- (precise) The type of handgun with the chamber integral with the barrel.
- (American football) An offensive formation in which the quarterback receives the snap at a distance behind the center, but closer than in a shotgun formation, with a running back lined up behind him.
- (loosely) A handgun
- A lively, high-energy person.
- a firearm that is held and fired with one hand
verb
noun
- (historical) A fuse for firing mines.
- (colloquial) A monkey.
- The bullfinch, common bullfinch, European bullfinch, or Eurasian bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula).
- A South American monkey (Pithecia monachus); also applied to other species, as Cebus xanthosternos.
- (slang) A judge.
- (slang) Someone who leads an isolated life; a loner, a hermit.
- (slang) An unmarried man who does not have sexual relationships.
- In earlier usage, an eremite or hermit devoted to solitude, as opposed to a cenobite, who lived communally.
- A male member of a monastic order who has devoted his life for religious service.
- The monkfish.
- a male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work
verb
noun
- A cord that, when lit, conveys the fire to some explosive device, such as a bomb.
- (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 friction match for smokers' use, having a bulbous head which when ignited is not easily blown out even in a gale of wind.
- an electrical device that can interrupt the flow of electrical current when it is overloaded
- any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant
verb
- 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.
- 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
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
- Alternative form of fusee (conical pulley, large match, fuse for explosives, warning flare)
- Alternative form of fusee (flintlock musket)
- a friction match with a large head that will stay alight in the wind
- any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant
- a colored flare used as a warning signal by trucks and trains
noun
- a bomb placed in a car and wired to explode when the ignition is started or by remote control or by a timing device
- An explosive device installed in an automobile with the primary purpose of killing the occupants of the car.
- An alcoholic beverage made by dropping a shot of liquor into a glass of beer.
- An automobile laden with a large amount of explosives, and used as a bomb primarily in order to cause external damage.
- (slang) Flatulence in an enclosed automobile.
noun
- a device consisting of a container of fuel and two explosive charges; the first charge bursts open the fuel container at a predetermined height and spreads the fuel in a cloud that mixes with atmospheric oxygen; the second charge detonates the cloud which creates an enormous blast wave and incinerates whatever is below
- (psychology) Initialism of fundamental attribution error.
- Initialism of fuel-air explosion.
- Initialism of field applications engineer.
- (military) Initialism of fuel-air explosive (“thermobaric weapon”).
noun
- a small explosive bomb thrown by hand or fired from a missile
- A small explosive device, designed to be thrown by hand or launched using a rifle, grenade launcher, or rocket.
- (heraldry) A charge similar to a fireball, and made of a disc-shaped bomb shell, but with only one set of flames at the top.
- (slang) An unattractive girl.
verb
noun
- a powerful chemical explosive that produces gas at a very high rate
- A chemical explosive capable of detonation rather than solely of deflagration; a chemical explosive capable of reacting at a sufficiently-fast rate to produce a shock wave which propagates the reaction throughout the explosive mass; a chemical explosive capable of producing an explosion even when unconfined.
noun
- An explosion in other equipment.
- (firefighting) Alternative form of back fire.
- A premature explosion in the cylinder of a gas or oil engine during the exhaust or the compression stroke, tending to drive the piston in the wrong direction.
- An explosion in the exhaust passages of an internal combustion engine.
- a miscalculation that recoils on its maker
- the backward escape of gases and unburned gunpowder after a gun is fired
- a fire that is set intentionally in order to slow an approaching forest fire or grassfire by clearing a burned area in its path
- a loud noise made by the explosion of fuel in the manifold or exhaust of an internal combustion engine
verb
- (intransitive) Of a reciprocating engine, to experience a premature ignition of fuel or an ignition of exhaust gases, making a popping sound.
- (firefighting) To set a back fire (small, controlled fire to limit spread of a larger fire).
- (idiomatic, transitive) To fail in a manner that brings down further misfortune.
- (intransitive) Of a gun, cannon, Bunsen burner, etc., to fire in the opposite direction, for example due to an obstruction in the barrel.
- come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect
- emit a loud noise as a result of undergoing a backfire
- set a controlled fire to halt an advancing forest to prairie fire
noun
- a bomb that has a detonating mechanism that can be set to go off at a particular time
- a problematic situation that will eventually become dangerous if not addressed
- (figuratively) A situation that threatens to have disastrous consequences at some future time.
- (computing) A malicious program designed to perform a destructive action at a certain date or time.
- A bomb that has a mechanism such that detonation can be preset to a particular time.
noun
- explosive device that explodes on contact; designed to destroy vehicles or ships or to kill or maim personnel
- excavation in the earth from which ores and minerals are extracted
- An excavation from which ore or solid minerals are taken, especially one consisting of underground tunnels.
- (military) A device intended to explode when stepped upon or touched, or when approached by a ship, vehicle, or person.
- (entomology) The cavity made by a caterpillar while feeding inside a leaf.
- (figurative) Any source of wealth or resources.
- (computing) A machine or network of machines used to extract units of a cryptocurrency.
- (pyrotechnics) A type of firework that explodes on the ground, shooting sparks upward.
- (military) A passage dug toward or underneath enemy lines, which is then packed with explosives.
- Alternative form of mien.
verb
- get from the earth by excavation
- lay mines
- (ambitransitive) To remove (rock or ore) from the ground.
- (by extension, figurative) To ruin or destroy by slow degrees or secret means.
- To dig away, or otherwise remove, the substratum or foundation of; to lay a mine under; to sap; to undermine.
- (transitive) To sow mines (the explosive devices) in (an area).
- To dig into, for ore or metal.
- (intransitive) To dig a tunnel or hole; to burrow in the earth.
- (slang) To pick one's nose.
- (cryptocurrencies) To earn new units of cryptocurrency by doing certain calculations.
- (by extension, figurative) To tap into.
- (transitive) To damage (a vehicle or ship) with a mine (an explosive device).
pron
noun
- the explosive (cordite, gunpowder, etc) found in ammunition cartridges
- fuel, oxidizer, reaction mass or mixture for one or more engines (especially internal combustion engines or jet engines) that is carried within a vehicle prior to use
- the compressed gas in a pressurised container (especially an aerosol can) that is used to expel its content
- any substance that propels
adj
noun
- A cord that, when lit, conveys the fire to some explosive device, such as a bomb.
- (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 friction match for smokers' use, having a bulbous head which when ignited is not easily blown out even in a gale of wind.
- an electrical device that can interrupt the flow of electrical current when it is overloaded
- any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant
verb
- 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.
- 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
noun
verb
noun
- An explosive charge for blasting.
- an explosion (as of dynamite)
- (cytology) An immature or undifferentiated cell (e.g., lymphoblast, myeloblast).
- A verbal attack or punishment; a severe criticism or reprimand.
- (figuratively, informal) A good time; an enjoyable moment.
- An explosion, especially for the purpose of destroying a mass of rock, etc.
- A forcible stream of gas or liquid from an orifice, for example from a bellows, the tuyeres of a blast furnace, a person's mouth, etc.
- (countable) A loud, sudden sound.
- (marketing) A promotional message sent to an entire mailing list.
- The continuous blowing to which one charge of ore or metal is subjected in a furnace.
- A flatulent disease of sheep.
- A sudden pernicious effect, as if by a noxious wind, especially on animals and plants; a blight.
- A hit of a recreational drug from a pipe.
- The exhaust steam from an engine, driving a column of air out of a boiler chimney, and thus creating an intense draught through the fire; also, any draught produced by the blast.
- (bodybuilding, slang) A period of full dosage of PEDs as opposed to a period of reduced intake.
- A violent gust of wind (in windy weather) or apparent wind (around a moving vehicle).
- (uncountable, broadcasting) Unwanted noise from a microphone.
- intense adverse criticism
- a sudden very loud noise
- a strong current of air
- a very long fly ball
- a highly pleasurable or exciting experience
verb
- use explosives on
- (transitive) To make an impression on, by making a loud blast or din.
- (bodybuilding, slang) To have a period of full dosage of PEDs as opposed to reducing them during a cruise period.
- (transitive) To blight or wither.
- (transitive) To curse; to damn.
- (transitive) To open up a hole in, usually by means of a sudden and imprecise method (such as an explosion).
- (transitive) To bring destruction or ruin on; to destroy.
- (transitive) To criticize or reprimand severely; to verbally discipline or punish.
- (transitive, informal) To play (music) very loudly out of a speaker.
- (transitive, intransitive, slang, African-American Vernacular) To shoot; to attack or shoot (someone or a place).
- (soccer) To shoot; kick the ball in hope of scoring a goal.
- (intransitive) To make a loud noise.
- (biology, informal, transitive) To run a nucleotide sequence (for nucleic acids) or an amino acid sequence (for proteins) through a BLAST (Basic Local Alignment Search Tool).
- (transitive, science fiction) To shoot, especially with an energy weapon (as opposed to one which fires projectiles).
- (transitive) To shatter, as if by an explosion.
- make a strident sound
- apply a draft or strong wind to to
- hit with great force
- create by using explosives
- criticize harshly or violently
- shrivel or wither or mature imperfectly
- make with or as if with an explosion
- shatter as if by explosion
- fire a shot; release
intj
verb
- use explosives on
- remove from its shell or outer covering
- create by using explosives
- fall out of the pod or husk
- come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
- look for and collect shells by the seashore
- remove the husks from
- hit the pitches of hard and regularly
- (topology) To form a shelling.
- To form shallow, irregular cracks (in a coating).
- (computing, intransitive) To switch to a shell or command line.
- (cricket, slang, transitive) To drop (the ball).
- (intransitive) To cast the shell, or exterior covering; to fall out of the pod or husk.
- (intransitive) To fall off, as a shell, crust, etc.
- (informal) To disburse or give up money, to pay. (Often used with out).
- To bombard, to fire projectiles at, especially with artillery.
- To remove the outer covering or shell of something.
noun
- a rigid covering that envelops an object
- the hard largely calcareous covering of a mollusc or a brachiopod
- a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners)
- the hard usually fibrous outer layer of some fruits especially nuts
- hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles
- the housing or outer covering of something
- the exterior covering of a bird's egg
- a very light narrow racing boat
- ammunition consisting of a cylindrical metal casing containing an explosive charge and a projectile; fired from a large gun
- the material that forms the hard outer covering of many animals
- The covering, or outside part, of a nut.
- (architecture) Any slight hollow structure; a framework, or exterior structure, regarded as not complete or filled in, as the shell of a house.
- The hard calcareous covering of a bird egg.
- A garment, usually worn by women, such as a shirt, blouse, or top, with short sleeves or no sleeves, that often fastens in the rear.
- (nautical, rigging) The outer frame or case of a block within which the sheaves revolve.
- (nautical) The watertight outer covering of the hull of a vessel, often made with planking or metal plating.
- A concave rough cast-iron tool in which a convex lens is ground to shape.
- (figuratively) The empty outward form of someone or something.
- (music) A string instrument, as a lyre, whose acoustical chamber is formed like a shell.
- In formal debating, a set of proposed rules to be followed, with set penalties for violating them.
- A psychological barrier to social interaction.
- (figuratively) The outward form independent of what is inside.
- (British, education) One or more school grades within secondary education, at certain public schools.
- The thin coating of copper on an electrotype.
- (chemistry) A set of atomic orbitals that have the same principal quantum number.
- (music) The body of a drum; the often wooden, often cylindrical acoustic chamber, with or without rims added for tuning and for attaching the drum head.
- One of the outer layers of skin of an onion.
- An engraved copper roller used in print works.
- The calcareous or chitinous external covering of mollusks, crustaceans, and some other invertebrates.
- The conjoined scutes that constitute the "shell" (carapace) of a tortoise or turtle.
- (UK, slang) A person's ear.
- (geology) The accreted mineral formed around a hollow geode.
- An emaciated person.
- (nautical) A light boat whose frame is covered with thin wood, impermeable fabric, or water-proofed paper; a racing shell or dragon boat.
- (computing) An operating system software user interface, whose primary purpose is to launch other programs and control their interactions; the user's command interpreter. Shell is a way to separate the internal complexity of the implementation of the command from the user. The internals can change while the user experience/interface remains the same.
- (weaponry) A hollow, usually spherical or cylindrical projectile fired from a siege mortar or a smoothbore cannon. It contains an explosive substance designed to be ignited by a fuse or by percussion at the target site so that it will burst and scatter at high velocity its contents and fragments. Formerly called a bomb.
- (business) A legal entity that has no operations.
- (in the plural) Husks of cacao seeds, a decoction of which is sometimes used as a substitute or adulterant for cocoa and its products such as chocolate.
- (by extension) Any mollusk having such a covering.
- (figuratively) A person otherwise diminished.
- The overlapping hard plates comprising the armor covering the armadillo's body.
- (weaponry) The casing of a self-contained single-unit artillery projectile.
- (weaponry) The cartridge of a breechloading firearm; a load; a bullet; a round.
- (phonology) The onset and coda of a syllable.
- A coarse or flimsy coffin; a thin interior coffin enclosed within a more substantial one.
- A pod containing the seeds of certain plants, such as the legume Phaseolus vulgaris.
- An unmarked vehicle for carrying corpses from a crime scene.
- (entomology) The exoskeleton or wing covers of certain insects.
- (engineering) A gouge bit or shell bit.
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adj
- charged with an explosive
- highly reverberant
- elastic; rebounds readily
- possessing life
- charged or energized with electricity
- in current use or ready for use
- capable of erupting
- abounding with life and energy
- of current relevance
- actually being performed at the time of hearing or viewing
- exerting force or containing energy
- (only used attributively) Having life; that is alive.
- Outstanding, top-notch, exhilarating.
- (entertainment, performing) Recorded from a performance in front of an audience.
- (broadcasting) Being broadcast ("on the air"), as it happens.
- (of a performance or speech) In person.
- (engineering) Imparting power; having motion.
- Being in a state of ignition; burning.
- (programming) Of an object or value: that may potentially be used in the future execution of a program.
- Having active properties; being energized.
- (film) Featuring humans; not animated, in the phrases “live actors” or “live action”.
- (sports) Still in active play.
- Operational; in actual use rather than in testing etc.
- (poker) Being a bet which can be raised by the bettor, usually in reference to a blind or straddle.
- Taken from a living animal.
- Being in existence; actual.
- Able to fire or explode (of firearms or explosives).
- (linguistics) Of a syllable in languages such as Thai and Burmese: resonating, not ending abruptly.
- Of an environment where sound is recorded: having noticeable reverberation.
- (card games) Of a card: not yet dealt or played.
- (circuitry) Electrically charged or energized, usually indicating that the item may cause electrocution if touched.
adv
verb
- pursue a positive and satisfying existence
- support oneself
- be an inhabitant of or reside in
- have life, be alive
- have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations
- lead a certain kind of life; live in a certain style
- continue to live and avoid dying
- (transitive) To act habitually in conformity with; to practice; to exemplify in one's way of life.
- (intransitive, informal) (of an object) to have its proper place; to normally be stored.
- (intransitive, followed by on, upon, or by) To maintain or support one's existence; to provide for oneself; to feed; to subsist.
- (intransitive) To be alive; to have life.
- (intransitive) To have permanent residence somewhere, to inhabit, to reside.
- (intransitive) To outlast danger; (of a ship or boat) to float.
- (intransitive, hyperbolic) To cope.
- (intransitive) To pass life in a specified manner.
- (transitive) To spend, as one's life; to pass; to maintain; to continue in, constantly or habitually.
- (intransitive, informal) To make the most of life; to experience a full, rich life.
- (intransitive) To survive; to persevere; to continue.
- (intransitive) To endure in memory; to escape oblivion.