English words for 'plural of improvised explosive device'
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noun
- (weaponry) Initialism of improvised explosive device.
- an explosive device that is improvised
- (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 device used to detonate an explosive device etc.
- a mechanical or electrical explosive device or a small amount of explosive; can be used to initiate the reaction of a disrupting explosive
- (rail transport, UK) A small explosive device attached to the railhead to provide an audible warning when a train passes over it.
noun
name
verb
- (transitive, chemistry, military) To cause an accidental detonation of explosives due to excess heat.
- (intransitive, chemistry, military, of explosives) To accidentally detonate as the result of excess heat.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see cook, off.
- (literally) To eliminate by cooking.
- (transitive, US, military) As above, except to unintentionally wait so long that the grenade detonates.
- (transitive, liquor) To heat alcohol in preparation for distilling liquor.
- (transitive, US, military) To pull the pin from a grenade and wait two or three seconds before throwing.
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
- an explosion (as of dynamite)
- intense adverse criticism
- a sudden very loud noise
- a strong current of air
- a very long fly ball
- a highly pleasurable or exciting experience
- An explosive charge for blasting.
- (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.
verb
- create by using explosives
- use explosives on
- make a strident sound
- apply a draft or strong wind to to
- hit with great force
- 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
- (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.
intj
noun
- a mechanical or electrical explosive device or a small amount of explosive; can be used to initiate the reaction of a disrupting explosive
- A small explosive device used to detonate a larger charge of explosives.
- a tight-fitting headdress
- something serving as a cover or protection
- 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
- (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.
verb
- restrict the number or amount of
- lie at the top of
- 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.
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
adj
- (informal) Of a substance, explosive.
- Temporary or ephemeral.
- Of a situation potentially violent.
- (programming) Of a variable etc., having its associated memory immediately updated with any changes in value.
- (economics, finance) Of a price, variable or erratic.
- Fickle.
- Of a person, quick to become angry or violent.
- (computing) Of memory, whose content is lost when the computer is powered down.
- (physics) Evaporating or vaporizing readily under normal conditions.
- tending to vary often or widely
- evaporating readily at normal temperatures and pressures
- marked by erratic changeableness in affections or attachments
- liable to lead to sudden change or violence
noun
noun
name
noun
- an explosive bomb or artillery shell
- an entertainer who has a sensational effect
- a shocking surprise
- (historical) Any grenade, mortar shell, or artillery shell (hollow metal object) containing a charge that can explode.
- (figurative) Something that is very surprising, shocking, amazing or sensational.
- (by extension) Someone who is very attractive; a sex symbol.
noun
- An explosive device used or intended as a weapon, especially, one dropped from an aircraft.
- an explosive device fused to explode under specific conditions
- (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.
- strong sealed vessel for measuring heat of combustion
- an event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual
adj
verb
- 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.
- throw bombs at or attack with bombs
- fail to get a passing grade
verb
- create by using explosives
- use explosives on
- remove from its shell or outer covering
- 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.
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
- (transitive) To destroy with an explosion.
- (intransitive, board gaming) Of a die, to produce the highest face result and consequently reroll.
- (transitive, computing) To decompress (data) that was previously imploded.
- (transitive) To create an exploded view of.
- (intransitive, figuratively) To make a violent or emotional outburst; to suddenly give expression to powerful and often negative or unpleasant emotion, especially anger.
- (transitive) To open all doors and hatches on an automobile.
- (intransitive) To fly apart with sudden violent force; to blow up, to burst, to detonate, to go off.
- (mathematics) To increase arbitrarily or boundlessly.
- (intransitive, figuratively) To increase suddenly.
- (slang, vulgar) To ejaculate.
- (computing, programming, PHP) To break (a delimited string of text) into several smaller strings by removing the separators.
- (transitive) To destroy violently or abruptly.
- (intransitive, figuratively) To emerge suddenly.
- drive from the stage by noisy disapproval
- destroy by exploding
- show (a theory or claim) to be baseless, or refute and make obsolete
- show a violent emotional reaction
- burst outward, usually with noise
- cause to burst as a result of air pressure; of stop consonants like /p/, /t/, and /k/
- increase rapidly and in an uncontrolled manner
- be unleashed; emerge with violence or noise
- cause to burst with a violent release of energy
- burst and release energy as through a violent chemical or physical reaction
noun
- (explosives) A small quantity of a sensitive explosive that is triggered by a detonator and provides the energy needed to detonate a larger quantity of a less-sensitive explosive.
- Something that boosts.
- Ellipsis of booster seat.
- (aerospace) The first stage of a multistage rocket, providing primary or supplemental thrust for liftoff and early flight.
- (gaming) A package of cards or figurines designed to add to a player's collection.
- A member of a booster club.
- (slang) A thief.
- (linguistics) A term that serves to amplify or strengthen an utterance, such as "really".
- (immunology) A booster dose.
- Someone who publicly promotes or endorses (something or someone); a fan or supporter.
- (rail transport) A booster engine fitted to a steam locomotive.
- (video games) A power-up item.
- (electrical engineering) A motor-generator set used for voltage regulation in direct current electrical power circuits.
- an amplifier for restoring the strength of a transmitted signal
- an additional dose that makes sure the first dose was effective
- the first stage of a multistage rocket
- someone who is an active supporter and advocate
- a thief who steals goods that are in a store
- a person who backs a politician or a team etc.
verb
adj
noun
- (Ireland) An improvised explosive device, home-made bomb
- (computer hardware) A peripheral device; an item of hardware.
- (law) An image used in whole or in part as a trademark or service mark.
- (crosswording) Any specific class of wordplay element in a cryptic crossword.
- (rhetoric) A technique that an author or speaker uses to evoke an emotional response in the audience; a rhetorical device.
- (printing) An image or logo denoting official or proprietary authority or provenience.
- Any piece of equipment made for a particular purpose, especially a mechanical or electrical one.
- A project or scheme, often designed to deceive; a stratagem; an artifice. 1602, Shakespeare, The Merry Wives of Windsor. "This is our device,/ That Falstaff at that oak shall meet with us."
- any clever maneuver
- any ornamental pattern or design (as in embroidery)
- something in an artistic work designed to achieve a particular effect
- an emblematic design (especially in heraldry)
- an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose
verb
- (transitive) To cause to explode.
- (intransitive, figurative) To express sudden anger.
- (intransitive) To explode, blow up
- (especially) To combust or decompose supersonically via shock compression.
- cause to burst with a violent release of energy
- burst and release energy as through a violent chemical or physical reaction
noun
- 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.
- a powerful chemical explosive that produces gas at a very high rate
noun
noun
- (weaponry) Initialism of improvised explosive device.
- an explosive device that is improvised
- (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 device used to detonate an explosive device etc.
- a mechanical or electrical explosive device or a small amount of explosive; can be used to initiate the reaction of a disrupting explosive
- (rail transport, UK) A small explosive device attached to the railhead to provide an audible warning when a train passes over it.
noun
name
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
- an explosion (as of dynamite)
- intense adverse criticism
- a sudden very loud noise
- a strong current of air
- a very long fly ball
- a highly pleasurable or exciting experience
- An explosive charge for blasting.
- (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.
verb
- create by using explosives
- use explosives on
- make a strident sound
- apply a draft or strong wind to to
- hit with great force
- 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
- (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.
intj
noun
- a mechanical or electrical explosive device or a small amount of explosive; can be used to initiate the reaction of a disrupting explosive
- A small explosive device used to detonate a larger charge of explosives.
- a tight-fitting headdress
- something serving as a cover or protection
- 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
- (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.
verb
- restrict the number or amount of
- lie at the top of
- 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.
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
name
noun
- an explosive bomb or artillery shell
- an entertainer who has a sensational effect
- a shocking surprise
- (historical) Any grenade, mortar shell, or artillery shell (hollow metal object) containing a charge that can explode.
- (figurative) Something that is very surprising, shocking, amazing or sensational.
- (by extension) Someone who is very attractive; a sex symbol.
noun
- An explosive device used or intended as a weapon, especially, one dropped from an aircraft.
- an explosive device fused to explode under specific conditions
- (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.
- strong sealed vessel for measuring heat of combustion
- an event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual
adj
verb
- 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.
- throw bombs at or attack with bombs
- fail to get a passing grade
noun
noun
- (explosives) A small quantity of a sensitive explosive that is triggered by a detonator and provides the energy needed to detonate a larger quantity of a less-sensitive explosive.
- Something that boosts.
- Ellipsis of booster seat.
- (aerospace) The first stage of a multistage rocket, providing primary or supplemental thrust for liftoff and early flight.
- (gaming) A package of cards or figurines designed to add to a player's collection.
- A member of a booster club.
- (slang) A thief.
- (linguistics) A term that serves to amplify or strengthen an utterance, such as "really".
- (immunology) A booster dose.
- Someone who publicly promotes or endorses (something or someone); a fan or supporter.
- (rail transport) A booster engine fitted to a steam locomotive.
- (video games) A power-up item.
- (electrical engineering) A motor-generator set used for voltage regulation in direct current electrical power circuits.
- an amplifier for restoring the strength of a transmitted signal
- an additional dose that makes sure the first dose was effective
- the first stage of a multistage rocket
- someone who is an active supporter and advocate
- a thief who steals goods that are in a store
- a person who backs a politician or a team etc.
verb
noun
- (Ireland) An improvised explosive device, home-made bomb
- (computer hardware) A peripheral device; an item of hardware.
- (law) An image used in whole or in part as a trademark or service mark.
- (crosswording) Any specific class of wordplay element in a cryptic crossword.
- (rhetoric) A technique that an author or speaker uses to evoke an emotional response in the audience; a rhetorical device.
- (printing) An image or logo denoting official or proprietary authority or provenience.
- Any piece of equipment made for a particular purpose, especially a mechanical or electrical one.
- A project or scheme, often designed to deceive; a stratagem; an artifice. 1602, Shakespeare, The Merry Wives of Windsor. "This is our device,/ That Falstaff at that oak shall meet with us."
- any clever maneuver
- any ornamental pattern or design (as in embroidery)
- something in an artistic work designed to achieve a particular effect
- an emblematic design (especially in heraldry)
- an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose
noun
- 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.
- a powerful chemical explosive that produces gas at a very high rate
noun
verb
- (transitive, chemistry, military) To cause an accidental detonation of explosives due to excess heat.
- (intransitive, chemistry, military, of explosives) To accidentally detonate as the result of excess heat.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see cook, off.
- (literally) To eliminate by cooking.
- (transitive, US, military) As above, except to unintentionally wait so long that the grenade detonates.
- (transitive, liquor) To heat alcohol in preparation for distilling liquor.
- (transitive, US, military) To pull the pin from a grenade and wait two or three seconds before throwing.
noun
- an explosion (as of dynamite)
- intense adverse criticism
- a sudden very loud noise
- a strong current of air
- a very long fly ball
- a highly pleasurable or exciting experience
- An explosive charge for blasting.
- (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.
verb
- create by using explosives
- use explosives on
- make a strident sound
- apply a draft or strong wind to to
- hit with great force
- 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
- (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.
intj
verb
- create by using explosives
- use explosives on
- remove from its shell or outer covering
- 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.
verb
- (transitive) To destroy with an explosion.
- (intransitive, board gaming) Of a die, to produce the highest face result and consequently reroll.
- (transitive, computing) To decompress (data) that was previously imploded.
- (transitive) To create an exploded view of.
- (intransitive, figuratively) To make a violent or emotional outburst; to suddenly give expression to powerful and often negative or unpleasant emotion, especially anger.
- (transitive) To open all doors and hatches on an automobile.
- (intransitive) To fly apart with sudden violent force; to blow up, to burst, to detonate, to go off.
- (mathematics) To increase arbitrarily or boundlessly.
- (intransitive, figuratively) To increase suddenly.
- (slang, vulgar) To ejaculate.
- (computing, programming, PHP) To break (a delimited string of text) into several smaller strings by removing the separators.
- (transitive) To destroy violently or abruptly.
- (intransitive, figuratively) To emerge suddenly.
- drive from the stage by noisy disapproval
- destroy by exploding
- show (a theory or claim) to be baseless, or refute and make obsolete
- show a violent emotional reaction
- burst outward, usually with noise
- cause to burst as a result of air pressure; of stop consonants like /p/, /t/, and /k/
- increase rapidly and in an uncontrolled manner
- be unleashed; emerge with violence or noise
- cause to burst with a violent release of energy
- burst and release energy as through a violent chemical or physical reaction
verb
- (transitive) To cause to explode.
- (intransitive, figurative) To express sudden anger.
- (intransitive) To explode, blow up
- (especially) To combust or decompose supersonically via shock compression.
- cause to burst with a violent release of energy
- burst and release energy as through a violent chemical or physical reaction
adj
- (informal) Of a substance, explosive.
- Temporary or ephemeral.
- Of a situation potentially violent.
- (programming) Of a variable etc., having its associated memory immediately updated with any changes in value.
- (economics, finance) Of a price, variable or erratic.
- Fickle.
- Of a person, quick to become angry or violent.
- (computing) Of memory, whose content is lost when the computer is powered down.
- (physics) Evaporating or vaporizing readily under normal conditions.
- tending to vary often or widely
- evaporating readily at normal temperatures and pressures
- marked by erratic changeableness in affections or attachments
- liable to lead to sudden change or violence
noun
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.