The meaning of Explosion

noun

The means or opportunity to approach or enter a place.

Usage examples:

The staircase gives access to the top floor

verb

Approach or enter (a place).

Usage examples:

Single rooms have private facilities accessed via the balcony

The right to enter

verb

Take aggressive military action against (a place or enemy forces) with weapons or armed force.

Usage examples:

In february the germans attacked verdun

noun

An aggressive and violent act against a person or place.

Usage examples:

He was killed in an attack on a checkpoint

verb

An offensive against an enemy

noun

A sudden loud, sharp noise.

Usage examples:

The door slammed with a bang

verb

Strike or put down (something) forcefully and noisily.

Usage examples:

He began to bang the table with his fist

adverb

Exactly.

Usage examples:

The train arrived bang on time

noun

A destructive wave of highly compressed air spreading outwards from an explosion.

Usage examples:

They were thrown backwards by the blast

verb

Blow up or break apart (something solid) with explosives.

Usage examples:

The school was blasted by an explosion

exclamation

Expressing annoyance.

Usage examples:

‘blast! the car won't start!’

phrasal verb

Fill with gas or air

phrasal verb

To become suddenly very angry

Usage examples:

He may blow up when he finds out how much i spent., i'm going to have this photo blown up and framed.

noun

A problem

Usage examples:

I don't see any kind of blowup event that's going to cause the market to lose value.

noun

A loud, deep, resonant sound.

Usage examples:

The deep boom of the bass drum

verb

Make a loud, deep, resonant sound.

Usage examples:

Thunder boomed in the sky

verb

Experience a period of great prosperity or rapid economic growth.

Usage examples:

Business is booming

noun

A sudden outburst or outbreak.

Usage examples:

He has been now absolved of all guilt, and his forgeries recognised as poetical dada boutades.

adjective

Beginning to grow or increase rapidly; flourishing.

Usage examples:

Manufacturers are keen to cash in on the burgeoning demand

verb

Begin to grow or increase rapidly; flourish.

Usage examples:

The city's suburbs have burgeoned, sprawling out from the centre

adjective

Growing or developing quickly

Usage examples:

A burgeoning tourist industry lifted the state’s economy.

verb

Strike the palms of (one's hands) together repeatedly, typically in order to applaud someone or something.

Usage examples:

Agnes clapped her hands in glee

noun

An act of striking together the palms of the hands.

Usage examples:

When they stop i give them a clap

noun

A venereal disease, especially gonorrhoea.

Usage examples:

She has given him the clap

noun

A line on the surface of something along which it has split without breaking apart.

Usage examples:

A hairline crack down the middle of the glass

verb

Break or cause to break without a complete separation of the parts.

Usage examples:

The ice all over the bog had cracked

adjective

Very good or skilful.

Usage examples:

He is a crack shot

verb

(of a vehicle) collide violently with an obstacle or another vehicle.

Usage examples:

A racing car had crashed, wrecking a safety barrier

noun

A violent collision, typically of one vehicle with another or with an object.

Usage examples:

A car crash

adjective

Done rapidly or urgently and involving a concentrated effort.

Usage examples:

A crash course in italian

noun

The action of causing a bomb or explosive device to explode.

Usage examples:

She was in a control building at the time of detonation

noun

The act of exploding something, or the fact of being exploded

Usage examples:

Underground nuclear detonations are believed to have been carried out.

verb

Tell (someone) officially that they can or must leave a place or situation.

Usage examples:

They stressed that staff would not be actively discharging anyone and no programme was in place to …

noun

The action of discharging someone from a hospital or from the armed forces or police.

Usage examples:

Referrals can be discussed before discharge from hospital

verb

To allow someone to leave

Usage examples:

Allen was discharged from the hospital yesterday., [ i ] the soapy water from the washing machine w…

noun

The action of bubbling or boiling.

Usage examples:

Because the bath is now so cold, no further violent ebullition will occur

noun

The state or act of boiling

Usage examples:

The ebullition ceased, and the compound changed to a dark purple., ebullitions of temper/rage, a su…

noun

An instance of giving off something such as a liquid or gas.

Usage examples:

A massive effusion of poisonous gas

noun

A flow of a gas through a small hole in a container

noun

An act or instance of erupting.

Usage examples:

The eruption of vesuvius

noun

An occasion when a volcano explodes, and flames and rocks come out of it, or the act of doing this

Usage examples:

A volcanic eruption, around the year 600, the eruption of a nearby volcano buried ceren's buildings…

noun

A rapid increase; a rise.

Usage examples:

Cost escalations

noun

The process of becoming greater or more serious, or a particular situation when this happens

Usage examples:

[ u ] the escalation of costs, [ c ] military escalation

adjective

Of a suitable quality, standard, or type to meet the required purpose.

Usage examples:

The house was not fit for human habitation

verb

Be of the right shape and size for.

Usage examples:

Those jeans still fit me

noun

The particular way in which something, especially a garment or component, fits.

Usage examples:

The dress was a perfect fit

phrasal verb

Ignite quickly and suddenly, especially after having died down

noun

A sudden outburst of something, especially violence or hostility.

Usage examples:

A flare-up between the two countries

noun

A sudden outburst of something, especially violence or hostility.

Usage examples:

A flare-up between the two countries

noun

An expression of vehement protest.

Usage examples:

The fulminations of media moralists

noun

Strong criticism or protest

Usage examples:

Stewart doesn't deserve such outraged fulminations., her complaint took the form of fulmination, no…

noun

The action of setting something on fire or starting to burn.

Usage examples:

Three minutes after ignition, the flames were still growing

noun

The act of starting to burn

noun

The process or skill of multiplying.

Usage examples:

We need to use both multiplication and division to find the answers

noun

The process of multiplying numbers

Usage examples:

Emma’s learning multiplication (= how to multiply numbers) in school.

noun

A large increase in number

Usage examples:

The multiplication of sth the multiplication of tv channels has inevitably led to more fragmented v…

adjective

Rapidly growing, expanding, or developing.

Usage examples:

He has attacked what he describes as the culture of waste and mushrooming costs

noun

Very rapid growth, expansion, or development.

Usage examples:

Our main concern is the mushrooming of unregulated hand car wash businesses

verb

Increase, spread, or develop rapidly.

Usage examples:

Environmental concern mushroomed in the 1960s

noun

A sudden occurrence of something unwelcome, such as war or disease.

Usage examples:

The outbreak of world war ii

noun

A sudden release of strong emotion.

Usage examples:

An angry outburst from the prime minister

noun

A sudden, violent expression of emotion, esp. anger

noun

A field where rice is grown.

Usage examples:

But he did not receive water from the government irrigation scheme in time, the paddy field dried o…

noun

A fit of temper.

Usage examples:

John drove off in a paddy

noun

An irishman (often as a form of address).

noun

A sudden attack or outburst of a particular emotion or activity.

Usage examples:

A paroxysm of weeping

noun

A sudden and powerful expression of strong feeling

Usage examples:

The mention of his name can send people into paroxysms of anger.

verb

Make a light explosive sound.

Usage examples:

Corks popped and glasses tinkled

noun

A light explosive sound.

Usage examples:

There were a few pops, perhaps from pistols

adverb

With a light explosive sound.

Usage examples:

The champagne went pop

adjective

Acting or done without careful consideration of the possible consequences; impetuous.

Usage examples:

It would be extremely rash to make such an assumption

noun

An area of redness and spots on a person's skin, appearing especially as a result of allergy or illness.

Usage examples:

A red itchy rash appeared on her legs

verb

Give a spoken or written account of something that one has observed, heard, done, or investigated.

Usage examples:

The minister reported a decline in milk production

noun

An account given of a particular matter, especially in the form of an official document, after thorough investigation or consideration by an appointed person or body.

Usage examples:

The chairman's annual report

verb

To give an account or representation of in words

adjective

(of an amount, price, etc.) increasing very rapidly and suddenly.

Usage examples:

Rocketing house prices

verb

(of an amount, price, etc.) increase very rapidly and suddenly.

Usage examples:

Sales of milk in supermarkets are rocketing

verb

Present participle of rocket

Usage examples:

House prices in the north are rocketing (up)., their team rocketed to the top of the league., sharo…

verb

Move in a particular direction by turning over and over on an axis.

Usage examples:

The car rolled down into a ditch

noun

A cylinder formed by winding flexible material round a tube or by turning it over and over on itself without folding.

Usage examples:

A roll of carpet

verb

Move by turning over or rotating

verb

Make a continuous deep, resonant sound.

Usage examples:

Thunder rumbled, lightning flickered

noun

A continuous deep, resonant sound like distant thunder.

Usage examples:

The continuous rumble of traffic

verb

To make a continuous, low sound, or to move slowly while making such a sound

Usage examples:

My stomach is rumbling., the trucks rumbled across the field., we could hear the rumble of distant …

verb

Move with urgent haste.

Usage examples:

Oliver rushed after her

noun

A sudden quick movement towards something, typically by a number of people.

Usage examples:

There was a rush for the door

noun

An erect, tufted marsh or waterside plant resembling a sedge or grass, with inconspicuous greenish or brownish flowers. widely distributed in temperate areas, some kinds are used for matting, chair seats, and baskets.

Usage examples:

Then the land went down, and there was marsh of rushes and willow and hazel.

verb

Throw snowballs at.

Usage examples:

I made sure the other kids stopped snowballing celia

noun

A ball of packed snow, especially one made for throwing at other people for fun.

Usage examples:

They pelted him with snowballs

noun

A cocktail containing advocaat and lemonade.

noun

A sudden involuntary muscular contraction or convulsive movement.

Usage examples:

Shifting heavy loads without help brought on muscular back spasms

verb

Experience sudden involuntary muscular contractions; twitch convulsively.

Usage examples:

My body spasmed violently

noun

A large number of similar things coming in quick succession.

Usage examples:

A spate of attacks on holidaymakers

noun

An unusually large number of events that happen suddenly and at about the same time

Usage examples:

We have had a spate of burglaries recently.

verb

Write or name the letters that form (a word) in correct sequence.

Usage examples:

Dolly spelled her name

noun

A form of words used as a magical charm or incantation.

Usage examples:

A spell is laid on the door to prevent entry

verb

Allow (someone) to rest briefly by taking their place in an activity.

Usage examples:

I got sleepy and needed her to spell me for a while at the wheel

noun

A violent disturbance of the atmosphere with strong winds and usually rain, thunder, lightning, or snow.

Usage examples:

These kinds of storms can produce rain, hail snow, thunder and lightning.

verb

Move angrily or forcefully in a specified direction.

Usage examples:

She burst into tears and stormed off

noun

An extreme weather condition with strong winds and heavy rain or snow

Usage examples:

The storm left over a foot of snow on the ground., the new rent regulations raised a storm of criti…

noun

A sudden powerful forward or upward movement, especially by a crowd or by a natural force such as the tide.

Usage examples:

Flooding caused by tidal surges

verb

(of a crowd or a natural force) move suddenly and powerfully forward or upward.

Usage examples:

The journalists surged forward

noun

A sudden and great increase

Usage examples:

A surge in sales, a surge in the stock market, the young american’s victory touched off a surge of …

noun

A loud rumbling or crashing noise heard after a lightning flash due to the expansion of rapidly heated air.

Usage examples:

There was a crash of thunder

verb

Thunder sounds.

Usage examples:

It began to thunder

noun

The sudden, loud noise that comes after a flash of lightning

Usage examples:

A clap of thunder, the sky grew dark and it started to thunder., the horses thundered past (= moved…

verb

Move one's hand to and fro in greeting or as a signal.

Usage examples:

He waved to me from the train

noun

A long body of water curling into an arched form and breaking on the shore.

Usage examples:

He was swept out to sea by a freak wave

verb

(physics) a movement up and down or back and forth

exclamation

Used to express the sound of a forcible impact.

Usage examples:

The bombs landed—wham!—right on target

verb

Strike something forcefully.

Usage examples:

Trucks whammed into each other

exclamation

Used to suggest the sound of a sudden hit, or to signal that something sudden and unexpected happened

Usage examples:

All of a sudden, wham, i couldn’t leave my house, except to go to school.

noun

A dull or muffled thudding sound.

Usage examples:

The whump of a distant explosion

verb

Make a whump.

Usage examples:

He pitched a snowball that whumped into the car