The meaning of Explosive

adjective

Sudden and unexpected.

Usage examples:

I was surprised by the abrupt change of subject

adjective

Sudden and not expected, often with unpleasant results

Usage examples:

There was an abrupt change in her mood., we came to an abrupt curve in the road., his abrupt manner…

verb

(especially of a vehicle) begin to move more quickly.

Usage examples:

The car accelerated towards her

adjective

Becoming faster

Usage examples:

Arctic ocean ice is shrinking at an accelerating rate., with greater global mobility of people and …

adjective

Feeling or showing strong annoyance, displeasure, or hostility; full of anger.

Usage examples:

An angry customer

adjective

Having the feeling people get when something unfair, painful, or bad happens

Usage examples:

An angry mob, i hope you aren’t angry with me., he angrily slammed the door.

noun

A container filled with explosive or incendiary material, designed to explode on impact or when detonated by a timing, proximity, or remote-control device.

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A bomb attack

verb

Attack (a place or object) with a bomb or bombs.

Usage examples:

They bombed the city at dawn

noun

Tea.

Usage examples:

I'm going to go and have a cup of char

verb

Partially burn so as to blacken the surface.

Usage examples:

A region charred by bush fires

verb

Work as a charwoman.

Usage examples:

She'd had to char and work in a grocery store to put herself through university

adjective

Able to catch fire and burn easily.

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A combustible gas

noun

A combustible substance.

Usage examples:

Class a extinguishers are used for ordinary combustibles including wood and paper.

adjective

Able to burn easily

Usage examples:

Wood and coal are both combustible substances.

noun

A thing made or adapted for a particular purpose, especially a piece of mechanical or electronic equipment.

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A measuring device

noun

An object or machine that has been invented to fulfill a particular purpose

Usage examples:

A handheld device, a safety device, electronic/mechanical devices, he invented a device for measuri…

noun

An object or machine which has been invented for a particular purpose

Usage examples:

Biotech and medical devices, you should not use any personal electronic device, such as a cell phon…

adjective

Relating to drama or the performance or study of drama.

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The dramatic arts

adjective

Relating to plays and acting

Usage examples:

He’s as good in comedies as he is in dramatic roles., in a dramatic rescue, 10 crewmen were lifted …

adjective

Relating to or formed by volcanic activity.

Usage examples:

A history of the eruptive activity in an area

adjective

Increasing rapidly.

Usage examples:

The escalating cost of healthcare

verb

Increase rapidly.

Usage examples:

The price of tickets escalated

adjective

Increasing in price, amount, rate, etc.

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Escalating costs/prices/rates

adjective

Having or displaying an intense or ferocious aggressiveness.

Usage examples:

Fierce fighting continued throughout the day

adverb

Very; extremely.

Usage examples:

He was fierce proud

adjective

Violent and forceful

Usage examples:

Fierce thunderstorms, the city had been under fierce attack., she’s a fierce critic of us policies.…

adjective

Consisting of fire or burning strongly and brightly.

Usage examples:

The sun was a fiery ball low on the hills

adjective

Flaming or extremely bright, hot, or of a red color like fire

Usage examples:

A fiery explosion, the fiery rays of the sun, fig. fiery (= spicy hot) chili, he’s known for his fi…

adjective

Easily set on fire.

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The use of highly flammable materials

adjective

Able to catch fire easily

Usage examples:

This solvent is flammable.

adjective

Doing things or reacting to things quickly and without thinking carefully first

Usage examples:

She can be hotheaded and rash., he is a competent but hotheaded manager.

adjective

Filled with or showing great emotion.

Usage examples:

She made an impassioned plea for help

verb

Make passionate.

Usage examples:

Her body had once pleased and impassioned him

adjective

(of a device or attack) designed to cause fires.

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Incendiary bombs

noun

An incendiary bomb or device.

Usage examples:

The holy city was blasted by incendiaries

adjective

Designed to cause fires

Usage examples:

An incendiary bomb/device, fig. thai food often is incendiary (= spicy hot)., he gave an incendiary…

adjective

Easily set on fire.

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Inflammable materials

noun

A substance which is easily set on fire.

Usage examples:

‘as a garage, we have particular concerns such as vehicle collision, sparks igniting inflammables s…

adjective

Flammable

adjective

Of extreme force, degree, or strength.

Usage examples:

The job demands intense concentration

adjective

Extreme

Usage examples:

Intense heat/cold, a look of intense joy, an intense 13-week course, he was young and intense, and …

adjective

Having or showing a tendency to be easily angered.

Usage examples:

An irascible and difficult man

adjective

Quickly aroused to anger

adjective

(of a person) easily made angry

Usage examples:

A cranky, irascible artist

adjective

Having or showing a tendency to be easily annoyed.

Usage examples:

She was tired and irritable

adjective

Relating to meteors or meteorites.

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Meteoric iron

adjective

Of or like a meteor

Usage examples:

Meteoric rock, a meteoric rise to fame

adjective

Developing very fast and attracting a lot of attention

Usage examples:

Speculation on the currency has helped its meteoric rise of 16% against the us dollar in a year., h…

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

adjective

Having, showing, or caused by strong feelings or beliefs.

Usage examples:

Passionate pleas for help

adjective

Full of emotion

Usage examples:

A passionate speech, he really cares passionately about getting students to stay in school.

adjective

Likely to become angry very easily

Usage examples:

She was a quick-tempered woman., he could be quick-tempered with those who opposed him.

adjective

Happening in a short time or at a great rate.

Usage examples:

The country's rapid economic decline

noun

A fast-flowing and turbulent part of the course of a river.

Usage examples:

Those of you looking for adventure can shoot the rapids

adjective

Quick or sudden

Usage examples:

Rapid growth, there’s been rapid change in china., we kept up a rapid pace., males grow more rapidl…

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…

adjective

Tending to become angry quickly and easily

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.

adjective

(of weather) characterized by strong winds and usually rain, thunder, lightning, or snow.

Usage examples:

A dark and stormy night

adjective

Occurring or done quickly and unexpectedly or without warning.

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A sudden bright flash

adverb

Suddenly.

Usage examples:

Sudden there swooped an eagle downward

adjective

Happening or done quickly or unexpectedly

Usage examples:

The cyclist lowered his head and put on a sudden burst of speed.

adjective

Characterized by strong and turbulent or conflicting emotion.

Usage examples:

He had a reckless and tempestuous streak

adjective

(especially of a muscle) stretched tight or rigid.

Usage examples:

She tried to relax her tense muscles

verb

Become tense, typically through anxiety or nervousness.

Usage examples:

Her body tensed up

noun

A set of forms taken by a verb to indicate the time (and sometimes also the continuance or completeness) of the action in relation to the time of the utterance.

Usage examples:

The future tense

adjective

Easily upset or offended; oversensitive.

Usage examples:

She's a little touchy about her age

adjective

Easily angered or made unhappy

Usage examples:

She’s touchy about people borrowing her books., politics can be a very touchy subject in some famil…

adjective

Characterized by conflict, disorder, or confusion; not stable or calm.

Usage examples:

The country's turbulent history

adjective

Full of confusion; lacking order

Usage examples:

His book discusses the turbulent years of the civil rights struggle., turbulent seas kept us from s…

adjective

Experiencing many problems, disagreements, or changes

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A turbulent time/period/year the publishing world is going through a turbulent time at the moment.,…

adjective

Likely to give way; not stable.

Usage examples:

The unstable cliff tops

adjective

Not firm and therefore not strong, safe, or likely to last

Usage examples:

It is a poor and politically unstable country., he’s emotionally unstable – you never know how he’l…

adjective

Showing strong feeling; forceful, passionate, or intense.

Usage examples:

Her voice was low but vehement

adjective

Expressing very strong feelings, or showing great energy or force

Usage examples:

They are killing some of the birds, to the vehement protests of animal-rights groups., the defense …

adjective

Using or involving physical force intended to hurt, damage, or kill someone or something.

Usage examples:

A violent confrontation with riot police

adjective

Using or involving force to hurt or attack

Usage examples:

Violent crime, the police are concerned about the possibility of violent behavior at the demonstrat…

adjective

(of a substance) easily evaporated at normal temperatures.

Usage examples:

Volatile solvents such as petroleum ether, hexane, and benzene

noun

A volatile substance.

Usage examples:

Methyl acetate had the highest mean peak height of the selected volatiles, followed by acetic acid …

adjective

Likely to change suddenly and unexpectedly, or suddenly violent or angry

Usage examples:

It was a volatile situation, and the police handled it well., the stock market was highly volatile …

adjective

Relating to or produced by a volcano or volcanoes.

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Types of volcanic activity

adjective

Of, relating to, or made by a volcano (= a mountain with a hole at the top through which hot liquid rock is or has been forced out)

Usage examples:

Volcanic ash/activity/rock, geologists understand many of the factors that cause volcanic eruptions…

adjective

Likely to become very angry suddenly, or involving great anger

Usage examples:

They had to deal with the actor's famously volcanic temper., they claimed to get on well despite th…