| NOUN | event | explosion, detonation, blowup | a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction |
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| act | explosion, burst | the act of exploding / exploding or bursting | |
| event | explosion | a sudden great increase / increase / increase | |
| event | explosion | the noise caused by an explosion | |
| communication | explosion, plosion | the terminal forced release of pressure built up during the occlusive phase of a stop consonant | |
| communication | explosion | a sudden outburst | |
| act | explosion | a golf shot from a bunker that typically moves sand as well as the golf ball |
| Sounds | ihksplow'zhahn | |
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| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | A violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction. | |
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| Synonyms | detonation, blowup | |
| Narrower | airburst | An explosion in the atmosphere |
| backfire | A loud noise made by the explosion of fuel in the manifold or exhaust of an internal combustion engine | |
| big bang | (cosmology) the cosmic explosion that is hypothesized to have marked the origin of the universe | |
| blast | An explosion (as of dynamite) | |
| blowback, backfire | The backward escape of gases and unburned gunpowder after a gun is fired | |
| fragmentation | The scattering of bomb fragments after the bomb explodes | |
| inflation | (cosmology) a brief exponential expansion of the universe (faster than the speed of light) postulated to have occurred shortly after the big bang | |
| Broader | discharge | The sudden giving off of energy |
| Spanish | detonación, explosion, explosión | |
| Catalan | detonació, explosió | |
| Verbs | explode | cause to burst with a violent release of energy |
| Meaning | The act of exploding / exploding or bursting. | |
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| Example | "the explosion of the firecrackers awoke the children" | |
| Synonym | burst | |
| Narrower | detonation | The act of detonating an explosive |
| fulmination | The act of exploding with noise and violence | |
| Broader | change of integrity | The act of changing the unity or wholeness of something |
| Spanish | erupción, estallo, explosión, ráfaga | |
| Catalan | erupció, esclat, explosió | |
| Verbs | explode | burst outward, usually with noise |
| explode | cause to burst with a violent release of energy | |
| Meaning | A sudden great increase / increase / increase. | |
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| Broader | increase | A change resulting in an increase / increase |
| Verbs | explode | increase / increase rapidly and in an uncontrolled manner |
| Meaning | The noise caused by an explosion. | |
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| Example | "the explosion was heard a mile away" | |
| Broader | noise | sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound) |
| Meaning | The terminal forced release of pressure built up during the occlusive phase of a stop consonant. | |
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| Synonym | plosion | |
| Part of | stop consonant, stop, occlusive, plosive consonant, plosive speech sound, plosive | A consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it |
| Broader | release, tone ending | (music) the act or manner of terminating a musical phrase or tone |
| Catalan | plosió | |
| Verbs | explode | cause to burst as a result of air pressure |
| Meaning | A sudden outburst. | |
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| Broader | effusion, gush, outburst, blowup, ebullition | An unrestrained / unrestrained expression / expression of emotion |
| Spanish | acceso, arranque, explosión | |
| Verbs | explode | be unleashed |
| Meaning | A golf shot from a bunker that typically moves sand as well as the golf ball. | |
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| Broader | golf stroke, golf shot, swing | The act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting it |
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