Explode+with+a+loud+report

  • 1explode — exploder, n. /ik splohd /, v., exploded, exploding. v.i. 1. to expand with force and noise because of rapid chemical change or decomposition, as gunpowder or nitroglycerine (opposed to implode). 2. to burst, fly into pieces, or break up violently …

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  • 2explode — [c]/əkˈsploʊd / (say uhk splohd), /ɛk / (say ek ) verb (exploded, exploding) –verb (i) 1. to expand with force and noise because of rapid chemical change or decomposition, as gunpowder, nitroglycerine, etc. 2. to burst, fly into pieces, or break… …

  • 3Explode — Ex*plode ([e^]ks*pl[=o]d ), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Exploded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Exploding}.] [L. explodere, explosum, to drive out, drive out a player by clapping; ex out + plaudere, plodere, to clap, strike, applaud: cf. OF. exploder. See… …

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  • 4detonate — I. v. n. Explode with a loud report, detonize. II. v. a. Detonize, cause to explode or burst with a loud report …

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  • 5sandbox tree — a tropical American tree, Hura crepitans, of the spurge family, bearing a furrowed, roundish fruit about the size of an orange that when ripe and dry bursts with a sharp report and scatters the seeds. [1740 50] * * * ▪ plant       either of two… …

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  • 6Dragon's egg — This article is about the firework component. For the science fiction novel, see Dragon s Egg. For the actual dragon egg, see dragon. Dragon s eggs are fireworks pyrotechnic stars which first burn for a period for a visual effect then explode… …

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  • 7Detonating — Det o*na ting, a. & n. from {Detonate}. [1913 Webster] {Detonating gas}, a mixture of two volumes of hydrogen with one volume of oxygen, which explodes with a loud report upon ignition. {Detonating powder}, any powder or solid substance, as… …

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  • 8Detonating gas — Detonating Det o*na ting, a. & n. from {Detonate}. [1913 Webster] {Detonating gas}, a mixture of two volumes of hydrogen with one volume of oxygen, which explodes with a loud report upon ignition. {Detonating powder}, any powder or solid… …

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  • 9Detonating powder — Detonating Det o*na ting, a. & n. from {Detonate}. [1913 Webster] {Detonating gas}, a mixture of two volumes of hydrogen with one volume of oxygen, which explodes with a loud report upon ignition. {Detonating powder}, any powder or solid… …

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  • 10Detonating primer — Detonating Det o*na ting, a. & n. from {Detonate}. [1913 Webster] {Detonating gas}, a mixture of two volumes of hydrogen with one volume of oxygen, which explodes with a loud report upon ignition. {Detonating powder}, any powder or solid… …

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