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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) |
explosive
adj 1: serving to explode or characterized by explosion or
sudden outburst; "an explosive device"; "explosive gas";
"explosive force"; "explosive violence"; "an explosive
temper" [ant: nonexplosive]
2: liable to lead to sudden change or violence; "an explosive
issue"; "a volatile situation with troops and rioters eager
for a confrontation" [syn: explosive, volatile]
3: sudden and loud; "an explosive laugh"
n 1: a chemical substance that undergoes a rapid chemical change
(with the production of gas) on being heated or struck
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2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Explosive \Ex*plo"sive\, a. [Cf. F. explosif.]
Driving or bursting out with violence and noise; causing
explosion; as, the explosive force of gunpowder.
[1913 Webster]
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Explosive \Ex*plo"sive\, n.
1. An explosive agent; a compound or mixture susceptible of a
rapid chemical reaction, as gunpowder, TNT,
dynamite, or nitro-glycerine.
[1913 Webster +PJC]
2. A sound produced by an explosive impulse of the breath;
(Phonetics) one of consonants p, b, t, d, k, g, which are
sounded with a sort of explosive power of voice.
Note: [See Guide to Pronunciation, [root] 155-7, 184.]
[1913 Webster]
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Thesaurus Results for explosive:
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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 |
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Common Misspellings > |
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