Open English Wordnet
Nouns
(n)explosion, burstthe act of exploding or bursting“the explosion of the firecrackers awoke the children”,
“the burst of an atom bomb creates enormous radiation aloft” (n)explosiona sudden great increase“the population explosion”,
“the information explosion” (n)explosionthe noise caused by an explosion“the explosion was heard a mile away” (n)plosion, explosionthe terminal forced release of pressure built up during the occlusive phase of a stop consonant (n)explosiona sudden outburst“an explosion of laughter”,
“an explosion of rage” (n)explosiona golf shot from a bunker that typically moves sand as well as the golf ball