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