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- pronunciation:
- ihk
splo
sihv
- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Explorer
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
capable of causing a violent burst of energy.
Dynamite is an explosive substance.Gasoline and fire make an explosive combination.- synonyms:
- charged, eruptive, fulminatory, primed, volcanic
- similar words:
- critical, dynamic, pivotal, precarious, unstable, volatile
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| definition 2: |
pertaining to or like an explosion.
The symphony has an explosive ending.
- synonyms:
- eruptive, fulminatory, volcanic
- similar words:
- volatile
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| related words: |
demolition, hasty, inflammatory, temperamental, turbulent, violent |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
a substance that is capable of causing an explosion, esp. an agent prepared for that purpose, such as dynamite.
Dynamite is an explosive.- synonyms:
- charge, detonator, fulminate
- similar words:
- blast, cordite, dynamite, fuse, gelignite, gunpowder, TNT, trinitrotoluene
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| related words: |
charge, demolition, mine |
| derivations: |
explosively (adv.), explosiveness (n.) |
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