EXPLOSION as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • the act of exploding or bursting something
   Synonym(s)
   • burst (what does burst mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • the explosion of the firecrackers awoke the children
   • the burst of an atom bomb creates enormous radiation aloft
   Hypernyms(s) explosion is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • change of integrity (what does change of integrity mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • detonation (what does detonation mean?)
   • fulmination (what does fulmination mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • explode (what does explode mean?)
   • burst (what does burst mean?)
   • burst (what does burst mean?)
   • split (what does split mean?)
   • break open (what does break open mean?)
   • explode (what does explode mean?)
   • detonate (what does detonate mean?)
   • blow up (what does blow up mean?)
   • set off (what does set off mean?)
   • explode (what does explode mean?)
   • burst (what does burst mean?)
2. Meaning
   • a golf shot from a bunker that typically moves sand as well as the golf ball
   Hypernyms(s) explosion is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • golf stroke (what does golf stroke mean?)
   • golf shot (what does golf shot mean?)
   • swing (what does swing mean?)
3. Meaning
   • a sudden outburst
   Usage Example(s)
   • an explosion of laughter
   • an explosion of rage
   Hypernyms(s) explosion is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • effusion (what does effusion mean?)
   • gush (what does gush mean?)
   • outburst (what does outburst mean?)
   • blowup (what does blowup mean?)
   • ebullition (what does ebullition mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • explode (what does explode mean?)
   • burst forth (what does burst forth mean?)
   • break loose (what does break loose mean?)
4. Meaning
   • the terminal forced release of pressure built up during the occlusive phase of a stop consonant
   Synonym(s)
   • plosion (what does plosion mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) explosion is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • release (what does release mean?)
   • tone ending (what does tone ending mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • explode (what does explode mean?)
5. Meaning
   • a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction
   Synonym(s)
   • blowup (what does blowup mean?)
   • detonation (what does detonation mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) explosion is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • discharge (what does discharge mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • airburst (what does airburst mean?)
   • blast (what does blast mean?)
   • backfire (what does backfire mean?)
   • big bang (what does big bang mean?)
   • blowback (what does blowback mean?)
   • fragmentation (what does fragmentation mean?)
   • inflation (what does inflation mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • explode (what does explode mean?)
   • detonate (what does detonate mean?)
   • blow up (what does blow up mean?)
   • set off (what does set off mean?)
   • detonate (what does detonate mean?)
   • explode (what does explode mean?)
   • detonate (what does detonate mean?)
   • blow up (what does blow up mean?)
   • set off (what does set off mean?)
6. Meaning
   • the noise caused by an explosion
   Usage Example(s)
   • the explosion was heard a mile away
   Hypernyms(s) explosion is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • noise (what does noise mean?)
7. Meaning
   • a sudden great increase
   Usage Example(s)
   • the population explosion
   • the information explosion
   Hypernyms(s) explosion is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • increase (what does increase mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • explode (what does explode mean?)
   • irrupt (what does irrupt mean?)