EXPLOSION
Scrabble letter values: E1X8P3L1O1S1I1O1N1 = 18
Definition
- noun a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction. — synonyms: detonation, blowup
- noun the act of exploding or bursting. — synonyms: burst
- noun a sudden great increase.
- noun the noise caused by an explosion.
- noun the terminal forced release of pressure built up during the occlusive phase of a stop consonant. — synonyms: plosion
- noun a sudden outburst.
- noun a golf shot from a bunker that typically moves sand as well as the golf ball.
Examples
- “the explosion of the firecrackers awoke the children”
- “the burst of an atom bomb creates enormous radiation aloft”
- “the population explosion”