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mushroom

mushroom

22 8.3
A large cloud of smoke and dust with a round top after an explosion
  • noun
  • /ˈmʌʃruːm/
translation icon : nube en forma de hongo
  • I'll follow the mushroom cloud!
  • mushroom cloud

Is it the toxicity or is it the mushroom cloud?

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Examples

  • The almost horribly beautiful mushroom cloud ballooned up into the heavens.

  • Looking up, the neighbors watched as a small mushroom cloud rose, unsettlingly, over the Wilsons' yard.

  • This whole place is going up, mushroom cloud and all.

  • All he can see is a mushroom cloud.

  • The monitor shows the night vision picture of the growing mushroom cloud rising above the city.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • We could fly through a mushroom cloud completely unharmed if necessary.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • If the submarine is attacked, or if the missile is detonated prematurely, this entire ocean goes up in a mushroom cloud.

  • The image momentarily flickered, only to fade into indistinct gray scales when the signature mushroom cloud formed.

    Academic text (2016)
  • The monitor shows the night vision picture of the growing mushroom cloud rising above the city.

  • The almost horribly beautiful mushroom cloud ballooned up into the heavens.

Synonyms

mushroom cloud
vsmushroom
10 4.6

A large cloud that rises after a big explosion and looks like a mushroom

is the same concept but named as a fixed common term
5.8

A large cloud shaped like a mushroom that rises after a powerful explosion

is the same concept but used as a descriptive phrase not a fixed name

Compounds

A large cloud that rises after a big explosion and looks like a mushroom

An edible mushroom from East Asia with a brown rounded top used in cooking

A sauce made with mushrooms to add flavor to foods like meat or pasta

A mushroom cap filled with a tasty mix like cheese or meat usually cooked in an oven

A thick smooth soup that people make from mushrooms and milk or cream and use in casseroles

A soft grey mushroom that grows in flat clusters on dead wood and is used in cooking

An edible yellowish mushroom that often turns red when bruised in woodlands

A poisonous mushroom with a wrinkled cap that looks like a brain

A small white mushroom with long thin stems used in Asian cooking

A mushroom from East Asia used in cooking with a dark cap and a tough, inedible stem

A small edible mushroom with a thin stalk that grows on rotting wood

A mushroom that grows in a circle on grass

A common white mushroom that grows in fields and people eat

9.9

A slime mold that grows on decaying plants and wood

An edible mushroom that grows in grassy places

miter mushroom
  • Specialized
9.9

A pale mushroom with a saddle-shaped cap and a stalk with lines and small holes

A large cloud shaped like a mushroom that rises after a powerful explosion

mushroom anchor
  • Specialized
7.4

A heavy metal device with a bowl-shaped head that digs into soft sea floor to hold boats

mushroom coral
  • Specialized
7.5

A hard coral with a flat, round body that usually sits alone on the sea floor

mushroom poisoning
  • Specialized
4.0

A sickness caused by eating poisonous wild mushrooms

mushroom party
  • Informal
7.6

A social event where people share mushroom dishes and decorations

9.8

A gathering where people eat mushrooms to see or feel things that are not real

A brown sauce made from mushrooms and red wine served with meat

An edible East Asian mushroom used in cooking with a golden to dark brown cap and a stem not eaten

green mushroom pimple
  • Specialized
9.9

A green mold that grows on mushroom tops and makes them not safe to eat

grainy club mushroom
  • Specialized
9.3

A small fungus with a grainy surface and a club shape

A honey-colored edible mushroom that grows near tree roots in late summer and autumn and must be cooked before eating

A large mushroom you can eat with a hollow stem and a broad white cap found in grasslands

A mushroom whose cap turns into black ink when it gets old

A round wild mushroom that releases a cloud of tiny spores when touched

roof mushroom
  • Specialized
9.8

A mushroom with a pointed cap like a house roof that grows in damp places in early summer

8.6

A mushroom used in religious ceremonies that makes people see or feel things

A fungus that grows on some mushrooms and makes them orange and bumpy

A dark brown or black mushroom used in Asian cooking

An edible mushroom with a tall stalk and a round cap that grows in woods in autumn

pore mushroom
  • Specialized
9.5

A woody mushroom with many small tubes or holes under it that hold spores

A mushroom you can eat that grows in clusters in sandy soil under cottonwood trees

sawdust mushroom
  • Specialized
9.8

A black mushroom with wrinkled caps that grows in piles of sawdust

shaggymane mushroom
  • Specialized
7.2

A common mushroom with a long shaggy white cap that you can eat

A mushroom with a sticky, shiny cap that can be poisonous

A white, jelly-like food often sold dried and used in East Asian soups and desserts

A mushroom you can eat with a soft, sponge-like head covered in pits and ridges

5.3

A small mushroom you can eat with a white cap and long stem used in Asian cooking

A long thin white mushroom with a small cap that people use in Japanese cooking

white slime mushroom
  • Specialized
9.9

A white, soft growth that lives on dead wood and decaying plants in damp places

An edible mushroom with a smooth orange or brown cap and a velvety stalk that grows in clusters

How Big

mushroom
22 8.3
to plume
1 6.3
puff
24 1.5

Surface Forms

mushroom singular
mushrooms plural

Etymology

The word mushroom is used for the big cloud after an explosion because the cloud looks like a giant mushroom with a round 'cap' on top. So a mushroom cloud is named after the shape of the fungus.