explosive
- noun
- /ɪkˈsploʊsɪv/
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- Ships were now being made out of steel and iron and using explosive shells rather than solid cannonballs.
- use of explosives
- high explosives
- underwater explosives
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- The film crew, the camera was rigged with explosives.
- Ammonium nitrate is both a fertilizer and an explosive.
- But if you had an estimate, you know, how many explosives did you do you think you may have detonated?
- We had somebody who's specialty was studying how things blow up because a lot of explosives are used in coal mining.
- They need, they need kinetic weapons like, you know, gunpowder, explosives with, you know, artillery, old school.
- Joey, this is the transition of World War One explosives.
- You don't want to strip people of healthcare until after the holiday that mixes booze and explosives, OK?
- I'm like, I can switch the days between that explosives and we'll find a bitch in LA before that.
- Some people say that they were rigged with explosives so that they would collapse from explosives after the planes had hit them.
- You think about, for example, the use of sound effects or explosives or things like that, that are nothing like what they are.
Examples
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During the examination, the students learned about various types of explosive compounds and their reactions.
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According to this, you were arrested in 1925 for illegal possession of explosives.
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There was not enough explosive at the farm to cause much of a blast.
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Yeah, little tiny bits of explosive material.
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This first one is a cylindrical explosive with a hole in the top.
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Oil and gas companies are more aware of the potential impacts of explosives on sea turtles.
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This is also a very important thing where you're handling dusty explosive materials.
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That means 1000 packs of high explosives and 1000 crack rifles.
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"First, we've been able to track the explosives used to their point of origin: a manufacturer in Arizona.
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After the first blasting on Halmarin-IV, they banned all explosives from those planets.
Fiction book (1991)
Synonyms
An explosive material used to break rock or destroy buildings
A fine powder that burns quickly and makes explosions for guns and fireworks
A very strong chemical that explodes quickly and makes a lot of gas and energy
A soft, strong material used to make bombs or to break large things
An amount of material placed to blow up at one time
An explosive that burns slowly and does not make a strong shock wave like black powder
A chemical that can explode and cause a sudden violent reaction
A mix of chemicals that can burst apart with great force when heated or hit
A substance that explodes to push a shell or rocket forward
A strong chemical charge in shells or bombs that makes a violent blast
A small bomb that makes a sudden blast to break things like a wall or lock
A strong chemical that pushes shells, rockets, or torpedoes forward
Antonyms
Compounds
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A very strong chemical that explodes quickly and makes a lot of gas and energy
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An explosive that burns slowly and does not make a strong shock wave like black powder
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A weapon that sprays fuel into the air and then sets it on fire to make a very strong blast
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A chemical that can explode and cause a sudden violent reaction
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A mix of chemicals that can burst apart with great force when heated or hit
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A machine that uses X-rays and computers to find plastic explosives in luggage, often at airports
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A way to find tiny amounts of explosives on bags using a cloth and a machine
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A strong chemical charge in shells or bombs that makes a violent blast
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A small bomb that makes a sudden blast to break things like a wall or lock
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A strong chemical that pushes shells, rockets, or torpedoes forward
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Explosive comes from Latin parts ex- 'out' and plaudere 'to clap', the same root as applaud. A chemical explosive is something that 'bursts out' with great force, quickly making gas and heat, which is why it can blow things apart.