| firecracker | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. banger, cracker, firecracker | firework consisting of a small explosive charge and fuse in a heavy paper casing. |
| ~ cannon cracker | a large firecracker. |
| ~ cherry bomb | a red ball-shaped firecracker with high explosive power. |
| ~ firework, pyrotechnic | (usually plural) a device with an explosive that burns at a low rate and with colored flames; can be used to illuminate areas or send signals etc.. |
| ~ whizbang, whizzbang | a firecracker that (like the whizbang shell) makes a whizzing sound followed by a loud explosion. |
| shoot | | |
| n. (plant) | 1. shoot | a new branch. |
| ~ sprout | any new growth of a plant such as a new branch or a bud. |
| ~ sucker | a shoot arising from a plant's roots. |
| ~ tiller | a shoot that sprouts from the base of a grass. |
| n. (act) | 2. shoot | the act of shooting at targets.; "they hold a shoot every weekend during the summer" |
| ~ shooting, shot | the act of firing a projectile.; "his shooting was slow but accurate" |
| ~ skeet, skeet shooting, trapshooting | the sport of shooting at clay pigeons that are hurled upward in such a way as to simulate the flight of a bird. |
| v. (competition) | 3. hit, pip, shoot | hit with a missile from a weapon. |
| ~ injure, wound | cause injuries or bodily harm to. |
| ~ strike, hit | make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target.; "The Germans struck Poland on Sept. 1, 1939"; "We must strike the enemy's oil fields"; "in the fifth inning, the Giants struck, sending three runners home to win the game 5 to 2" |
| ~ shoot, blast | fire a shot.; "the gunman blasted away" |
| ~ gun down | strike down or shoot down. |
| ~ grass | shoot down, of birds. |
| ~ kneecap | shoot in the kneecap, often done by terrorist groups as a warning.; "They kneecapped the industrialist" |
| ~ pip, shoot | kill by firing a missile. |
| v. (social) | 4. pip, shoot | kill by firing a missile. |
| ~ shoot, pip, hit | hit with a missile from a weapon. |
| ~ kill | cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly.; "This man killed several people when he tried to rob a bank"; "The farmer killed a pig for the holidays" |
| ~ flight | shoot a bird in flight. |
| ~ pick off | shoot one by one. |
| v. (competition) | 5. blast, shoot | fire a shot.; "the gunman blasted away" |
| ~ fire, discharge | cause to go off.; "fire a gun"; "fire a bullet" |
| ~ blaze, blaze away | shoot rapidly and repeatedly.; "He blazed away at the men" |
| ~ overshoot | shoot beyond or over (a target). |
| ~ sharpshoot, snipe | aim and shoot with great precision. |
| ~ fire, open fire | start firing a weapon. |
| ~ gun | shoot with a gun. |
| ~ shoot, pip, hit | hit with a missile from a weapon. |
| ~ pump | deliver forth.; "pump bullets into the dummy" |
| v. (communication) | 6. film, shoot, take | make a film or photograph of something.; "take a scene"; "shoot a movie" |
| ~ film, motion-picture show, motion picture, movie, moving-picture show, moving picture, pic, picture show, flick, picture | a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement.; "they went to a movie every Saturday night"; "the film was shot on location" |
| ~ record, enter, put down | make a record of; set down in permanent form. |
| ~ photograph, shoot, snap | record on photographic film.; "I photographed the scene of the accident"; "She snapped a picture of the President" |
| ~ reshoot | shoot again.; "We had to reshoot that scene 24 times" |
| v. (motion) | 7. shoot | send forth suddenly, intensely, swiftly.; "shoot a glance" |
| ~ cast, contrive, throw, project | put or send forth.; "She threw the flashlight beam into the corner"; "The setting sun threw long shadows"; "cast a spell"; "cast a warm light" |
| v. (motion) | 8. dart, dash, flash, scoot, scud, shoot | run or move very quickly or hastily.; "She dashed into the yard" |
| ~ plunge | dash violently or with great speed or impetuosity.; "She plunged at it eagerly" |
| ~ shoot down, buck, tear, charge, shoot | move quickly and violently.; "The car tore down the street"; "He came charging into my office" |
| ~ belt along, bucket along, cannonball along, hie, hotfoot, pelt along, race, rush, rush along, speed, step on it, hasten | move fast.; "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"; "The cars raced down the street" |
| v. (motion) | 9. buck, charge, shoot, shoot down, tear | move quickly and violently.; "The car tore down the street"; "He came charging into my office" |
| ~ belt along, bucket along, cannonball along, hie, hotfoot, pelt along, race, rush, rush along, speed, step on it, hasten | move fast.; "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"; "The cars raced down the street" |
| ~ dash, scoot, scud, dart, flash, shoot | run or move very quickly or hastily.; "She dashed into the yard" |
| ~ rip | move precipitously or violently.; "The tornado ripped along the coast" |
| v. (contact) | 10. shoot | throw or propel in a specific direction or towards a specific objective.; "shoot craps"; "shoot a golf ball" |
| ~ hit | cause to move by striking.; "hit a ball" |
| ~ dunk | make a dunk shot, in basketball.; "He dunked the ball" |
| ~ break | make the opening shot that scatters the balls. |
| ~ chip | play a chip shot. |
| ~ carom | make a carom. |
| ~ birdie | shoot in one stroke under par. |
| ~ double birdie, eagle | shoot two strokes under par.; "She eagled the hole" |
| ~ double bogey | to shoot two strokes over par. |
| ~ bogey | to shoot in one stroke over par. |
| ~ knuckle | shoot a marble while keeping one's knuckles on the ground. |
| v. (communication) | 11. photograph, shoot, snap | record on photographic film.; "I photographed the scene of the accident"; "She snapped a picture of the President" |
| ~ photography, picture taking | the act of taking and printing photographs. |
| ~ record, enter, put down | make a record of; set down in permanent form. |
| ~ film, shoot, take | make a film or photograph of something.; "take a scene"; "shoot a movie" |
| ~ retake | photograph again.; "Please retake that scene" |
| ~ x-ray | take an x-ray of something or somebody.; "The doctor x-rayed my chest" |
| v. (weather) | 12. shoot | emit (as light, flame, or fumes) suddenly and forcefully.; "The dragon shot fumes and flames out of its mouth" |
| ~ give out, emit, give off | give off, send forth, or discharge; as of light, heat, or radiation, vapor, etc..; "The ozone layer blocks some harmful rays which the sun emits" |
| v. (perception) | 13. shoot | cause a sharp and sudden pain in.; "The pain shot up her leg" |
| ~ hurt, smart, ache | be the source of pain. |
| v. (contact) | 14. inject, shoot | force or drive (a fluid or gas) into by piercing.; "inject hydrogen into the balloon" |
| ~ inject, shoot | give an injection to.; "We injected the glucose into the patient's vein" |
| ~ put in, inclose, insert, stick in, introduce, enclose | introduce.; "Insert your ticket here" |
| v. (contact) | 15. shoot | variegate by interweaving weft threads of different colors.; "shoot cloth" |
| ~ interweave, weave | interlace by or as if by weaving. |
| v. (contact) | 16. shoot | throw dice, as in a crap game. |
| ~ throw | throw (a die) out onto a flat surface.; "Throw a six" |
| v. (consumption) | 17. dissipate, fool, fool away, fritter, fritter away, frivol away, shoot | spend frivolously and unwisely.; "Fritter away one's inheritance" |
| ~ deplete, use up, wipe out, eat up, exhaust, run through, consume, eat | use up (resources or materials).; "this car consumes a lot of gas"; "We exhausted our savings"; "They run through 20 bottles of wine a week" |
| ~ ware, squander, consume, waste | spend extravagantly.; "waste not, want not" |
| v. (competition) | 18. shoot | score.; "shoot a basket"; "shoot a goal" |
| ~ athletics, sport | an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition. |
| ~ rack up, score, tally, hit | gain points in a game.; "The home team scored many times"; "He hit a home run"; "He hit .300 in the past season" |
| v. (communication) | 19. shoot | utter fast and forcefully.; "She shot back an answer" |
| ~ let loose, let out, utter, emit | express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words).; "She let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand" |
| v. (cognition) | 20. shoot | measure the altitude of by using a sextant.; "shoot a star" |
| ~ measure, measure out, mensurate | determine the measurements of something or somebody, take measurements of.; "Measure the length of the wall" |
| v. (change) | 21. bourgeon, burgeon forth, germinate, pullulate, shoot, sprout, spud | produce buds, branches, or germinate.; "the potatoes sprouted" |
| ~ grow | increase in size by natural process.; "Corn doesn't grow here"; "In these forests, mushrooms grow under the trees"; "her hair doesn't grow much anymore" |
| ~ germinate | cause to grow or sprout.; "the plentiful rain germinated my plants" |
| v. (body) | 22. inject, shoot | give an injection to.; "We injected the glucose into the patient's vein" |
| ~ practice of medicine, medicine | the learned profession that is mastered by graduate training in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing or alleviating or curing diseases and injuries.; "he studied medicine at Harvard" |
| ~ dispense, administer | give or apply (medications). |
| ~ infuse | introduce into the body through a vein, for therapeutic purposes.; "Some physiologists infuses sugar solutions into the veins of animals" |
| ~ vaccinate, immunise, immunize, inoculate | perform vaccinations or produce immunity in by inoculation.; "We vaccinate against scarlet fever"; "The nurse vaccinated the children in the school" |
| ~ inject, shoot | force or drive (a fluid or gas) into by piercing.; "inject hydrogen into the balloon" |
| blast | | |
| n. (act) | 1. blast | a very long fly ball. |
| ~ fly ball, fly | (baseball) a hit that flies up in the air. |
| ~ baseball, baseball game | a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs.; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empty lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!" |
| n. (event) | 2. bam, bang, blast, clap, eruption | a sudden very loud noise. |
| ~ noise | sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound).; "he enjoyed the street noises"; "they heard indistinct noises of people talking"; "during the firework display that ended the gala the noise reached 98 decibels" |
| ~ water hammer | the banging sound of steam in pipes. |
| n. (phenomenon) | 3. blast, blow, gust | a strong current of air.; "the tree was bent almost double by the gust" |
| ~ bluster | a violent gusty wind. |
| ~ sandblast | a blast of wind laden with sand. |
| ~ puff, puff of air, whiff | a short light gust of air. |
| ~ air current, current of air, wind | air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure.; "trees bent under the fierce winds"; "when there is no wind, row"; "the radioactivity was being swept upwards by the air current and out into the atmosphere" |
| n. (event) | 4. blast | an explosion (as of dynamite). |
| ~ blowup, detonation, explosion | a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction. |
| ~ bomb blast | the explosion of a bomb. |
| n. (event) | 5. blast, good time | a highly pleasurable or exciting experience.; "we had a good time at the party"; "celebrating after the game was a blast" |
| ~ experience | an event as apprehended.; "a surprising experience"; "that painful experience certainly got our attention" |
| n. (communication) | 6. attack, blast, fire, flack, flak | intense adverse criticism.; "Clinton directed his fire at the Republican Party"; "the government has come under attack"; "don't give me any flak" |
| ~ criticism, unfavorable judgment | disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings.; "the senator received severe criticism from his opponent" |
| v. (perception) | 7. blare, blast | make a strident sound.; "She tended to blast when speaking into a microphone" |
| ~ make noise, noise, resound | emit a noise. |
| v. (contact) | 8. blast, boom, nail, smash | hit hard.; "He smashed a 3-run homer" |
| ~ hit | deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument.; "He hit her hard in the face" |
| v. (competition) | 9. blast, shell | use explosives on.; "The enemy has been shelling us all day" |
| ~ bomb, bombard | throw bombs at or attack with bombs.; "The Americans bombed Dresden" |
| ~ crump | bombard with heavy shells. |
| v. (motion) | 10. blast | apply a draft or strong wind to to.; "the air conditioning was blasting cold air at us" |
| ~ blow | cause air to go in, on, or through.; "Blow my hair dry" |
| v. (creation) | 11. blast, shell | create by using explosives.; "blast a passage through the mountain" |
| ~ create, make | make or cause to be or to become.; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor" |
| v. (creation) | 12. blast | make with or as if with an explosion.; "blast a tunnel through the Alps" |
| ~ cut | form by probing, penetrating, or digging.; "cut a hole"; "cut trenches"; "The sweat cut little rivulets into her face" |
| v. (communication) | 13. blast, crucify, pillory, savage | criticize harshly or violently.; "The press savaged the new President"; "The critics crucified the author for plagiarizing a famous passage" |
| ~ criticise, criticize, pick apart, knock | find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws.; "The paper criticized the new movie"; "Don't knock the food--it's free" |
| v. (change) | 14. blast, knock down | shatter as if by explosion. |
| ~ dash, smash | break into pieces, as by striking or knocking over.; "Smash a plate" |
| v. (change) | 15. blast | shrivel or wither or mature imperfectly. |
| ~ shrink, shrivel, shrivel up, wither | wither, as with a loss of moisture.; "The fruit dried and shriveled" |
| blow off | | |
| v. (contact) | 1. blow off | come off due to an explosion or other strong force. |
| ~ come away, come off, detach | come to be detached.; "His retina detached and he had to be rushed into surgery" |
| burst | | |
| n. (act) | 1. burst, explosion | the act of exploding or bursting.; "the explosion of the firecrackers awoke the children"; "the burst of an atom bomb creates enormous radiation aloft" |
| ~ change of integrity | the act of changing the unity or wholeness of something. |
| ~ detonation | the act of detonating an explosive. |
| ~ fulmination | the act of exploding with noise and violence.; "his fulminations frightened the horses" |
| n. (act) | 2. burst, fusillade, salvo, volley | rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms.; "our fusillade from the left flank caught them by surprise" |
| ~ firing, fire | the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy.; "hold your fire until you can see the whites of their eyes"; "they retreated in the face of withering enemy fire" |
| n. (act) | 3. burst, fit | a sudden flurry of activity (often for no obvious reason).; "a burst of applause"; "a fit of housecleaning" |
| ~ activity | any specific behavior.; "they avoided all recreational activity" |
| ~ fits and starts | repeated bursts of activity.; "they worked in fits and starts" |
| n. (event) | 4. burst, flare-up, outburst | a sudden intense happening.; "an outburst of heavy rain"; "a burst of lightning" |
| ~ happening, natural event, occurrence, occurrent | an event that happens. |
| ~ salvo | an outburst resembling the discharge of firearms or the release of bombs. |
| ~ rush | a sudden burst of activity.; "come back after the rush" |
| v. (change) | 5. break open, burst, split | come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure.; "The bubble burst" |
| ~ pop | burst open with a sharp, explosive sound.; "The balloon popped"; "This popcorn pops quickly in the microwave oven" |
| ~ blow | burst suddenly.; "The tire blew"; "We blew a tire" |
| ~ stave, stave in | burst or force (a hole) into something. |
| ~ come apart, break, fall apart, split up, separate | become separated into pieces or fragments.; "The figurine broke"; "The freshly baked loaf fell apart" |
| v. (emotion) | 6. break, burst, erupt | force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up.; "break into tears"; "erupt in anger" |
| ~ express emotion, express feelings | give verbal or other expression to one's feelings. |
| v. (change) | 7. burst, explode | burst outward, usually with noise.; "The champagne bottle exploded" |
| ~ change integrity | change in physical make-up. |
| ~ crump | explode heavily or with a loud dull noise. |
| ~ go off | be discharged or activated.; "the explosive devices went off" |
| ~ belch, extravasate, erupt | become active and spew forth lava and rocks.; "Vesuvius erupts once in a while" |
| v. (motion) | 8. burst | move suddenly, energetically, or violently.; "He burst out of the house into the cool night" |
| ~ bound, jump, leap, spring | move forward by leaps and bounds.; "The horse bounded across the meadow"; "The child leapt across the puddle"; "Can you jump over the fence?" |
| v. (stative) | 9. abound, bristle, burst | be in a state of movement or action.; "The room abounded with screaming children"; "The garden bristled with toddlers" |
| ~ feature, have | have as a feature.; "This restaurant features the most famous chefs in France" |
| v. (change) | 10. burst | emerge suddenly.; "The sun burst into view" |
| ~ emerge | come out into view, as from concealment.; "Suddenly, the proprietor emerged from his office" |
| v. (motion) | 11. burst, collapse | cause to burst.; "The ice broke the pipe" |
| ~ pop | cause to burst with a loud, explosive sound.; "The child popped the balloon" |
| ~ cave in, collapse, fall in, give way, founder, give, break | break down, literally or metaphorically.; "The wall collapsed"; "The business collapsed"; "The dam broke"; "The roof collapsed"; "The wall gave in"; "The roof finally gave under the weight of the ice" |
| ~ cave in, collapse, fall in, give way, founder, give, break | break down, literally or metaphorically.; "The wall collapsed"; "The business collapsed"; "The dam broke"; "The roof collapsed"; "The wall gave in"; "The roof finally gave under the weight of the ice" |
| v. (change) | 12. burst, bust | break open or apart suddenly and forcefully.; "The dam burst" |
| ~ shatter | break into many pieces.; "The wine glass shattered" |
| ~ come apart, break, fall apart, split up, separate | become separated into pieces or fragments.; "The figurine broke"; "The freshly baked loaf fell apart" |
| explode | | |
| v. (change) | 1. blow up, detonate, explode, set off | cause to burst with a violent release of energy.; "We exploded the nuclear bomb" |
| ~ change integrity | change in physical make-up. |
| ~ detonate, blow up, explode | burst and release energy as through a violent chemical or physical reaction.; "the bomb detonated at noon"; "The Molotov cocktail exploded" |
| ~ fulminate | cause to explode violently and with loud noise. |
| ~ dynamite | blow up with dynamite.; "The rock was dynamited" |
| v. (cognition) | 2. explode | show a violent emotional reaction.; "The boss exploded when he heard of the resignation of the secretary" |
| ~ react, respond | show a response or a reaction to something. |
| v. (change) | 3. break loose, burst forth, explode | be unleashed; emerge with violence or noise.; "His anger exploded" |
| ~ change state, turn | undergo a transformation or a change of position or action.; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election" |
| v. (contact) | 4. explode | destroy by exploding.; "The enemy exploded the bridge" |
| ~ ruin, destroy | destroy completely; damage irreparably.; "You have ruined my car by pouring sugar in the tank!"; "The tears ruined her make-up" |
| v. (communication) | 5. explode | cause to burst as a result of air pressure; of stop consonants like /p/, /t/, and /k/. |
| ~ enounce, enunciate, pronounce, sound out, articulate, say | speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way.; "She pronounces French words in a funny way"; "I cannot say `zip wire'"; "Can the child sound out this complicated word?" |
| v. (communication) | 6. explode | drive from the stage by noisy disapproval. |
| ~ condemn | declare or judge unfit for use or habitation.; "The building was condemned by the inspector" |
| ~ boo, hiss | show displeasure, as after a performance or speech. |
| v. (cognition) | 7. explode | show (a theory or claim) to be baseless, or refute and make obsolete. |
| ~ confute, disprove | prove to be false.; "The physicist disproved his colleagues' theories" |
| v. (change) | 8. blow up, detonate, explode | burst and release energy as through a violent chemical or physical reaction.; "the bomb detonated at noon"; "The Molotov cocktail exploded" |
| v. (change) | 9. explode, irrupt | increase rapidly and in an uncontrolled manner.; "The population of India is exploding"; "The island's rodent population irrupted" |
| ~ increase | become bigger or greater in amount.; "The amount of work increased" |
| vagina | | |
| n. (body) | 1. vagina | the lower part of the female reproductive tract; a moist canal in female mammals extending from the labia minora to the uterus.; "the vagina receives the penis during coitus"; "the vagina is elastic enough to allow the passage of a fetus" |
| ~ duct, epithelial duct, canal, channel | a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance.; "the tear duct was obstructed"; "the alimentary canal"; "poison is released through a channel in the snake's fangs" |
| ~ arteria vaginalis, vaginal artery | a branch of the internal iliac that provides blood for the vagina and the base of the bladder and the rectum. |
| ~ external orifice, urethral orifice | the orifice through which urine is discharged. |
| ~ female reproductive system | the reproductive system of females. |
| ~ female genital organ, female genitalia, female genitals, fanny | external female sex organs.; "in England `fanny' is vulgar slang for female genitals" |
| ~ maidenhead, virginal membrane, hymen | a fold of tissue that partly covers the entrance to the vagina of a virgin. |
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