| explosion | | |
| n. (event) | 1. blowup, detonation, explosion | a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction. |
| ~ discharge | the sudden giving off of energy. |
| ~ airburst | an explosion in the atmosphere. |
| ~ blast | an explosion (as of dynamite). |
| ~ backfire | a loud noise made by the explosion of fuel in the manifold or exhaust of an internal combustion engine. |
| ~ big bang | (cosmology) the cosmic explosion that is hypothesized to have marked the origin of the universe. |
| ~ backfire, blowback | the backward escape of gases and unburned gunpowder after a gun is fired. |
| ~ fragmentation | the scattering of bomb fragments after the bomb explodes. |
| ~ inflation | (cosmology) a brief exponential expansion of the universe (faster than the speed of light) postulated to have occurred shortly after the big bang. |
| n. (act) | 2. 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. (event) | 3. explosion | a sudden great increase.; "the population explosion"; "the information explosion" |
| ~ increase | a change resulting in an increase.; "the increase is scheduled for next month" |
| n. (event) | 4. explosion | the noise caused by an explosion.; "the explosion was heard a mile away" |
| ~ 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" |
| n. (communication) | 5. explosion, plosion | the terminal forced release of pressure built up during the occlusive phase of a stop consonant. |
| ~ tone ending, release | (music) the act or manner of terminating a musical phrase or tone. |
| ~ occlusive, plosive, plosive consonant, plosive speech sound, stop consonant, stop | a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it.; "his stop consonants are too aspirated" |
| n. (communication) | 6. explosion | a sudden outburst.; "an explosion of laughter"; "an explosion of rage" |
| ~ ebullition, effusion, outburst, blowup, gush | an unrestrained expression of emotion. |
| n. (act) | 7. explosion | a golf shot from a bunker that typically moves sand as well as the golf ball. |
| ~ golf shot, golf stroke, swing | the act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting it. |
| unfolding | | |
| n. (process) | 1. flowering, unfolding | a developmental process.; "the flowering of antebellum culture" |
| ~ evolution, development | a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage).; "the development of his ideas took many years"; "the evolution of Greek civilization"; "the slow development of her skill as a writer" |
| unfold | | |
| v. (change) | 1. blossom, blossom forth, blossom out, unfold | develop or come to a promising stage.; "Youth blossomed into maturity" |
| ~ develop | grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment.; "A flower developed on the branch"; "The country developed into a mighty superpower"; "The embryo develops into a fetus"; "This situation has developed over a long time" |
| v. (perception) | 2. unfold | open to the view.; "A walk through town will unfold many interesting buildings" |
| ~ bring out, reveal, uncover, unveil | make visible.; "Summer brings out bright clothes"; "He brings out the best in her" |
| v. (motion) | 3. extend, stretch, stretch out, unfold | extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length.; "Unfold the newspaper"; "stretch out that piece of cloth"; "extend the TV antenna" |
| ~ change form, change shape, deform | assume a different shape or form. |
| ~ extend | open or straighten out; unbend.; "Can we extend the legs of this dining table?" |
| v. (contact) | 4. open, spread, spread out, unfold | spread out or open from a closed or folded state.; "open the map"; "spread your arms" |
| ~ undo | cancel, annul, or reverse an action or its effect.; "I wish I could undo my actions" |
| ~ divaricate | spread apart.; "divaricate one's fingers" |
| ~ exfoliate | spread by opening the leaves of. |
| ~ grass | spread out clothes on the grass to let it dry and bleach. |
| ~ butterfly | cut and spread open, as in preparation for cooking.; "butterflied shrimp" |
| ~ uncross | change from a crossed to an uncrossed position.; "She uncrossed her legs" |
| ~ splay | spread open or apart.; "He splayed his huge hands over the table" |
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