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flame collapse: criticize harshly, on the e-mail; be in flames or aflame; "The sky seemed to flame in the Hawaiian sunset"

seethe collapse: boil vigorously; "The liquid was seething"; "The water rolled"; foam as if boiling; "a seething liquid"; be in an agitated emotional state; "The customer was seething with anger"

burst collapse: a sudden flurry of activity (often for no obvious reason); "a burst of applause"; "a fit of housecleaning"; suddenly and violently broken open especially from internal pressure (`busted' is an informal term for `burst'); "a burst balloon"; "burst pipes"; "burst seams"; "a ruptured appendix"; "a busted balloon"; break open or apart suddenly; "The bubble burst"; break open or apart suddenly and forcefully; "The dam burst"; emerge suddenly; "The sun burst into view"; move suddenly, energetically, or violently; "He burst out of the house into the cool night"

outbreak collapse: a sudden violent spontaneous occurrence (usually of some undesirable condition); "the outbreak of hostilities"

gale collapse: a strong wind moving 45-90 knots; force 7 to 10 on Beaufort scale

tempest collapse: (literary) a violent wind; "a tempest swept over the island"

cyclone collapse: a violent rotating windstorm; (meteorology) rapid inward circulation of air masses about a low-pressure center; circling counterclockwise in the northern hemisphere and clockwise in the southern

ramify collapse: grow and send out branches or branch-like structures; "these plants ramify early and get to be very large"

alarm collapse: a device that signals the occurrence of some undesirable event; an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger; fear resulting from the awareness of danger; warn or arouse to a sense of danger or call to a state of preparedness; "The empty house alarmed him"; "We alerted the new neighbors to the high rate of burglaries"

snowstorm collapse

choke collapse: a valve that controls the flow of air into the carburetor of a gasoline engine; a coil of low resistance and high inductance used in electrical circuits to pass direct current and attenuate alternating current; breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion; "She choked with emotion when she spoke about her deceased husband"; constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing; reduce the air supply; "choke a carburetor"; be too tight; rub or press; "This neckband is choking the cat"; wring the neck of; "The man choked his opponent"; check or slow down the action or effect of; "She choked her anger"; fail to perform adequately due to tension or agitation; "The team should have won hands down but choked, disappointing the coach and the audience"

overgrow collapse: grow beyond or across; "The ivy overgrew the patio"; become overgrown; "The patio overgrew with ivy"

explode collapse: increase rapidly and in an uncontrolled manner; "The population of India is exploding"; "The island's rodent population irrupted"; burst outward, usually with noise; "The champagne bottle exploded"; be unleashed; emerge with violence or noise; "His anger exploded"; cause to burst with a violent release of energy; "We exploded the nuclear bomb"; show (a theory or claim) to be baseless, or refute and make obsolete; show a violent emotional reaction; "The boss exploded when he heard of the resignation of the secretary"; drive from the stage by noisy disapproval; cause to burst as a result of air pressure; of stop consonants like /p/, /t/, and /k/; destroy by exploding; "The enemy exploded the bridge"

scintillation collapse: the twinkling of the stars caused when changes in the density of the earth's atmosphere produce uneven refraction of starlight; a brilliant display of wit; (physics) a flash of light that is produced in a phosphor when it absorbs a photon or ionizing particle

bloom collapse: a rosy color (especially in the cheeks) taken as a sign of good health; the best time of youth; produce or yield flowers; "The cherry tree bloomed"

scorch collapse: a discoloration caused by heat; a plant disease that produces a browning or scorched appearance of plant tissues; a surface burn; become scorched or singed under intense heat or dry conditions; "The exposed tree scorched in the hot sun"; destroy completely by or as if by fire; "The wildfire scorched the forest and several homes"; "the invaders scorched the land"; become superficially burned; "my eyebrows singed when I bent over the flames"

blowout collapse: a sudden malfunction of a part or apparatus; "the right front tire had a blowout"; "as a result of the blowout we lost all the lights"

blaze collapse: a light-colored marking; "they chipped off bark to mark the trail with blazes"; "the horse had a blaze between its eyes"; a strong flame that burns brightly; "the blaze spread rapidly"; indicate by marking trees with blazes; "blaze a trail"; move rapidly and as if blazing; "The spaceship blazed out into space"; burn brightly and intensely; "The summer sun alone can cause a pine to blaze"; shine brightly and intensively; "Meteors blazed across the atmosphere"

pylon collapse: a large vertical steel tower supporting high-tension power lines; "power pylons are a favorite target for terrorists"; a tower for guiding pilots or marking the turning point in a race

erupt collapse: become active and spew forth lava and rocks; "Vesuvius erupts once in a while"; erupt or intensify suddenly; "Unrest erupted in the country"; "Tempers flared at the meeting"; "The crowd irrupted into a burst of patriotism"; become raw or open; "He broke out in hives"; "My skin breaks out when I eat strawberries"; "Such boils tend to recrudesce"; start abruptly; "After 1989, peace broke out in the former East Bloc"; appear on the skin; "A rash erupted on her arms after she had touched the exotic plant"; break out; "The tooth erupted and had to be extracted"; start to burn or burst into flames; "Marsh gases ignited suddenly"; "The oily rags combusted spontaneously"

spark collapse: a small fragment of a burning substance thrown out by burning material or by friction; Scottish writer of satirical novels (born in 1918); a small but noticeable trace of some quality that might become stronger; "a spark of interest"; "a spark of decency"; emit or produce sparks; "A high tension wire, brought down by a storm, can continue to spark"

roast collapse: a piece of meat roasted or for roasting and of a size for slicing into more than one portion; (meat) cooked by dry heat in an oven; cook with dry heat, usually in an oven; "roast the turkey"

deployment collapse: the distribution of forces in preparation for battle or work

toast collapse: slices of bread that have been toasted; a celebrity who receives much acclaim and attention; "he was the toast of the town"; propose a toast to; "Let us toast the birthday girl!"; "Let's drink to the New Year"

link collapse: a fastener that serves to join or connect; "the walls are held together with metal links placed in the wet mortar during construction"; an interconnecting circuit between two or more locations for the purpose of transmitting and receiving data; (computing) an instruction that connects one part of a program or an element on a list to another program or list; a unit of length equal to 1/100 of a chain; the means of connection between things linked in series

dispersion collapse: the act of dispersing or diffusing something; "the dispersion of the troops"; "the diffusion of knowledge"; spreading widely or driving off

pant collapse: the noise made by a short puff of steam (as from an engine); breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted; "The runners reached the finish line, panting heavily"; utter while panting, as if out of breath

irrupt collapse

broil collapse: cooking by direct exposure to radiant heat (as over a fire or under a grill); cook under a broiler; "broil fish"; heat by a natural force; "The sun broils the valley in the summer"

spew collapse: eject or send out in large quantities, also metaphorical; "the volcano spews out molten rocks every day"; "The editors of the paper spew out hostile articles about the Presidential candidate"

marker collapse: some conspicuous object used to distinguish or mark something; "the buoys were markers for the channel"; a writing implement for making a mark; a distinguishing symbol; "the owner's mark was on all the sheep"

nudge collapse: a slight push or shake; push into action by pestering or annoying gently; to push against gently; "She nudged my elbow when she saw her friend enter the restaurant"

deploy collapse: place troops or weapons in battle formation; to distribute systematically or strategically; "The U.S. deploys its weapons in the Middle East"

bedazzle collapse

start up collapse

come apart collapse

rocket collapse: a jet engine containing its own propellant and driven by reaction propulsion; any vehicle self-propelled by a rocket engine; propels bright light high in the sky, or used to propel a lifesaving line or harpoon; erect European annual often grown as a salad crop to be harvested when young and tender; propel with a rocket; shoot up abruptly, like a rocket; "prices skyrocketed"

expand collapse: become larger in size or volume or quantity; "his business expanded rapidly"; make bigger or wider in size, volume, or quantity; "expand the house by adding another wing"; extend in one or more directions; "The dough expands"

definition collapse: clarity of outline; "exercise had give his muscles superior definition"; a concise explanation of the meaning of a word or phrase or symbol

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