📖 Definitions of "Explosives"
noun
- 1
Any explosive substance.
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| explodingnoun | (dated, colloquial) Explosion. |
| detonative | (of an explosive, or ordnance) That is liable to detonate spontaneously |
| suddennoun | (obsolete) An unexpected occurrence; a surprise. |
| volatilenoun | A chemical or compound that changes into a gas easily. |
| burstingnoun | The act by which something bursts. |
| unstableverb | Not stable. |
| detonatingverb | (of munitions) going off |
| ballistic | (comparable) Of or relating to projectiles moving under their own momentum, aerodynamic drag, gravity, and sometimes rocket power, without significant lift. |
| blastingnoun | A planned explosion, as in mining. |
| bombnoun | An explosive device used or intended as a weapon, especially, one dropped from an aircraft. |
| bombingnoun | The action of dropping bombs from the air. |
| bombingsnoun | The action of dropping bombs from the air. |
| bombsnoun | An explosive device used or intended as a weapon, especially, one dropped from an aircraft. |
| cbrnenoun | — |
| chargesnoun | The amount of money levied for a service. |
| demonoun | (informal) A demonstration or visual explanation. |
| detonatorsnoun | A device used to detonate an explosive device etc. |
| devicesnoun | an inclination or desire; used in the plural in the phrase `left to your own devices' |
| eruptivenoun | An eruptive rock, one produced by eruption. |
| erwnoun | (historical) A medieval Welsh unit of surface area equal to 11664 sq ft, or about ¼ acre. |
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