Exploding and Powder

verb

• Cause to burst with a violent release of energy.
  • usage: "We exploded the nuclear bomb"
  • synonyms: explode, detonate, blow up, set off
• Burst outward, usually with noise.
  • usage: "The champagne bottle exploded"
  • synonyms: explode, burst
• Show a violent emotional reaction.
  • usage: "The boss exploded when he heard of the resignation of the secretary"
  • synonyms: explode
• Be unleashed; emerge with violence or noise.
  • usage: "His anger exploded"
  • synonyms: explode, burst forth, break loose
• Destroy by exploding.
  • usage: "The enemy exploded the bridge"
  • synonyms: explode
• Cause to burst as a result of air pressure; of stop consonants like /p/, /t/, and /k/.
  • synonyms: explode
• Drive from the stage by noisy disapproval.
  • synonyms: explode
• Show (a theory or claim) to be baseless, or refute and make obsolete.
  • synonyms: explode
• (v.) ()
  • synonyms: detonate, explode, blow up
• Increase rapidly and in an uncontrolled manner.
  • usage: "The population of India is exploding"; "The island's rodent population irrupted"
  • synonyms: explode, irrupt

noun

• A solid substance in the form of tiny loose particles; a solid that has been pulverized.
  • synonyms: pulverization, pulverisation
• A mixture of potassium nitrate, charcoal, and sulfur in a 75: 15: 10 ratio which is used in gunnery, time fuses, and fireworks.
  • synonyms: gunpowder
• Any of various cosmetic or medical preparations dispensed in the form of a pulverized powder.

verb

• Make into a powder by breaking up or cause to become dust.
  • usage: "pulverize the grains"
  • synonyms: powderize, powderise, pulverize, pulverise
• Apply powder to.
  • usage: "She powdered her nose"; "The King wears a powdered wig"

• (n.) The fine particles to which any dry substance is reduced by pounding, grinding or triturating or into which it falls by decay; dust.
• (v.t.) To reduce to fine particles; to pound, grind or rub into a powder; to comminute; to pulverize; to triturate.
• (v.i.) To be reduced to powder; to become like powder; as, some salts powder easily.
• (v.t.) To sprinkle with salt; to corn, as meat.
• (v.i.) To use powder on the hair or skin; as, she paints and powders.
• (v.t.) To sprinkle with powder or as with powder; to be sprinkle; as, to powder the hair.
• (n.) An explosive mixture used in gunnery, blasting, etc.; gunpowder. See Gunpowder.