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| belch |
to emit material violently; gush forth; erupt. [1/4 definitions] |
| blaze1 |
to erupt or flare up. [1/6 definitions] |
| break |
to suddenly erupt, as a storm. [1/26 definitions] |
| break out |
of a war or other violent conflict, to erupt; start. [2/5 definitions] |
| cold sore |
a viral infection characterized by small blisters, usu. on the lips, that erupt during colds or fevers; herpes simplex. [1/2 definitions] |
| impetigo |
an infectious skin disease, esp. among children, marked by pustules that erupt and form thick crusts, esp. on the face. |
| outcrop |
to erupt or protrude, as a rock from the soil. [1/2 definitions] |
| wisdom tooth |
the third and rearmost molar on each side of both the upper and lower jaws of humans that is the last tooth to erupt and one that sometimes causes problems, esp. when there is insufficient room for it to grow. |
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