| afterdamp |
a suffocating gas or mixture of gases that remains in a mine after a methane explosion or fire. |
| airburst |
an explosion of a bomb or shell before it touches the ground. |
| backfire |
a noisy explosion that occurs in a gasoline engine that is not working properly. [1/3 definitions] |
| big bang theory |
the theory that the universe originated at a fixed point billions of years ago in a cosmic explosion of a mass of hydrogen atoms, and that it has been expanding ever since. (Cf. steady state theory.) |
| blast |
a loud and sudden sound. [3 definitions] |
| blow2 |
to become destroyed or dysfunctional because of an explosion or overload. [1/14 definitions] |
| blowup |
an explosion. [1/3 definitions] |
| blow up |
to destroy or be destroyed through an explosion. [1/2 definitions] |
| boom1 |
a deep, hollow sound, as from an explosion. [1/4 definitions] |
| burst |
an act of bursting; explosion. [1/7 definitions] |
| crater |
a similar depression in the surface of the earth or other heavenly bodies caused by the impact of falling meteorites or the explosion of a mine or bomb. [1/3 definitions] |
| explosive |
able to cause an explosion. [2 definitions] |
| fallout |
the radioactive particles that fall from a nuclear explosion. |
| fireball |
the white-hot center of a nuclear explosion. [1/4 definitions] |
| firestorm |
an intense, widespread fire, caused by heavy conventional bombing or by an atomic explosion. [1/2 definitions] |
| flash burn |
damage to body tissue from extreme radiated heat, esp. from a nuclear explosion. |
| fulmination |
an explosion. [1/2 definitions] |
| fuse1 |
any device used to set off an explosion. |
| hydrogen bomb |
a very powerful type of bomb. When its hydrogen atoms are forced together under great heat and pressure, they release energy in a huge explosion. |
| light off |
to set fire to (fireworks or the like) in order to cause an explosion, usually for the purpose of entertainment. |
| megadeath |
a million dead people, as in a nuclear explosion. |