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| agglutinate |
to fuse or unite, as by glue. [1/4 definitions] |
| coalesce |
to grow together or unite to form a single body or organization; unify; fuse. [1/2 definitions] |
| conflate |
to combine (two or more things) into one; fuse; meld. |
| defuse |
to remove the fuse from (a bomb, mine, or other explosive device). [1/2 definitions] |
| firecracker |
a small paper tube filled with gunpowder, which explodes and makes a loud noise when its fuse is lit. Firecrackers are sometimes used during celebrations. |
| flux |
to cause to become fluid; melt or fuse. [2/9 definitions] |
| frit |
to fuse (materials) as a step in making glass, ceramics, or the like. [1/2 definitions] |
| fuse1 |
a short wire in an electric system. A fuse prevents too much electricity from flowing through the system. |
| fusee |
a fuse used for detonation. [1/4 definitions] |
| fuze |
variant of fuse1. |
| grenade |
a small bomb that is thrown by hand or shot from a rifle after its fuse is set. |
| hand grenade |
a small hand-thrown explosive shell that is exploded by a fuse or on impact. |
| interfuse |
to blend or fuse together. [1/3 definitions] |
| mine2 |
a kind of bomb hidden in the ground or in water. A mine is set off by putting pressure on it or by lighting its fuse. [1/5 definitions] |
| plastic bomb |
a puttylike adhesive substance containing explosives that can be detonated either by electricity or a fuse. |
| seize |
of machine parts, to fuse together so as to prevent operation, usu. because of heat (often fol. by "up"). [1/7 definitions] |
| smelt1 |
to melt or fuse in order to separate and obtain the metal content. |
| solder |
to use an alloy in a molten state to fuse (pieces, edges, joints, or the like). [1/5 definitions] |
| weld |
to fuse metal or plastic by the application of heat, followed either by pressure or by addition of a molten filler material. [1/5 definitions] |
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