| Main Entry: | burst |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | blow up, break out |
Synonyms: |
barge, blow, break, crack, detonate, discharge, disintegrate, erupt, explode, fly open, fracture, fragment, gush forth, perforate, pierce, pop, prick, puncture, rend asunder, run, rupture, rush, shatter, shiver, splinter, split, spout, tear apart |
| Main Entry: | bursting |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | breaking open |
Synonyms: |
breaking, erupting, exploding |
Antonyms: |
calm, peaceful, stable |
| Main Entry: | bursting |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | as full as possible |
Synonyms: |
brimming, crammed, filled, full, jam-packed, jammed, overcrowded, packed, stuffed, teeming |
| Main Entry: | bang |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | hit or knock loudly |
Synonyms: |
boom, burst, clang, clatter, crash, detonate, drum, echo, explode, make noise, peal, rattle, resound, sound, thump, thunder |
Antonyms: |
tap |
| Main Entry: | blast |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | explode |
Synonyms: |
annihilate, blight, blow up, bomb, break up, burst, damage, dash, demolish, destroy, detonate, dynamite, injure, kill, ruin, shatter, shrivel, spoil, stunt, torpedo, wither, wreck |
| Main Entry: | bloom |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | flower; flourish |
Synonyms: |
be in flower, bear fruit, blossom, blow, bud, burgeon, burst, develop, effloresce, fare well, fructify, germinate, grow, open, prosper, sprout, succeed, tassel out, thrive, wax |
Antonyms: |
shrink, shrivel, wither |
| Main Entry: | blossom |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | flower |
Synonyms: |
bloom, blow, burgeon, burst, effloresce, leaf, open, outbloom, shoot, unfold |
Antonyms: |
fade, shrink, shrivel, wither |
| Main Entry: | blow up |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | explode |
Synonyms: |
blast, bomb, burst, detonate, dynamite, erupt, go off, mushroom, rupture, shatter |
Antonyms: |
deflate |
| Main Entry: | boom |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | crash; make loud sound |
Synonyms: |
bang, blast, burst, clap, crack, drum, explode, resound, reverberate, roar, roll, rumble, slam, smash, sound, thunder, wham |
| Main Entry: | break |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | destroy; make whole into pieces |
Synonyms: |
annihilate, batter, burst, bust, bust up, crack, crash, crush, damage, demolish, disintegrate, divide, eradicate, finish off, fracture, fragment, make hash of, make mincemeat of, part, pull to pieces, rend, separate, sever, shatter, shiver, smash, snap, splinter, split, tear, torpedo, total, trash* |
| Notes: | to brake is to slow or stop while break is to cause to separate into pieces suddenly or violently, smash or crack |
Antonyms: |
attach, fasten, fix, join, mend, put together, secure |