| Main Entry: | blaze |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | torrent |
Synonyms: |
blast, burst, eruption, flare-up, flash, fury, outbreak, outburst, rush, storm |
| Main Entry: | bristle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | become upset, excited |
Synonyms: |
be angry, be infuriated, be maddened, blow up, boil, boil over, bridle, flare, flare up, fume, get one's dander up, rage, rise, ruffle, see red, seethe, spit*, stand on end, swell |
| Main Entry: | dispute |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | argument |
Synonyms: |
altercation, beef, bickering, bone of contention, brawl, broil, brouhaha, commotion, conflict, contention, controversy, debate, difference of opinion, disagreement, discord, discussion, dissension, disturbance, embroilment, falling-out, feud, fireworks*, flare-up, fracas, friction, fuss, hubbub, miff, misunderstanding, polemic, quarrel, row, rumpus, squabble, squall, strife, tiff, uproar, variance, words, wrangle |
Antonyms: |
agreement |
| Main Entry: | erupt |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | give forth, eject with force |
Synonyms: |
appear, belch, blow up, boil, break out, burst, cast out, detonate, discharge, emit, eruct, explode, extravasate, flare up, go off, gush, hurl, jet, pour forth, rupture, spew, spit, spout, spurt, throw off, touch off, vent, vomit |
| Main Entry: | eruption |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | ejection |
Synonyms: |
access, blast, blow-up, breakout, burst, discharge, explosion, flare-up, flow, gust, outbreak, outburst, sally, venting, vomiting |
| Notes: | eruption is breaking out; irruption is breaking in |
| Main Entry: | explode |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | blow up |
Synonyms: |
backfire, blast, blaze, blow to kingdom come, break out, burst, collapse, convulse, detonate, discharge, erupt, flame up, flare up, fracture, jet, kablooey, let go, mushroom, rupture, set off, shatter, shiver, split, thunder |
Antonyms: |
implode |
| Main Entry: | explosion |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | eruption, discharge |
Synonyms: |
access, backfire, bang, blast, blowout, blowup, burst, clap, combustion, concussion, crack, detonation, firing, fit, flare-up, fulmination, gust, ignition, outbreak, outburst, paroxysm, percussion, pop, report, roar, salvo |
Antonyms: |
implosion |
| Main Entry: | fight |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | engage in physical encounter |
Synonyms: |
altercate, assault, attack, bandy with, battle, bear arms, bicker, box, brawl, brush with, buck, carry on war, challenge, clash, contend, cross swords, dispute, do battle, duel, exchange blows, feud, flare up, go to war, grapple, joust, meet, mix it up, oppugn, ply weapons, protect, quarrel, repel, resist, rowdy, scrap, scuffle, skirmish, spar, strive, struggle, take all comers, take the field, take up the gauntlet, tiff, tilt, traverse, tug, tussle, wage war, war, withstand, wrangle, wrestle |
Antonyms: |
agree, make peace, surrender, yield |
| Main Entry: | flame |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | burn |
Synonyms: |
blaze, coruscate, fire, flare, flare up, flash, glare, glint, glow, ignite, kindle, light, oxidize, shine |
| Main Entry: | flare-up |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | sudden outbreak |
Synonyms: |
blowup, epidemic, eruption, explosion, gush, outburst, rise |