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explosion
noun
the act of exploding or bursting
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Word Facts
- Word length
- 9
- Starts with
- E
- Ends with
- N
- Contains
- XPLOSIO
- Scrabble score
- 18
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
How it sounds
Pronunciation
ɪkˈspləʊ.ʒən
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Meaning
Definitions
noun
the act of exploding or bursting
“the explosion of the firecrackers awoke the children”
noun
a golf shot from a bunker that typically moves sand as well as the golf ball
noun
a sudden outburst
“an explosion of laughter”
noun
the terminal forced release of pressure built up during the occlusive phase of a stop consonant
noun
a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction
noun
the noise caused by an explosion
“the explosion was heard a mile away”
noun
a sudden great increase
“the population explosion”
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Example Sentences
the explosion of the firecrackers awoke the children
the burst of an atom bomb creates enormous radiation aloft
an explosion of laughter
an explosion of rage
the explosion was heard a mile away
the population explosion
the information explosion
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