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Definition of explosive in English: explosiveadjective ɛkˈspləʊsɪvɪkˈspləʊsɪv 1Able or likely to shatter violently or burst apart. Example sentencesExamples - To complete the illusion, a small explosive charge was to go off in the grocery bag.
- To carry out his plan, he purchased more explosive devices and assembled two remote control devices.
- As we reported, the military today said it discovered sarin nerve gas in an explosive device, an artillery shell, in fact.
- He said no one had been able to identify the person responsible for dumping the explosive device in a garbage bin.
- It sounds simple: an explosive charge in a metal body that's designed to break up into fragments upon detonation.
- Similarly the very explosive eruptions in the Glacier Peak range were associated with rapid ice sheet thinning.
- Each cord initiates a small explosive device that injects a violently active organic compound subcutaneously into a large area of the volunteer's chest.
- In a separate incident, a branch near the capital was damaged by a explosive device made from small cooking gas cylinders.
- "It appeared to be a potentially explosive device," said a spokeswoman for the county.
- B-2s deliver explosive ordnance - airlift platforms generally do not.
- Several homes in nearby have already been demolished after suffering a potentially explosive build-up of the gas, which is known to miners as Fire Damp.
- The military quickly sealed off the area as army experts searched for more explosive devices.
- Neither gun nor explosive technology made really dramatic advances among the Allied technological establishments.
- Activity at the summit is nearly continuous, characterized by occasional lava overflow and brief, highly explosive eruptions.
- Flying jets in wing formation in the weather and carrying explosive ordnance on board is dangerous work.
- ‘You drop a tank of fuel and a small explosive charge to burst it apart,’ he explained.
- They knew for some time that this highly explosive material had disappeared.
- Yet young children, teenagers and irresponsible adults are carrying in hand and pocket highly explosive materials.
- The two powerful explosive charges being laid are expertly placed.
- When this vehicle was blown apart by an improvised explosive device, an IED, debris flew in every direction.
Synonyms volatile, inflammable, flammable, combustible, incendiary, eruptive, unstable - 1.1 (of a vocal sound) produced with a sharp release of air.
Ruth let out an explosive sound of disbelief Example sentencesExamples - Fewer spoken words start with vowels, which provide more subtle acoustic cues than the more explosive consonant sounds.
2Likely to cause an outburst of anger or controversy. the idea was politically explosive Example sentencesExamples - Here is a suggested sequence of events to participate in to get through anger or a potentially explosive situation.
- Vans carrying anti-riot squad officers and dog handlers flooded the street to defuse what could have been an explosive situation.
- Whatever the motive for the shooting, political experts are quick to point out that even the threat of political violence can have an explosive effect.
- The tremendous speed with which they abandoned all their previous standpoints is a measure of the depth and extent of the explosive contradictions tearing society apart.
- The captain did the only sane thing to do in a very explosive situation.
- As it turned out before bedtime I played witness to one of Mia's explosive temper tantrums.
- Willingness to negotiate and compromise, when appropriate, helps regain control of an explosive situation.
- The explosive controversy surrounding the scandal carried an important lesson for conservatives.
- And although the recent cooperation has yielded important results, it promises to be politically explosive.
- Explicit priority setting, however, is likely to move very slowly because it is politically explosive.
- His explosive temper not only caused an opposing player's arm to be broken, it sullied the reputation of one of his players.
- If anything, she has found being a woman has its advantages in terms of defusing explosive situations.
- This guy's nasty, explosive temper outweighs his good points by far!
- In reality, the psychiatrist, a loose canon with an explosive temper, is more in need of anger management than his client.
- The situation is indeed explosive to say the least.
- It's a complicated case, marred by a disputed confession, a paucity of witnesses and the sudden, explosive nature of the incident itself.
- In view of the explosive situation, a posse of policemen has been posted in the village.
- If and when prosecutions arise, the effect could be politically explosive!
- The article contained potentially explosive material, yet its contents pass by the editors without comment.
- The league, moving in their habitually mysterious ways, think the club have been ‘excessive’ in response to a moderately explosive controversy.
Synonyms fiery, stormy, violent, volatile, volcanic, angry, fierce, impassioned, passionate, intense, vehement, tempestuous, turbulent, touchy, irritable, irascible, hot-headed, short-tempered, quick-tempered tense, charged, highly charged, overwrought critical, serious, dangerous, perilous, hazardous, knife-edge, touch-and-go sensitive, delicate, unstable, volatile, inflammable, volcanic, ugly, nasty informal iffy, dicey 3(of an increase) sudden and dramatic. the explosive growth of personal computers in the 1980s Example sentencesExamples - In other words, the body is primed for rapid and explosive muscle growth.
- The cultivation of genetically modified crops is increasing at an explosive rate, now covering a global area more than two times the size of the United Kingdom.
- At any rate there are many other examples of explosive increases in price volatility.
- You spoke about the growth and development of an explosive upsurge in the working class in America, and the working class coming onto the scene of history.
- He said he felt Kildare had been very badly served when it came to an increase in public services, given the explosive population growth in the county.
- The most explosive growth in global e-commerce sales is taking place in Europe, according to IDC.
- The explosive growth in the volatility of interest rates and prices is finally over.
- An explosive increase in car ownership is blamed for a sharp rise in unhealthy emissions.
- Behind this shift has been a truly explosive rate of increase in personal sector borrowing.
- However, there has not been a single explosive increase in spending similar to what would have been required to make the business plans of the bubble years a reality.
- In other words, the explosive increase in the number of passenger cars and licensed drivers over the past decade resulted in poor education in driving etiquette and traffic rules.
- Since then, the argument goes, there has been an explosive increase in the quantity of money in circulation, mainly due to the creation of credit.
- This is not to say that there has been an explosive upsurge in strike activity; that workers are on the march; that they are winning left, right and centre.
- The explosive growth of hedge funds has certainly increased the volatility of markets.
- Dramatic improvement in storage technology, coupled with the explosive growth of the Internet, has fundamentally changed the way in which storage is used.
- In the face of the explosive increase in the disease now being seen worldwide, this can only be a temporary phenomenon.
- The flowering of classic Russian cuisine coincided with the rapid economic expansion and explosive growth of the middle class in the aftermath of Alexander II's liberal reforms.
- Economic collapse, with the resultant decimation of health and social care, has led to the explosive increase in the number of TB cases.
- Increased birth rates and immigration have resulted in explosive growth in elementary and secondary school student enrollments.
- The prime minister has once again gambled on an explosive acceleration in economic growth that has yet to materialise.
Synonyms sudden, dramatic, rapid, abrupt, meteoric mushrooming, snowballing, escalating, rocketing, accelerating
noun ɛkˈspləʊsɪvɪkˈspləʊsɪv often explosivesA substance which can be made to explode, especially any of those used in bombs or shells. mass noun a car full of explosive Example sentencesExamples - The enemy rained down explosives and incendiary bombs and then dumped barrels of oil onto the flames.
- It said one extremist was arrested and a cache of weapons, explosives and money was found.
- Their explosives had a time delay trigger to give the divers time to leave the port before exploding.
- Authorities have also yet to determine the type of explosives used in the explosions.
- It was not immediately known whether the explosives had been planted in a car or a building.
- Dogs sniffed them for explosives and bomb squad members blew up at least two bags.
- He is regarded as an expert on weapons and explosives by those active in circles on the extreme right.
- One also prohibited the discharge of projectiles and explosives from balloons.
- A stolen car was stopped and found to be filled with explosives after two men fled the scene.
- If properly mixed the substance can be as lethal as military-grade explosives.
- It turns out it was a World War Two training shell which had no explosives inside.
- Miners experienced in working with explosives stole dynamite from their own pits and used it.
- She wasn't trained extensively in weaponry and ballistics, but it never really was hard to place the sound of a thermal explosive going off.
- Now Sam trained them to use explosives, to lay charges of dynamite and use rifles.
- The offer will not mean a humiliating hand over of rifles, machine guns or explosives.
- Propellants are the explosives used to fire bullets and shells at enemy targets.
- The first step has to be the seizing of the illegal firearms and explosives in the country.
- No explosives were found in the mortar shell and the bomb disposal unit said no-one in the local area was at risk.
- Not connecting it this way would make it a bomb stripped of all explosives, a dud.
- Ten cars packed with explosives were to be parked at the conference precinct in Sandton.
Synonyms bomb, incendiary device, incendiary, device
Rhymes corrosive, implosive, plosive Definition of explosive in US English: explosiveadjective 1Able or likely to shatter violently or burst apart, as when a bomb explodes. Example sentencesExamples - Activity at the summit is nearly continuous, characterized by occasional lava overflow and brief, highly explosive eruptions.
- ‘You drop a tank of fuel and a small explosive charge to burst it apart,’ he explained.
- Several homes in nearby have already been demolished after suffering a potentially explosive build-up of the gas, which is known to miners as Fire Damp.
- To complete the illusion, a small explosive charge was to go off in the grocery bag.
- Neither gun nor explosive technology made really dramatic advances among the Allied technological establishments.
- "It appeared to be a potentially explosive device," said a spokeswoman for the county.
- The military quickly sealed off the area as army experts searched for more explosive devices.
- The two powerful explosive charges being laid are expertly placed.
- To carry out his plan, he purchased more explosive devices and assembled two remote control devices.
- In a separate incident, a branch near the capital was damaged by a explosive device made from small cooking gas cylinders.
- It sounds simple: an explosive charge in a metal body that's designed to break up into fragments upon detonation.
- Yet young children, teenagers and irresponsible adults are carrying in hand and pocket highly explosive materials.
- They knew for some time that this highly explosive material had disappeared.
- When this vehicle was blown apart by an improvised explosive device, an IED, debris flew in every direction.
- Flying jets in wing formation in the weather and carrying explosive ordnance on board is dangerous work.
- Similarly the very explosive eruptions in the Glacier Peak range were associated with rapid ice sheet thinning.
- As we reported, the military today said it discovered sarin nerve gas in an explosive device, an artillery shell, in fact.
- B-2s deliver explosive ordnance - airlift platforms generally do not.
- Each cord initiates a small explosive device that injects a violently active organic compound subcutaneously into a large area of the volunteer's chest.
- He said no one had been able to identify the person responsible for dumping the explosive device in a garbage bin.
Synonyms volatile, inflammable, flammable, combustible, incendiary, eruptive, unstable - 1.1 Likely to cause an eruption of anger or controversy.
the idea was politically explosive Example sentencesExamples - If and when prosecutions arise, the effect could be politically explosive!
- And although the recent cooperation has yielded important results, it promises to be politically explosive.
- The captain did the only sane thing to do in a very explosive situation.
- The tremendous speed with which they abandoned all their previous standpoints is a measure of the depth and extent of the explosive contradictions tearing society apart.
- Here is a suggested sequence of events to participate in to get through anger or a potentially explosive situation.
- It's a complicated case, marred by a disputed confession, a paucity of witnesses and the sudden, explosive nature of the incident itself.
- His explosive temper not only caused an opposing player's arm to be broken, it sullied the reputation of one of his players.
- The situation is indeed explosive to say the least.
- If anything, she has found being a woman has its advantages in terms of defusing explosive situations.
- Explicit priority setting, however, is likely to move very slowly because it is politically explosive.
- The league, moving in their habitually mysterious ways, think the club have been ‘excessive’ in response to a moderately explosive controversy.
- The article contained potentially explosive material, yet its contents pass by the editors without comment.
- As it turned out before bedtime I played witness to one of Mia's explosive temper tantrums.
- Willingness to negotiate and compromise, when appropriate, helps regain control of an explosive situation.
- Whatever the motive for the shooting, political experts are quick to point out that even the threat of political violence can have an explosive effect.
- Vans carrying anti-riot squad officers and dog handlers flooded the street to defuse what could have been an explosive situation.
- The explosive controversy surrounding the scandal carried an important lesson for conservatives.
- In view of the explosive situation, a posse of policemen has been posted in the village.
- In reality, the psychiatrist, a loose canon with an explosive temper, is more in need of anger management than his client.
- This guy's nasty, explosive temper outweighs his good points by far!
Synonyms fiery, stormy, violent, volatile, volcanic, angry, fierce, impassioned, passionate, intense, vehement, tempestuous, turbulent, touchy, irritable, irascible, hot-headed, short-tempered, quick-tempered tense, charged, highly charged, overwrought - 1.2 Relating to a sudden and dramatic increase in amount or extent.
the explosive growth of personal computers in the 1980s Example sentencesExamples - You spoke about the growth and development of an explosive upsurge in the working class in America, and the working class coming onto the scene of history.
- The explosive growth of hedge funds has certainly increased the volatility of markets.
- He said he felt Kildare had been very badly served when it came to an increase in public services, given the explosive population growth in the county.
- In the face of the explosive increase in the disease now being seen worldwide, this can only be a temporary phenomenon.
- The most explosive growth in global e-commerce sales is taking place in Europe, according to IDC.
- This is not to say that there has been an explosive upsurge in strike activity; that workers are on the march; that they are winning left, right and centre.
- The flowering of classic Russian cuisine coincided with the rapid economic expansion and explosive growth of the middle class in the aftermath of Alexander II's liberal reforms.
- The explosive growth in the volatility of interest rates and prices is finally over.
- Increased birth rates and immigration have resulted in explosive growth in elementary and secondary school student enrollments.
- The prime minister has once again gambled on an explosive acceleration in economic growth that has yet to materialise.
- Since then, the argument goes, there has been an explosive increase in the quantity of money in circulation, mainly due to the creation of credit.
- The cultivation of genetically modified crops is increasing at an explosive rate, now covering a global area more than two times the size of the United Kingdom.
- Economic collapse, with the resultant decimation of health and social care, has led to the explosive increase in the number of TB cases.
- However, there has not been a single explosive increase in spending similar to what would have been required to make the business plans of the bubble years a reality.
- Behind this shift has been a truly explosive rate of increase in personal sector borrowing.
- Dramatic improvement in storage technology, coupled with the explosive growth of the Internet, has fundamentally changed the way in which storage is used.
- An explosive increase in car ownership is blamed for a sharp rise in unhealthy emissions.
- In other words, the explosive increase in the number of passenger cars and licensed drivers over the past decade resulted in poor education in driving etiquette and traffic rules.
- In other words, the body is primed for rapid and explosive muscle growth.
- At any rate there are many other examples of explosive increases in price volatility.
Synonyms sudden, dramatic, rapid, abrupt, meteoric - 1.3 (of a vocal sound) produced with a sharp release of air.
Example sentencesExamples - Fewer spoken words start with vowels, which provide more subtle acoustic cues than the more explosive consonant sounds.
- 1.4Phonetics
noun often explosivesA substance which can be made to explode, especially any of those used in bombs or shells. Example sentencesExamples - Now Sam trained them to use explosives, to lay charges of dynamite and use rifles.
- The offer will not mean a humiliating hand over of rifles, machine guns or explosives.
- It was not immediately known whether the explosives had been planted in a car or a building.
- She wasn't trained extensively in weaponry and ballistics, but it never really was hard to place the sound of a thermal explosive going off.
- Dogs sniffed them for explosives and bomb squad members blew up at least two bags.
- He is regarded as an expert on weapons and explosives by those active in circles on the extreme right.
- One also prohibited the discharge of projectiles and explosives from balloons.
- Their explosives had a time delay trigger to give the divers time to leave the port before exploding.
- No explosives were found in the mortar shell and the bomb disposal unit said no-one in the local area was at risk.
- It said one extremist was arrested and a cache of weapons, explosives and money was found.
- Propellants are the explosives used to fire bullets and shells at enemy targets.
- If properly mixed the substance can be as lethal as military-grade explosives.
- The enemy rained down explosives and incendiary bombs and then dumped barrels of oil onto the flames.
- Authorities have also yet to determine the type of explosives used in the explosions.
- Not connecting it this way would make it a bomb stripped of all explosives, a dud.
- It turns out it was a World War Two training shell which had no explosives inside.
- Miners experienced in working with explosives stole dynamite from their own pits and used it.
- Ten cars packed with explosives were to be parked at the conference precinct in Sandton.
- The first step has to be the seizing of the illegal firearms and explosives in the country.
- A stolen car was stopped and found to be filled with explosives after two men fled the scene.
Synonyms bomb, incendiary device, incendiary, device
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