fuse² or (esp US) fuze /fūz/

1. A train of combustible material in a waterproof covering, used with a detonator to initiate an explosion
2. Any device used to explode a mine, bomb, etc under specified circumstances or at a specified time

a short fuse

A quick temper

• countenancing
• counter
• counter-
• counteract
• counteracted
• counteracting
• counteraction
• counteractions
• counteractive
• counteractively
• counteracts
• counter-agent
• counter-agents
• counter-approach
• counter-approaches
• counter-attack
• counter-attacks
• counter-attraction
• counter-attractions
• counter-attractive
• counterbalance
• counterbalanced
• counterbalances
• counterbalancing
• counterbase