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

• absterges
• absterging
• abstersion
• abstersions
• abstersive
• abstersives
• abstinence
• abstinences
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• abstinency
• abstinent
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• abstr.
• abstract
• abstracted
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• abstracter
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• abstract expressionism
• abstracting
• abstraction
• abstractional