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

• fire-blast
• fire-blasts
• fire-blight
• firebomb
• firebombed
• firebombing
• firebombings
• firebombs
• fire-bote
• firebox
• fireboxes
• firebrand
• firebrands
• firebrat
• firebrats
• firebreak
• heterotaxies
• heterotaxis
• heterotaxy
• heterothallic
• heterothallies
• heterothallism
• heterothallisms
• heterothally
• heterothermal