Word Finder - bursts

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An act or instance of bursting.

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The bursts of the bombs could be heard miles away.

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A sudden, often intense, expression, manifestation or display.

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• spurt

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A series of shots fired from an automatic firearm.

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A drinking spree.

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To break from internal pressure.

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I blew the balloon up too much, and it burst.

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To cause to break from internal pressure.

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I burst the balloon when I blew it up too much.

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To cause to break by any means.

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To separate (printer paper) at perforation lines.

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I printed the report on form-feed paper, then burst the sheets.

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To enter or exit hurriedly and unexpectedly.

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To erupt; to change state suddenly as if bursting.

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The flowers burst into bloom on the first day of spring.

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To produce as an effect of bursting.

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to burst a hole through the wall

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To interrupt suddenly in a violent or explosive manner; to shatter.

His breath suddenly changed to short bursts.

Magic shot off him in bursts of black and white lightning.

With astonishing agility, the Grey God outmaneuvered lightening, weaving through the bursts of purple fire in a lethal dance.

The mycelium of Sphaceloma grows just beneath the cuticle of the vine, through which it soon bursts, giving rise to a number of minute hyphae, which bear conidia.

Otto was of tall and commanding presence, and although subject to violent bursts of passion, was liberal to his friends and just to his enemies.

Pursuing an easterly course, this stream receives the waters of the romantic `Ain Fije (which doubles its volume), and bursts out by a rocky gateway upon the plain of Damascus, in the irrigation of which it is the chief agent.

A pellet of potassium when thrown on water at once bursts out into a violet flame and the burning metal fizzes about on the surface, its extremely high temperature precluding absolute contact with the liquid, exce p t at the very end, when the last remnant, through loss of temperature, is wetted by the water and bursts with explosive violence.

To the west of the Harz a series of hilly tracts is comprised under the name of the Weser Mountains, out of which above Minden the river Weser bursts by the Porta Westphalica.

At the northeastern angle of that frontier, the Dihang river, the connecting link between the Tsanpo of Tibet and the Brahmaputra of Assam, bursts through the main axis of the range.

After the early rains the bush bursts into gorgeous purple and yellow blossoms and vivid greens, affording striking evidence of the fertility of the soil.

Here all the main drainage either runs northwards to the Gomal, passing through the uplands that lie west of the Suliman Range; or it gathers locally in narrow lateral valleys at the back of these mountains and then bursts directly eastwards through the limestone axis of the hills, making for the Indus by the shortest transverse route.

He is described as being generous to excess, free from cupidity, merciful to his vanquished enemies, and strictly continent, but subject to violent bursts of anger and possessed of unyielding pride and fanatical religious zeal.

One of these, called the "Bourne," bursts forth a short way above the town at irregular intervals of one to ten years or more; and after running a torrent for two or three months, as quickly vanishes.

In Leontice thalictroides (Blue Cohosh), species of Ophiopogon, Peliosanthes and Stateria, the ovary ruptures immediately after flowering, and the ovules are exposed; and in species of Cuphea the placenta ultimately bursts through the ovary and corolla, and becomes erect, bearing the exposed ovules.

The Bulldog as it ages, seems to sleep more, have bursts of activity and becomes more affectionate.

The UVOT detected afterglows from these two bursts in optical light, but not significantly in ultraviolet.

The force of the blast bursts the trunk apart, often leaving a hollow bole and gnarled and withered trunks.

And when a bubble bursts, prices often plunge far beyond what looks like fair value.

This small device (shown on the right) emits bursts of ultrasound when the integral movement sensor detects something moving.

When you shoot a paintball from a gun, however, it bursts on impact and leaves large splatter of paint.

Extensive air showers contain billions of secondary particles and can cause nearly simultaneous bursts of light in more than five tanks.

His breath came in rasping bursts, his lungs felt sluggish from all the sand he had breathed in.

The old sorcerer bursts out of the new believer.

The new images suggest that the neutron star at the cloud's center may still spew out bursts of energy.

Another sharp turn of the starting handle and the single cylinder, 700cc engine splutters, coughs and bursts into life.

I disagree with the you don't feel anything as I always felt a strangeness when the bursts were given.

The main period of interest will be from mid summer, when the lofty Verbena bursts into color.

Examples might include distant supernova or gamma ray bursts.

All hard X-ray transients will be distributed to the world community through the Internet, just like the bursts.

Wild turkeys, however, can fly for short bursts.

Many things about Venus remain unknown, including the cause of mysterious bursts of radio waves.

In the spring the embryo bursts its shell and is set free as a minute actinula which becomes a Hydra.

After barely a few allusions to it in the epics, it bursts forth full-blown in the Harivansa, the Vishnu-purana, the Narada-Pancharatra and the Bhagavata-purana, the tenth canto of which, dealing with the life of Krishna, has become, through vernacular versions, especially the Hindi Prem-sagar, or "ocean of love," a favourite romance all over India, and has doubtless helped largely to popularize the cult of Krishna.

Approached from this side the city bursts on the view like a mirage between sky and sea, and this perhaps entitles it to its name - Es-Sueira - "the picture."

However much we may admire the orator's occasional bursts of eloquence, the noblest written words are commonly as far behind or above the fleeting spoken language as the firmament with its stars is behind the clouds.

Whichever side you walk in the woods the partridge bursts away on whirring wings, jarring the snow from the dry leaves and twigs on high, which comes sifting down in the sunbeams like golden dust, for this brave bird is not to be scared by winter.

Then he bursts into one of his wild furies and rages at everyone and everything, seizes the letters, opens them, and reads those from the Emperor addressed to others.

Back to Kate 's Story Wed 27 th April Another restless, tired day punctuated by small bursts of activity.

Clouds swirl and raindrops dance and the sun bursts through - it 's a positive ballet of weather information !

The new images suggest that the neutron star at the cloud 's center may still spew out bursts of energy.

Normal squelch circuits would lift, resulting in the controller hearing loud bursts of static noise.

This is a mid paced song with slower sections of instrumentation followed by short staccato bursts of melody.

I disagree with the you do n't feel anything as I always felt a strangeness when the bursts were given.

Cox bursts down the wing The second half was a scrappy affair in which neither side managed to gain much of a strangle hold.

The bar is dead silent; then bursts into a whoop of joy.

Portable video games are designed to be fun in short bursts and easy to play.

Similar to the CatStop device, Animal Away uses motion detectors and bursts of sound to keep animals out of areas you don't wish them to frequent.

Sit back and observe the first few bursts, then aim at the sky.

Remember to frame a bit looser at first since the bursts will likely be all over the place.

The vibrant colors of turquoise water, rainbow bursts of tropical blooms, and vivid blue skies make the perfect backdrop for a true fantasy wedding.