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Endorhizous :: Endorhizous (a.) Having the radicle of the embryo sheathed by the cotyledon, through which the embryo bursts in germination, as in many monocotyledonous plants..

Burst :: Burst (n.) Any brief, violent exertion or effort; a spurt; as, a burst of speed..

Dissilition :: Dissilition (n.) The act of bursting or springing apart.

Burst :: Burst (v. t.) To break.

Frondescence :: Frondescence (n.) The act of bursting into leaf.

Burst :: Burst (v. t.) To break or rend by violence, as by an overcharge or by strain or pressure, esp. from within; to force open suddenly; as, to burst a cannon; to burst a blood vessel; to burst open the doors..

Pop :: Pop (v. t.) To cause to pop; to cause to burst open by heat, as grains of Indian corn; as, to pop corn or chestnuts..

Explode :: Explode (v. i.) To burst forth with sudden violence and noise; as, at this, his wrath exploded..

Ball :: Ball (n.) A flaming, roundish body shot into the air; a case filled with combustibles intended to burst and give light or set fire, or to produce smoke or stench; as, a fire ball; a stink ball..

Hippocrene :: Hippocrene (n.) A fountain on Mount Helicon in Boeotia, fabled to have burst forth when the ground was struck by the hoof of Pegasus. Also, its waters, which were supposed to impart poetic inspiration..

Bursting :: Bursting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Burs.

Dazzlement :: Dazzlement (n.) Dazzling flash, glare, or burst of light..

Irruption :: Irruption (n.) A bursting in; a sudden, violent rushing into a place; as, irruptions of the sea..

Rupture :: Rupture (n.) A bursting open, as of a steam boiler, in a less sudden manner than by explosion. See Explosion..

Lighten :: Lighten (v. i.) To burst forth or dart, as lightning; to shine with, or like, lightning; to display a flash or flashes of lightning; to flash..

Explode :: Explode (v. i.) To become suddenly expanded into a great volume of gas or vapor; to burst violently into flame; as gunpowder explodes.

Rupert''s Drop :: Rupert's drop () A kind of glass drop with a long tail, made by dropping melted glass into water. It is remarkable for bursting into fragments when the surface is scratched or the tail broken; -- so called from Prince Rupert, nephew of Charles I., by whom they were first brought to England. Called also Rupert's ball, and glass tear..

Crack :: Crack (n.) A sharp, sudden sound or report; the sound of anything suddenly burst or broken; as, the crack of a falling house; the crack of thunder; the crack of a whip..

Burster :: Burster (n.) One that bursts.

Break :: Break (v. i.) To burst forth violently, as a storm..

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