Definition of burst

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Burst (n.) A sudden breaking forth; a violent rending; an explosion; as, a burst of thunder; a burst of applause; a burst of passion; a burst of inspiration..

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Irruption :: Irruption (n.) A bursting in; a sudden, violent rushing into a place; as, irruptions of the sea..
Rupturewort :: Rupturewort (n.) Same as Burstwort.
Explosion :: Explosion (n.) A bursting with violence and loud noise, because of internal pressure; as, the explosion of a gun, a bomb, a steam boiler, etc..
Flash :: Flash (n.) A sudden burst of light; a flood of light instantaneously appearing and disappearing; a momentary blaze; as, a flash of lightning..
Flaw :: Flaw (n.) A sudden burst of noise and disorder; a tumult; uproar; a quarrel.
Dissilition :: Dissilition (n.) The act of bursting or springing apart.
Squib :: Squib (a.) A little pipe, or hollow cylinder of paper, filled with powder or combustible matter, to be thrown into the air while burning, so as to burst there with a crack..
Burst :: Burst (v. t.) To break.
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..
Lycoperdon :: Lycoperdon (n.) A genus of fungi, remarkable for the great quantity of spores, forming a fine dust, which is thrown out like smoke when the plant is compressed or burst; puffball..
Dazzlement :: Dazzlement (n.) Dazzling flash, glare, or burst of light..
Sally :: Sally (v.) A rushing or bursting forth; a quick issue; a sudden eruption; specifically, an issuing of troops from a place besieged to attack the besiegers; a sortie..
Thunderburst :: Thunderburst (n.) A burst of thunder.
Push :: Push (v. i.) To burst pot, as a bud or shoot..
Proruption :: Proruption (n.) The act or state of bursting forth; a bursting out.
Flash :: Flash (v. i.) To break forth, as a sudden flood of light; to burst instantly and brightly on the sight; to show a momentary brilliancy; to come or pass like a flash..
Crack :: Crack (v. i.) To burst or open in chinks; to break, with or without quite separating into parts..
Burst :: Burst (n.) A sudden opening, as of landscape; a stretch; an expanse..
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..
Upburst :: Upburst (n.) The act of bursting upwards; a breaking through to the surface; an upbreak or uprush; as, an upburst of molten matter..
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