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Flaw :: Flaw (n.) A sudden burst or gust of wind of short duration.

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

Burstwort :: Burstwort (n.) A plant (Herniaria glabra) supposed to be valuable for the cure of hernia or rupture.

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..

Rupturewort :: Rupturewort (n.) A West Indian plant (Alternanthera polygonoides) somewhat resembling burstwort.

Flash :: Flash (v. t.) To send out in flashes; to cause to burst forth with sudden flame or light.

Outbreaking :: Outbreaking (n.) That which bursts forth.

Ruption :: Ruption (n.) A breaking or bursting open; breach; rupture.

Expire :: Expire (v. i.) To burst forth; to fly out with a blast.

Ebullition :: Ebullition (n.) A sudden burst or violent display; an outburst; as, an ebullition of anger or ill temper..

Florescence :: Florescence (n.) A bursting into flower; a blossoming.

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..

Shell :: Shell (n.) A hollow projectile, of various shapes, adapted for a mortar or a cannon, and containing an explosive substance, ignited with a fuse or by percussion, by means of which the projectile is burst and its fragments scattered. See Bomb..

Thunderclap :: Thunderclap (n.) A sharp burst of thunder; a sudden report of a discharge of atmospheric electricity.

Fragor :: Fragor (n.) A loud and sudden sound; the report of anything bursting; a crash.

Rift :: Rift (v. i.) To burst open; to split.

Dehiscence :: Dehiscence (n.) A gaping or bursting open along a definite line of attachment or suture, without tearing, as in the opening of pods, or the bursting of capsules at maturity so as to emit seeds, etc.; also, the bursting open of follicles, as in the ovaries of animals, for the expulsion of their contents..

Access :: Access (n.) A paroxysm; a fit of passion; an outburst; as, an access of fury..

Valve :: Valve (n.) One of the pieces into which a capsule naturally separates when it bursts.

Candlebomb :: Candlebomb (n.) A small glass bubble, filled with water, which, if placed in the flame of a candle, bursts by expansion of steam..

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