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airburst

an explosion in the atmosphere

blast

an explosion (as of dynamite)

backfire

a loud noise made by the explosion of fuel in the manifold or exhaust of an internal combustion engine

big bang

(cosmology) the cosmic explosion that is hypothesized to have marked the origin of the universe

backfire, blowback

the backward escape of gases and unburned gunpowder after a gun is fired

fragmentation

the scattering of bomb fragments after the bomb explodes

inflation

(cosmology) a brief exponential expansion of the universe (faster than the speed of light) postulated to have occurred shortly after the big bang

bomb blast

the explosion of a bomb

back-blast, backblast

backfire from a recoilless weapon

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discharge

the sudden giving off of energy

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acting out

a (usually irritating) impulsive and uncontrollable outburst by a problem child or a neurotic adult

cry

a fit of weeping

explosion

a sudden outburst

flare

a sudden outburst of emotion

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expression, manifestation, reflection, reflexion

expression without words

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exposure, photo, photograph, pic, picture

a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide; recorded by a camera on light-sensitive material