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Burster

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Noun

1. burster, bursting charge, charge, explosive charge

a quantity of explosive to be set off at one time

Example Sentences:
'this cartridge has a powder charge of 50 grains'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Burster

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verbWord forms: bursts, bursting or burst
1. 
to break or cause to break open or apart suddenly and noisily, esp from internal pressure; explode
2. (intransitive)
to come, go, etc, suddenly and forcibly
he burst into the room
3. (intransitive)
to be full to the point of breaking open
4. (intransitive)
to give vent (to) suddenly or loudly
to burst into song
to burst out crying
5. 
to cause or suffer the rupture of
to burst a blood vessel
noun
6. 
a sudden breaking open or apart; explosion
7. 
a break; breach; rupture
8. 
a sudden display or increase of effort or action; spurt
a burst of speed
9. 
a sudden and violent emission, occurrence, or outbreak
a burst of heavy rain
a burst of applause
10. 
a volley of fire from a weapon or weapons
adjective
11. 
broken apart; ruptured
a burst pipe

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Burster

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verb intransitiveWord forms: burst or ˈbursting
1. 
to come apart suddenly and violently, as from internal pressure; fly into pieces; break open or out; explode
2. 
to give sudden expression to some feeling; break (into tears, laughter, a tirade, etc.)
3. 
to go, come, start, appear, etc. suddenly and with force
he burst into the room
4. 
a. 
to be as full, crowded, or packed as possible
b. 
to be filled (with anger, pride, energy, etc.)
verb transitive
5. 
to cause to burst; make explode
6. 
to fill or cause to swell to the bursting point
noun
7. 
the act of bursting; explosion, as of an artillery shell
8. 
the result of a bursting; break; rupture
9. 
a sudden, violent display of feeling
10. 
a sudden, forceful action; spurt
a burst of speed
11. 
a volley of shots, or a single series of shots from an automatic firearm

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Burster

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n.
1. An offline device used to burst computer printouts.
2. An astrophysical object that emits a brief but intense burst of gamma or x-radiation.

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