explosive

explosive is a 9-letter English word with 7 senses as adjective and noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Driving or bursting out with violence and noise; causing explosion; as, the explosive force of gunpowder. Face value is 21 in Scrabble and 24 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

9 letters · Scrabble 21 · Words With Friends 24 · 7 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Driving or bursting out with violence and noise; causing explosion; as, the explosive force of gunpowder.
2. noun. An explosive agent; a compound or mixture susceptible of a rapid chemical reaction, as gunpowder, or nitro-glycerine.
3. noun. A sound produced by an explosive impulse of the breath; (Phonetics) one of consonants p, b, t, d, k, g, which are sounded with a sort of explosive power of voice. [See Guide to Pronunciation, � 155-7, 184.]
4. noun. a chemical substance that undergoes a rapid chemical change (with the production of gas) on being heated or struck
5. adjective. serving to explode or characterized by explosion or sudden outburst

   "an explosive device"

   "explosive gas"

6. adjective. sudden and loud

   "an explosive laugh"

7. adjective. liable to lead to sudden change or violence

   "an explosive issue"

   "a volatile situation with troops and rioters eager for a confrontation"

   Synonyms: volatile

Synonyms

volatile

Common word forms

explosives, explosively, explosiveness

Words from these letters

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