All burst synonyms
burst
B b noun burst
- fusillade β a simultaneous or continuous discharge of firearms.
- rush β to move, act, or progress with speed, impetuosity, or violence.
- salvo β a simultaneous or successive discharge of artillery, bombs, etc.
- shower β a person or thing that shows.
- blowout β A blowout is a large meal, often a celebration with family or friends, at which people may eat too much.
- gust β Archaic. flavor or taste.
- flare β to burn with an unsteady, swaying flame, as a torch or candle in the wind.
- outbreak β a sudden breaking out or occurrence; eruption: the outbreak of war.
- spate β a sudden, almost overwhelming, outpouring: a spate of angry words.
- surge β a strong, wavelike, forward movement, rush, or sweep: the onward surge of an angry mob.
- outpouring β outpouring.
- barrage β A barrage is continuous firing on an area with large guns and tanks.
- crack β If something hard cracks, or if you crack it, it becomes slightly damaged, with lines appearing on its surface.
- storm β Theodore Woldsen [tey-aw-dawr vawlt-suh n] /ΛteΙͺ ΙΛdΙr ΛvΙlt sΙn/ (Show IPA), 1817β88, German poet and novelist.
- volley β the simultaneous discharge of a number of missiles or firearms.
- spurt β to gush or issue suddenly in a stream or jet, as a liquid; spout.
- torrent β a stream of water flowing with great rapidity and violence.
- access β If you have access to a building or other place, you are able or allowed to go into it.
- fit β adapted or suited; appropriate: This water isn't fit for drinking. A long-necked giraffe is fit for browsing treetops.
- sally β a sortie of troops from a besieged place upon an enemy.
- cannonade β A cannonade is an intense continuous attack of gunfire.
- break β When an object breaks or when you break it, it suddenly separates into two or more pieces, often because it has been hit or dropped.
- bang β If something bangs, it makes a sudden loud noise, once or several times.
- bombardment β A bombardment is a strong and continuous attack of gunfire or bombing.
- split β to divide or separate from end to end or into layers: to split a log in two.
- breach β If you breach an agreement, a law, or a promise, you break it.
- discharge β to relieve of a charge or load; unload: to discharge a ship.
- rupture β the act of breaking or bursting: The flood led to the rupture of the dam.
- round β having a flat, circular surface, as a disk.
- gush β to flow out or issue suddenly, copiously, or forcibly, as a fluid from confinement: Water gushed from the broken pipe.
verb burst
- blow β When a wind or breeze blows, the air moves.
- disintegrate β to separate into parts or lose intactness or solidness; break up; deteriorate: The old book is gradually disintegrating with age.
- shatter β to break (something) into pieces, as by a blow.
- detonate β If someone detonates a device such as a bomb, or if it detonates, it explodes.
- pop β point of presence
- barge β A barge is a long, narrow boat with a flat bottom. Barges are used for carrying heavy loads, especially on canals.
- pierce β to penetrate into or run through (something), as a sharp, pointed dagger, object, or instrument does.
- run β execution
- fracture β the breaking of a bone, cartilage, or the like, or the resulting condition. Compare comminuted fracture, complete fracture, compound fracture, greenstick fracture, simple fracture.
- fragment β fragmentation
- spout β to emit or discharge forcibly (a liquid, granulated substance, etc.) in a stream or jet.
- splinter β a small, thin, sharp piece of wood, bone, or the like, split or broken off from the main body.
- shiver β to shake or tremble with cold, fear, excitement, etc.
- puncture β the act of piercing or perforating, as with a pointed instrument or object.
- perforate β to make a hole or holes through by boring, punching, piercing, or the like.
- prick β a puncture made by a needle, thorn, or the like.
- tear apart β rip to pieces