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Fulminate

To thunder; hence, to make a loud, sudden noise; to detonate; to explode with a violent report.

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Appear 76% connected

To come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Denounce 76% connected

To make known in a solemn or official manner; to declare; to proclaim (especially an evil).

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Detonate 76% connected

To explode with a sudden report; as, niter detonates with sulphur.

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Explode 76% connected

To become suddenly expanded into a great volume of gas or vapor; to burst violently into flame; as gunpowder explodes.

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salt 76% connected

Sulphate of magnesia having cathartic qualities; -- originally prepared by boiling down the mineral waters at Epsom, England, -- whence the name; aft…

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Diatribe 74% connected

A prolonged or exhaustive discussion; especially, an acrimonious or invective harangue; a strain of abusive or railing language; a philippic.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Diatribe 74% connected

A prolonged or exhaustive discussion; especially, an acrimonious or invective harangue; a strain of abusive or railing language; a philippic.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Fulminant 74% connected

Thundering; fulminating.

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Fulminant 74% connected

Thundering; fulminating.

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Fulmination 74% connected

The act of fulminating or exploding; detonation.

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Fulmination 74% connected

The act of fulminating or exploding; detonation.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Rail 92% connected

An outer cloak or covering; a neckerchief for women.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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