explosion




explosion - noun

  • a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction
  • the act of exploding or bursting
  • a sudden great increase
  • the noise caused by an explosion
  • the terminal forced release of pressure built up during the occlusive phase of a stop consonant
  • a sudden outburst
  • a golf shot from a bunker that typically moves sand as well as the golf ball

    • explosion - thesaurus

    blowup   burst   detonation   plosion  


    View spelling list More sion words and learn about the word explosion in the Spellzone English spelling course, Unit 28. Word endings: -tion, -cian, -sion.

    Scrabble score for explosion

    e is 1 x is 8 p is 3 l is 1 o is 1 s is 1 i is 1 o is 1 n is 1
    Scrabble score = 18

    Please note that scrabble only allows seven tiles to be placed at once.

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