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combust::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | catch fire, conflagrate, erupt, ignite, take fire |
| Type of | turn, change state |
| Has types | light up, blow out, catch |
| Verb group | burn |
| Derivation | combustive, combustible |
The oily rags combusted spontaneously.
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | burn |
| Has types | set on fire, char, coal, deflagrate, ignite, light, set ablaze, set afire, set aflame |
| Verb group | ignite, take fire, erupt, catch fire, conflagrate |
| Derivation | combustive, combustible, combustion |
We combust coal and other fossil fuels.
combust::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | blow a fuse, blow one's stack, blow up, flip one's lid, flip one's wig, fly off the handle, go ballistic, have a fit, have kittens, hit the ceiling, hit the roof, lose one's temper, throw a fit |
| Type of | rage |
The professor combusted when the student didn't know the answer to a very elementary question.
Examples of combust
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Air mixtures containing more than 35 per cent oxygen can spontaneously combust.
From the newscientist.com
The compounds combust and all that pent-up energy is blown into the night sky.
From the dispatch.com
Lovers from different countries connect, conceive, and in some cases, combust.
From the theatlantic.com
Extremely flammable, celluloid was apt to combust if exposed to a heat source.
From the orlandosentinel.com
If exposed to air, they combust and release large amounts of radioactive cesium-137.
From the infowars.com
As they do, the remaining fuel's volatility and ability to combust properly degrades.
From the edition.cnn.com
The band seems to spontaneously combust sparks of house, funk, disco and electronica.
From the sacbee.com
At this rate, American television sets might spontaneously combust during the Belmont.
From the usatoday.com
An entire generation of technology industry leaders might soon spontaneously combust.
From the usatoday.com
- Burn: cause to burn or combust; "The sun burned off the fog"; "We combust coal and other fossil fuels"
- Erupt: start to burn or burst into flames; "Marsh gases ignited suddenly"; "The oily rags combusted spontaneously"
- Flip one's lid: get very angry and fly into a rage; "The professor combusted when the student didn't know the answer to a very elementary question"; "Spam makes me go ballistic"
- Cause to become violent or angry; "Riots combusted Pakistan after the U.S. air attacks on Afghanistan"
- Burn: undergo combustion; "Maple wood burns well"
- In astrology, Combustion occurs when the unassisted view of a planet from the earth is obscured by the light of the sun.
- (Combusting) Combustion or burning is the sequence of exothermic chemical reactions between a fuel and an oxidant accompanied by the production of heat and conversion of chemical species. The release of heat can result in the production of light in the form of either glowing or a flame. ...
- To burn; to catch fire; Burnt; In close conjunction with the sun (so that its astrological influence is "burnt up"), sometimes specified to be within 8 degrees 30'
- (combusted) dusted, incrusted, rusted
