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How to pronounce fuse in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms fusee, fuze, fuzee, primer, priming
Type of igniter, ignitor, light, lighter
Has types detonating fuse, safety fuse, time-fuse
Type Words
Synonyms electrical fuse, safety fuse
Type of electrical device
Has types breaker, circuit breaker, cartridge fuse, plug fuse
Type Words
Synonyms blend, coalesce, combine, commingle, conflate, flux, immix, meld, merge, mix
Type of change integrity
Has types accrete, absorb, meld, melt, mix in, syncretize, syncretise, conjugate, gauge, blend in, alloy, admix
Derivation fusible, fusion
Type Words
Type of liquify, flux, liquefy
Derivation fusible


The substances fused at a very high temperature.
Type Words
Type of fit, equip, fit out, outfit
Type Words
Type of melt, run, melt down
Derivation fusible, fusion


The storm fused the electric mains.

Examples of fuse

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The fuse had been lit causing the mail to start on fire, which caused the smoke.
From the suntimes.com
This would keep coherent the pressure on the nuclei being forced to fuse within.
From the sciencedaily.com
Since iron doesn't fuse easily, the reaction burns out, and the balance is lost.
From the sciencedaily.com
You may have to light a fuse in a social or love matter as the evening advances.
From the fresnobee.com
The perspective is so compressed that the foreground and background nearly fuse.
From the denverpost.com
He has a short fuse and he'd like a little appreciation for his efforts, please.
From the cnn.com
Since iron doesn't fuse easily, the reaction burns out, and the balance is lost.
From the sciencedaily.com
It is an attempt to fuse a subscription model with one supported by advertising.
From the economist.com
Fuse was initially announced in 2011 as Overstrike, a four-player co-op shooter.
From the nzherald.co.nz
More examples
  • An electrical device that can interrupt the flow of electrical current when it is overloaded
  • Blend: mix together different elements; "The colors blend well"
  • Any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant
  • Become plastic or fluid or liquefied from heat; "The substances fused at a very high temperature"
  • Equip with a fuse; provide with a fuse
  • Make liquid or plastic by heating; "The storm fused the electric mains"
  • Automotive fuses are a class of fuses used to protect the wiring and electrical equipment for vehicles. They are generally rated for circuits no higher than 24 volts direct current, but some types are rated for 42-volt electrical systems. ...
  • Fuse was born in Rockford, in 1967, when Rick Nielsen proposed the merging of two local bands: "The Grim Reapers" headed up by himself with Joe Sundberg and "Toast and Jam" consisting of Chip Greenman, Craig Myers and Tom Petersson. ...
  • FUSE is private company that sells a set of open-source software components which are certified releases of Apache Software Foundation SOA projects.