Explosives went off with a bang.
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Explosives
Synonyms for "explosives" (180 found)
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diceydiphthongdissimilationdynamiteedgyemotionalemotionally unstableepenthetic voweleruptiveexcitableexplodableexplodingexplosiblefieryflappingfraughtfraught with dangerfulminatinggeligniteglide
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glottalglottalizationgunpowdergutturalhastyhazardoushigh explosivehigh spiritedhigh strunghigh-mettledhigh-spiritedhigh-strunghighly emotionalhothot-temperedhotheadediffyinflammableinflammatoryirascibleirritablejeopardousknockinglabiallabializationlabiodentallabiovelarlaryngeallaterallingualliquidlive
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manner of articulationmelinitemenacingmettlesomemodificationmonophthongmorphophonememutenasalnastynervousnitrocottonnitroglycerinocclusivepalatalparasitic vowelparlouspassionatepeakpeppery
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periculousperilousperturbablepharyngealpharyngealizationphonephonemeplasticplastic explosiveplosivepoppingpowderprecariouspricklyprothetic vowelquickquick-temperedrappingretroflexsegmental phonemesemivowelsensitiveseriousshakyshort-temperedskittishslappingslattingsmokeless powdersonantsonorityspeech soundspunkystartlishstopsuddensurdsyllabic nucleussyllabic peaksyllabletappingtemperamentaltensethreateningtnttouch-and-gotouchytransition soundtrinitrotoluoltriphthonguglyuncertainunpredictableunsoundvelarvillanous saltpetrevocablevocalicvocoidvoicevoiced soundvoiceless soundvoicingvolatilevolcanicvowel
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For detecting drugs or hidden explosives, there's no technology that can match a dog's nose.
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Tom planted some explosives near the middle of the bridge.
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Are those explosives?
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