Fuse

//fjuːz//

Synonyms for "fuse" (292 found)

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Closest matches (59)

Strong matches (87)

Related words (146)

infuse insulation integrate interblend interfuse interlace interlard interlock intermingle intermix intertwine interweave join join in join together jumble keep together knead knee guard knuckle guard

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laminated glass leach league league together life preserver lifeline lightning conductor lightning rod link liquefy liquesce liquidize lixiviate lump together make common cause make one make up marry mask mass meet melt melt down melt into one mercury fulminate merge mill mingle mingle-mangle mix mix up mudguard muster nose guard pad padding palladium partner parts paste patent percolate percussion cap pilot play ball preventive primacord primer priming prophylactic protective clothing protective umbrella pull together put heads together put together rally rally around reciprocate reembody refine relay render rendezvous roll into one run safeguard safety safety glass safety plug safety rail safety shoes safety switch safety valve scramble screen seat belt seethe shade into shield shin guard shuffle smelt solder solidify solubilize solve squib stand together stick stick together stir up stream sun helmet surge swarm syncretize syndicate synthesize team up thaw thin throng throw in together throw together tie in tie up toss together umbrella unclot unfreeze unify unite unite efforts weld windscreen windshield work work together

Verb(4 words)

inosculate merge mix smelt

Noun(4 words)

match primer priming safety fuse

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

10 relation types

More general

16 entries

change integrity electrical device equip fit fit out flux igniter ignitor light lighter liquefy liquify melt melt down outfit run

Antonyms

1 entries

defuse

Synonyms

2 entries

blend meld

capable of

1 entries

short out

derived

30 entries

Bickford fuse autofuse blow a fuse circumfuse concussion fuse defuse electrofuse fuse box fuse plug fuse wire fuseboard fusebox fuseless fuselike fuseway fusogen

Showing 16 of 30 words.

entails

1 entries

heat

has context

5 entries

electrical engineering manufacturing military mining organic chemistry

is a

5 entries

electrical component electrical device incendiary device lighter triggering mechanism

manner of

3 entries

equip liquefy melt

related to

38 entries

battery bicyclic blend box breaker breaker box bulbous charge circuit circuit breaker coming coming together convey cord device electrical

Showing 16 of 38 words.

Translations

200 translations across 56 languages.

Afrikaans

1 entries

smeltdraad noun (device preventing overload of a circuit)

Arabic

3 entries

فَتِيل noun (cord that conveys fire to an explosive device)
مصهر noun (device preventing overload of a circuit)
مُنْصَهِرَة noun (device preventing overload of a circuit)

Aragonese

1 entries

mecha noun (cord that conveys fire to an explosive device)

Armenian

1 entries

պատրույգ noun (cord that conveys fire to an explosive device)

Azerbaijani

2 entries

fitil noun (cord that conveys fire to an explosive device)
piltə noun (cord that conveys fire to an explosive device)

Bashkir

1 entries

филтә noun (cord that conveys fire to an explosive device)

Basque

1 entries

fusible noun (device preventing overload of a circuit)

Bulgarian

4 entries

бушо́н noun (device preventing overload of a circuit)
запа́лка noun (detonator)
фити́л noun (cord that conveys fire to an explosive device)
стапям verb (transitive: to melt together)

Catalan

4 entries

corda noun (tendency to lose one's temper)
espoleta noun (detonator)
fusible noun (device preventing overload of a circuit)
metxa noun (cord that conveys fire to an explosive device)

Chinese

1 entries

軟線 /软线 noun (device preventing overload of a circuit)

Chinese Cantonese

3 entries

保險絲 /保险丝 noun (device preventing overload of a circuit)
灰士 noun (device preventing overload of a circuit)
灰屎 noun (device preventing overload of a circuit)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries

保險絲 /保险丝 noun (device preventing overload of a circuit)
信管 noun (detonator)
導火索 /导火索 noun (cord that conveys fire to an explosive device)
導火線 /导火线 noun (cord that conveys fire to an explosive device)

Czech

4 entries

doutnák noun (cord that conveys fire to an explosive device)
doutnák noun (detonator)
pojistka noun (device preventing overload of a circuit)
rozbuška noun (cord that conveys fire to an explosive device)

Danish

3 entries

lunte noun (cord that conveys fire to an explosive device)
sikring noun (device preventing overload of a circuit)
tændrør noun (detonator)

Dutch

4 entries

lont noun (cord that conveys fire to an explosive device)
lont noun (detonator)
zekering noun (device preventing overload of a circuit)
samensmelten verb (intransitive: to melt together)

Esperanto

4 entries

brulŝnuro noun (cord that conveys fire to an explosive device)
fandaĵo noun (device preventing overload of a circuit)
fandogardilo noun (device preventing overload of a circuit)
meĉo noun (cord that conveys fire to an explosive device)

Estonian

1 entries

sütik noun (detonator)

Faroese

3 entries

fjús noun (cord that conveys fire to an explosive device)
krúttráður noun (cord that conveys fire to an explosive device)
sikring noun (device preventing overload of a circuit)

Finnish

4 entries

pinna noun (tendency to lose one's temper)
sulake noun (device preventing overload of a circuit)
sytytin noun (detonator)
sytytyslanka noun (cord that conveys fire to an explosive device)

French

4 entries

cordeau noun (cord that conveys fire to an explosive device)
détonateur noun (detonator)
fusible noun (device preventing overload of a circuit)
mèche noun (cord that conveys fire to an explosive device)

German

4 entries

Sicherung noun (device preventing overload of a circuit)
Zünder noun (detonator)
Zündschnur noun (cord that conveys fire to an explosive device)
absichern verb (transitive: to furnish with a fuse)

Greek

4 entries

εμπύρευμα noun (detonator)
θρυαλλίδα noun (cord that conveys fire to an explosive device)
θρυαλλίδα noun (detonator)
τηκτασφάλεια noun (device preventing overload of a circuit)

Hebrew

2 entries

הִתְמַזֵּג verb (intransitive: to melt together)
מִזֵּג verb (transitive: to melt together)

Hungarian

4 entries

biztosíték noun (device preventing overload of a circuit)
gyutacs noun (detonator)
gyújtózsinór noun (cord that conveys fire to an explosive device)
hirtelen harag noun (tendency to lose one's temper)

Icelandic

1 entries

kveikiþráður noun (detonator)

Ido

1 entries

fuzeblo noun (device preventing overload of a circuit)

Indonesian

2 entries

pengaman lebur noun (device preventing overload of a circuit)
sekring noun (device preventing overload of a circuit)

Irish

4 entries

aidhnín noun (cord that conveys fire to an explosive device)
aidhnín noun (detonator)
fiús noun (cord that conveys fire to an explosive device)
fiús noun (detonator)

Italian

4 entries

detonatore noun (detonator)
fusibile noun (device preventing overload of a circuit)
innesco noun (detonator)
miccia noun (cord that conveys fire to an explosive device)

Japanese

3 entries

ヒューズ noun (device preventing overload of a circuit)
信管 noun (detonator)
導火線 noun (cord that conveys fire to an explosive device)

Korean

3 entries

도화선 noun (cord that conveys fire to an explosive device)
신관 noun (detonator)
퓨즈 noun (device preventing overload of a circuit)

Latvian

1 entries

drošinātājs noun (device preventing overload of a circuit)

Lithuanian

1 entries

saugiklis noun (device preventing overload of a circuit)

Macedonian

1 entries

фитил noun (detonator)

Malay

3 entries

fius noun (detonator)
fius noun (device preventing overload of a circuit)
sumbu noun (cord that conveys fire to an explosive device)

Manx

2 entries

co-lheie verb (transitive: to melt together)
co-lheie verb (intransitive: to melt together)

Māori

4 entries

katiara noun (device preventing overload of a circuit)
waea katiara noun (device preventing overload of a circuit)
wiki noun (cord that conveys fire to an explosive device)
wiki noun (detonator)

Norwegian

3 entries

fenghette noun (detonator)
lunte noun (cord that conveys fire to an explosive device)
tennsats noun (detonator)

Norwegian Bokmål

1 entries

sikring noun (device preventing overload of a circuit)

Norwegian Nynorsk

1 entries

sikring noun (device preventing overload of a circuit)

Occitan

3 entries

detonador noun (detonator)
detonator noun (detonator)
meca noun (cord that conveys fire to an explosive device)

Ottoman Turkish

1 entries

فتیل noun (cord that conveys fire to an explosive device)

Persian

1 entries

فیوز noun (device preventing overload of a circuit)

Polish

4 entries

bezpiecznik noun (detonator)
bezpiecznik noun (device preventing overload of a circuit)
lont noun (cord that conveys fire to an explosive device)
zapalnik noun (detonator)

Portuguese

4 entries

fusível noun (device preventing overload of a circuit)
pavio noun (cord that conveys fire to an explosive device)
pavio noun (detonator)
rastilho noun (cord that conveys fire to an explosive device)

Russian

4 entries

детона́тор noun (detonator)
запа́л noun (detonator)
огнепрово́дный шнур noun (cord that conveys fire to an explosive device)
пла́вкий предохрани́тель noun (device preventing overload of a circuit)

Serbo-Croatian

3 entries

fìtīlj noun (cord that conveys fire to an explosive device)
osigùrāč noun (device preventing overload of a circuit)
upàljāč noun (detonator)

Slovak

2 entries

poistka noun (device preventing overload of a circuit)
poistky noun (device preventing overload of a circuit)

Sotho

2 entries

fiyusi noun (device preventing overload of a circuit)
lethose noun (device preventing overload of a circuit)

Spanish

4 entries

espiga noun (detonator)
espoleta noun (detonator)
fius noun (device preventing overload of a circuit)
fusible noun (device preventing overload of a circuit)

Swedish

4 entries

propp noun (device preventing overload of a circuit)
stubin noun (cord that conveys fire to an explosive device)
stubin noun (tendency to lose one's temper)
stubintråd noun (cord that conveys fire to an explosive device)

Tagalog

1 entries

tunawin noun (detonator)

Thai

3 entries

ชนวน noun (cord that conveys fire to an explosive device)
ชนวน noun (detonator)
ฟิวส์ noun (device preventing overload of a circuit)

Turkish

2 entries

fitil noun (cord that conveys fire to an explosive device)
fünye noun (detonator)

Ukrainian

3 entries

запа́л noun (detonator)
запа́лювальний ґніт noun (cord that conveys fire to an explosive device)
запальни́й ґніт noun (cord that conveys fire to an explosive device)

Welsh

4 entries

ffiws noun (cord that conveys fire to an explosive device)
ffiws noun (detonator)
ffiws noun (device preventing overload of a circuit)
ffiwsen noun (device preventing overload of a circuit)

Sample sentences

17 total sentences available.

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A fuse has blown.

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Why don't you mend that fuse?

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No sooner had Tom turned on the TV than the fuse blew.

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You've sure got a short fuse today.

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Showing 4 of 17 available sentences.

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