Definitions of burst
imp. & p. p. - of Burst
2
v. i. - To fly apart or in pieces; of break open; to yield to force or pressure, especially to a sudden and violent exertion of force, or to pressure from within; to explode; as, the boiler had burst; the buds will burst in spring.
2
v. i. - To exert force or pressure by which something is made suddenly to give way; to break through obstacles or limitations; hence, to appear suddenly and unexpectedly or unaccountably, or to depart in such manner; -- usually with some qualifying adverb or preposition, as forth, out, away, into, upon, through, etc.
2
v. t. - To break or rend by violence, as by an overcharge or by strain or pressure, esp. from within; to force open suddenly; as, to burst a cannon; to burst a blood vessel; to burst open the doors.
2
v. t. - To break.
2
v. t. - To produce as an effect of bursting; as, to burst a hole through the wall.
2
n. - A sudden breaking forth; a violent rending; an explosion; as, a burst of thunder; a burst of applause; a burst of passion; a burst of inspiration.
2
n. - Any brief, violent exertion or effort; a spurt; as, a burst of speed.
2
n. - A sudden opening, as of landscape; a stretch; an expanse.
2
n. - A rupture or hernia; a breach.
2
The word "burst" uses 5 letters: B R S T U.
No direct anagrams for burst found in this word list.
Words formed by adding one letter before or after burst (in bold), or to brstu in any order:
e - brutes burets buster rebuts tubers i - bruits l - blurts n - brunts o - robust turbos s - bursts
Shorter words found within burst:
brut bur burs bus bust but buts rub rubs rust rut ruts stub sub tub tubs urb urbs us ut uts
List shorter words within burst, sorted by length
Words formed from any letters in burst, plus an optional blank or existing letter
List all words starting with burst, words containing burst or words ending with burst
All words formed from burst by changing one letter
Other words with the same letter pairs: bu ur rs st
Browse words starting with burst by next letter
Previous word in list: bursitises
Next word in list: bursted
Some random words: no icteric ebon awoke eicosanoid dado buoy
This is not a dictionary, it's a word game wordfinder.
- Help and FAQ - Examples - Home
2013 May 23 - 02:23:37 - Privacy Policy - © Copyright 2004-2013 MoreWords.com - Z - e2k - 15.160mS