fuse

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Pronunciation
/fjuːz/
Noun
6 definition(s)
1 Definition

A cord that, when lit, conveys the fire to some explosive device.

Synonyms
fuze (US)
2 Definition

The mechanism that ignites the charge in an explosive device.

Synonyms
fuze
3 Definition

A device to prevent the overloading of an electrical circuit, containing a component that melts and interrupts the current when too high a load is passed through it.

4 Definition

Indicating a tendency to lose one's temper.

Example Sentences
  • When talking about being laid off, he has a short fuse.
5 Definition

A friction match for smokers' use, having a bulbous head which when ignited is not easily blown out even in a gale of wind.

6 Definition

A kind of match made of paper impregnated with niter and having the usual igniting tip.

Verb
4 definition(s)
1 Definition

To melt together; to blend; to mix indistinguishably.

2 Definition

To melt together.

3 Definition

To furnish with or install a fuse.

4 Definition

To form a bicyclic compound from two similar or different types of ring such that two or more atoms are shared between the resulting rings