bursts
Because it is a word with a single syllable, bursts is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.
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Definitions ofbursts
- An act or instance of bursting.
Example: "The bursts of the bombs could be heard miles away."
- A sudden, often intense, expression, manifestation or display.
Synonyms: spurt
- A series of shots fired from an automatic firearm.
- A drinking spree.
- To break from internal pressure.
Example: "I blew the balloon up too much, and it burst."
- To cause to break from internal pressure.
Example: "I burst the balloon when I blew it up too much."
- To cause to break by any means.
- To separate (printer paper) at perforation lines.
Example: "I printed the report on form-feed paper, then burst the sheets."
- To enter or exit hurriedly and unexpectedly.
- To erupt; to change state suddenly as if bursting.
Example: "The flowers burst into bloom on the first day of spring."
- To produce as an effect of bursting.
Example: "to burst a hole through the wall"
- To interrupt suddenly in a violent or explosive manner; to shatter.
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