1syllable
fuse
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Definitions offuse
1noun
- A cord that, when lit, conveys the fire to some explosive device.
Synonyms: "fuze (US)"
- The mechanism that ignites the charge in an explosive device.
Synonyms: fuze
- 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.
- Indicating a tendency to lose one's temper.
Example: "When talking about being laid off, he has a short fuse."
- A friction match for smokers' use, having a bulbous head which when ignited is not easily blown out even in a gale of wind.
- A kind of match made of paper impregnated with niter and having the usual igniting tip.
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