Combust

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • verb-intransitive. To catch fire; burst into flame: The fire started when a pile of oily rags spontaneously combusted.
  • verb-intransitive. To undergo combustion; burn: As the fuels were combusting they gave off noxious vapors.
  • verb-intransitive. To become suddenly angry or agitated: The defendant combusted when he heard the verdict.
  • v. To cause to burn; ignite.
  • v. To cause to become angry or violent: riots that are combusting whole provinces.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To burn; to catch fire.
  • adj. Burnt.
  • adj. In close conjunction with the sun (so that its astrological influence is "burnt up"), sometimes specified to be within 8 degrees 30'.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Burnt; consumed.
  • adj. So near the sun as to be obscured or eclipsed by his light, as the moon or planets when not more than eight degrees and a half from the sun.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Burnt.
  • Hence In astronomy, so near the sun as to be obscured by it, or not more than 8½° from it.
  • To inflame with excitement and agitation.
  • To burn up or consume with fire.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. start to burn or burst into flames
  • v. cause to burn or combust
  • v. get very angry and fly into a rage
  • v. cause to become violent or angry
  • v. undergo combustion
  • Verb Form
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    rage    anger   
    Cross Reference
    Hyponym
    set aflame    set afire    char    coal    ignite    set ablaze    deflagrate    set on fire    light    detonate   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    burnt    consumed   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    adjust    antitrust    brust    bused    bussed    bust    crust    cussed    discussed    disgust