Eruption

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The act or process of erupting.
  • n. An instance of erupting.
  • n. A sudden, often violent outburst.
  • n. An appearance of a rash or blemish on the skin.
  • n. Such a rash or blemish.
  • n. The emergence of a tooth through the gums.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. a violent ejection, such as the spurting out of lava from a volcano
  • n. a sudden release of pressure or tension
  • n. an infection of the skin resulting in a rash or blemishing
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The act of breaking out or bursting forth
  • n. A violent throwing out of flames, lava, etc., as from a volcano or a fissure in the earth's crust.
  • n. A sudden and overwhelming hostile movement of armed men from one country to another.
  • n. A violent commotion.
  • n. That which bursts forth.
  • n. A violent exclamation; ejaculation.
  • n. The breaking out of pimples, or an efflorescence, as in measles, scarlatina, etc.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A bursting forth; a sudden breaking out, as from inclosure or confinement; a violent emission or outbreak: as, an eruption of flame and lava from a volcano; an eruption of military force; an eruption of ill temper.
  • n. The act of forcibly expelling matter from inclosure or confinement.
  • n. In pathology: A breaking out, as of a cutaneous disease.
  • n. The exanthema accompanying a disease, as the rash of scarlet fever.
  • n. Synonyms Outburst, outbreak.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. the emergence of a tooth as it breaks through the gum
  • n. symptom consisting of a breaking out and becoming visible
  • n. a sudden violent spontaneous occurrence (usually of some undesirable condition)
  • n. the sudden occurrence of a violent discharge of steam and volcanic material
  • n. (of volcanos) pouring out fumes or lava (or a deposit so formed)
  • n. a sudden very loud noise
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    egress    issue    emergence    activeness    action    activity   
    Cross Reference
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    ejaculation    efflorescence    rash    erythema    brash    blain    exanthema    tetter    vesicle    blotch   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    upheaval    earthquake    outburst    explosion    conflagration    cataclysm    hurricane    convulsion    uproar    volcano