noun Download 🔗Share A cord that, when lit, conveys the fire to some explosive device. Examples : "The demolition crew carefully checked the fuse before igniting it, ensuring it was long enough to reach a safe distance. " military weapon device technical Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The mechanism that ignites the charge in an explosive device. Examples : "The bomb disposal expert carefully examined the fuse of the unexploded device. " device machine technical military weapon Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share 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. Examples : "The old house had a problem where the fuse would blow every time we used the microwave and the hairdryer at the same time. " electronics device electric technology utility Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Indicating a tendency to lose one's temper. Examples : "When talking about being laid off, he has a short fuse." character tendency attitude emotion Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A friction match for smokers' use, having a bulbous head which when ignited is not easily blown out even in a gale of wind. Examples : "My grandfather always kept a box of fuses by the back door for smoking his pipe on windy days. " item utensil Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A kind of match made of paper impregnated with niter and having the usual igniting tip. Examples : "The boy carefully struck the match and held the fuse to the firework. " material item Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To melt together; to blend; to mix indistinguishably. Examples : "The chef carefully fused the different spices together to create a unique flavor profile. " material process physics chemistry Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To melt together. Examples : "The chef carefully fused the butter and sugar until smooth. " material science chemistry physics process energy technology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To furnish with or install a fuse. Examples : "The electrician will fuse the new circuit breaker into the panel. " technology electric utility device Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share 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 Examples : "The chemist successfully fused the two benzene rings together, creating a new, more stable molecule. " chemistry compound structure Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading