noun Download 🔗Share A cord that, when lit, conveys the fire to some explosive device. Examples : "The workers carefully checked the fuses connected to the dynamite before starting the demolition. " 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 fuses before attempting to disarm the device. " military weapon device technical 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 often blows fuses when we use too many appliances at the same time. " electronics device technology electric utility machine 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 attitude tendency 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 : "During the camping trip, Grandpa always carried a box of fuses because they stayed lit even in the strong winds near the lake. " item utensil fuel 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 fireworks expert carefully lit the fuses on the display, preparing for the grand finale. " material substance item Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To melt together; to blend; to mix indistinguishably. Examples : "The chef fuses Italian and Asian flavors to create unique dishes. " material process physics chemistry energy Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To melt together. Examples : "The intense heat from the welding torch fuses the two pieces of metal together. " material technical chemistry physics science process Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To furnish with or install a fuse. Examples : "The electrician fuses the new circuit box to prevent electrical fires. " utility electric 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 : "In organic chemistry, two cyclohexane rings sometimes fuses to form a bicyclic decalin molecule, where two carbon atoms are shared between the two rings. " chemistry compound biology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading