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noun • a very long fly ball • a sudden very loud noise • a strong current of air • an explosion (as of dynamite) • a highly pleasurable or exciting experience • intense adverse criticism verb • make a strident sound • hit with great force • use explosives on • apply a draft or strong wind to to • create by using explosives • make with or as if with an explosion • fire a shot; release • criticize harshly or violently • shatter as if by explosion • shrivel or wither or mature imperfectly | ||||||||
| 18% | 4 | Sound of ... an explosion | ||||||
noun • a deep prolonged loud noise • a state of economic prosperity • a sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money) • a pole carrying an overhead microphone projected over a film or tv set • any of various more-or-less horizontal spars or poles used to extend the foot of a sail or for handling cargo or in mooring verb • make a resonant sound, like artillery • hit with great force • be the case that thunder is being heard • make a deep hollow sound • grow vigorously | ||||||||
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