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explosive
Overview of noun explosive
The noun explosive has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts)
1. explosive -- (a chemical substance that undergoes a rapid chemical change (with the production of gas) on being heated or struck)
Overview of adj explosive
The adj explosive has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (3) explosive -- (serving to explode or characterized by explosion or sudden outburst; "an explosive device"; "explosive gas"; "explosive force"; "explosive violence"; "an explosive temper")
2. (3) explosive, volatile -- (liable to lead to sudden change or violence; "an explosive issue"; "a volatile situation with troops and rioters eager for a confrontation")
3. explosive -- (sudden and loud; "an explosive laugh")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun explosive
1 sense of explosive
Sense 1
explosive
=> chemical, chemical substance
=> material, stuff
=> substance, matter
=> physical entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun explosive
1 sense of explosive
Sense 1
explosive
=> charge, burster, bursting charge, explosive charge
=> explosive compound
=> explosive mixture
=> propellant explosive, impulse explosive
=> warhead, payload, load
=> hydrazoic acid, azoimide, hydrogen azide, HN
=> high explosive
=> low explosive
=> gunpowder, powder
=> smokeless powder, Ballistite
=> tetryl, nitramine
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun explosive
1 sense of explosive
Sense 1
explosive
=> chemical, chemical substance
Antonyms of noun explosive
Member Holonyms of noun explosive
Substance Holonyms of noun explosive
Part Holonyms of noun explosive
1 sense of explosive
Sense 1
explosive
PART OF: explosive device
Member Meronyms of noun explosive
Substance Meronyms of noun explosive
Part Meronyms of noun explosive
Meronyms of noun explosive
Holonyms of noun explosive
1 sense of explosive
Sense 1
explosive
PART OF: explosive device
Attributes of noun explosive
Derived Forms of noun explosive
Domain of noun explosive
Domain Terms of noun explosive
Familiarity of noun explosive
explosive used as a noun is very rare (polysemy count =1)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun explosive
1 sense of explosive
Sense 1
explosive
> chemical, chemical substance
=> explosive
=> reactant
=> Alar, daminozide
=> carrier
=> bactericide, bacteriacide
=> carbon tetrahalide
=> soil conditioner
=> fertilizer, fertiliser, plant food
=> flux
=> fumigant
=> herbicide, weedkiller, weed killer
=> intermediate
=> fraction
=> larvicide
=> pesticide
=> product
=> restrainer
=> stabilizer
=> softener
Meronyms of noun explosive
1 sense of explosive
Holonyms of noun explosive
1 sense of explosive
Sense 1
explosive
PART OF: explosive device
Grep of noun explosive
bursting explosive
disrupting explosive
explosive
explosive charge
explosive compound
explosive detection system
explosive device
explosive mixture
explosive trace detection
explosive unit
fuel-air explosive
high explosive
improvised explosive device
impulse explosive
low explosive
plastic explosive
propellant explosive
Antonyms of adj explosive
3 senses of explosive
Sense 1
explosive (vs. nonexplosive)
nonexplosive (vs. explosive)
Sense 2
explosive, volatile
INDIRECT (VIA unstable) -> stable
Sense 3
explosive
INDIRECT (VIA sudden) -> gradual
Similarity of adj explosive
3 senses of explosive
Sense 1
explosive (vs. nonexplosive)
=> detonative
Sense 2
explosive, volatile
=> unstable (vs. stable)
Sense 3
explosive
=> sudden (vs. gradual)
Pertainyms of adj explosive
Attributes of adj explosive
Domain of adj explosive
Domain Terms of adj explosive
Familiarity of adj explosive
explosive used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count =3)
Grep of adj explosive
explosive
nonexplosive
Grep of adv explosive
explosively
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