blowup
English Thesaurus
1. a photographic print that has been enlarged (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | exposure, photo, photograph, pic, picture, |
| definition | : | a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide; recorded by a camera on light-sensitive material (noun.artifact) |
2. an unrestrained expression of emotion (noun.communication)
| hyponym | : | acting out, |
| definition | : | a (usually irritating) impulsive and uncontrollable outburst by a problem child or a neurotic adult (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | cry, |
| definition | : | a fit of weeping (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | explosion, |
| definition | : | a sudden outburst (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | flare, |
| definition | : | a sudden outburst of emotion (noun.communication) |
3. a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction (noun.event)
| hypernym | : | discharge, |
| definition | : | the sudden giving off of energy (noun.event) |
| hyponym | : | airburst, |
| definition | : | an explosion in the atmosphere (noun.event) |
| hyponym | : | blast, |
| definition | : | an explosion (as of dynamite) (noun.event) |
| hyponym | : | backfire, |
| definition | : | a loud noise made by the explosion of fuel in the manifold or exhaust of an internal combustion engine (noun.event) |
| hyponym | : | big bang, |
| definition | : | (cosmology) the cosmic explosion that is hypothesized to have marked the origin of the universe (noun.event) |
| hyponym | : | backfire, blowback, |
| definition | : | the backward escape of gases and unburned gunpowder after a gun is fired (noun.event) |
| hyponym | : | fragmentation, |
| definition | : | the scattering of bomb fragments after the bomb explodes (noun.event) |
| hyponym | : | inflation, |
| definition | : | (cosmology) a brief exponential expansion of the universe (faster than the speed of light) postulated to have occurred shortly after the big bang (noun.event) |
4. a photographic print that has been enlarged (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | amplify, magnify, |
| definition | : | increase in size, volume or significance (verb.change) |
5. an unrestrained expression of emotion (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | effuse, |
| definition | : | give out or emit (also metaphorically) (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | gush, rave, |
| definition | : | praise enthusiastically (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | blow a fuse, blow one's stack, blow up, combust, flip one's lid, flip one's wig, fly off the handle, go ballistic, have a fit, have kittens, hit the ceiling, hit the roof, lose one's temper, throw a fit, |
| definition | : | get very angry and fly into a rage (verb.emotion) |
6. a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction (noun.event)
| derivation | : | blow up, detonate, explode, |
| definition | : | burst and release energy as through a violent chemical or physical reaction (verb.change) |
7. a photographic print that has been enlarged (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | amplify, magnify, |
| definition | : | increase in size, volume or significance (verb.change) |
8. an unrestrained expression of emotion (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | effuse, |
| definition | : | give out or emit (also metaphorically) (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | gush, rave, |
| definition | : | praise enthusiastically (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | blow a fuse, blow one's stack, blow up, combust, flip one's lid, flip one's wig, fly off the handle, go ballistic, have a fit, have kittens, hit the ceiling, hit the roof, lose one's temper, throw a fit, |
| definition | : | get very angry and fly into a rage (verb.emotion) |
9. a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction (noun.event)
| derivation | : | blow up, detonate, explode, |
| definition | : | burst and release energy as through a violent chemical or physical reaction (verb.change) |
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