sudden+burst

  • 41cloud·burst — /ˈklaʊdˌbɚst/ noun, pl bursts [count] : a brief time when it rains very hard : a sudden downpour A cloudburst caused the river to flood …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 42eruption of laughter — sudden burst of laughter …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 43flurry of reactions — sudden burst of reactions …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 44plague of terror — sudden burst of fear, attack of horror …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 45United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… …

    Universalium

  • 46Business and Industry Review — ▪ 1999 Introduction Overview        Annual Average Rates of Growth of Manufacturing Output, 1980 97, Table Pattern of Output, 1994 97, Table Index Numbers of Production, Employment, and Productivity in Manufacturing Industries, Table (For Annual… …

    Universalium

  • 47flash — I. verb Etymology: Middle English flaschen, of imitative origin Date: 13th century intransitive verb 1. rush, dash used of flowing water 2. to break forth in or like a sudden flame or flare 3. a. to appear suddenly < an idea flash …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 48flare — /flair/, v., flared, flaring, n. v.i. 1. to burn with an unsteady, swaying flame, as a torch or candle in the wind. 2. to blaze with a sudden burst of flame (often fol. by up): The fire flared up as the paper caught. 3. to start up or burst out&#8230; …

    Universalium

  • 49flare — [c]/flɛə / (say flair) verb (flared, flaring) –verb (i) 1. to burn with an unsteady, swaying flame, as a torch or candle in the wind. 2. Also, flare up. to blaze with a sudden burst of flame. 3. to shine or glow. 4. to spread gradually outwards,&#8230; …

  • 50bursary — bur|sa|ry [ bɜrsəri ] noun count MAINLY BRITISH an amount of money given to someone to pay for their studies at a school or college burst2 burst 2 [ bɜrst ] noun count 1. ) an act of bursting: a leak caused by a burst in a water pipe 2. ) burst&#8230; …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English