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explosion
explosion
noun a violent burst of energy
» There was an explosion as
the fireworks lit up the sky.
bang, blastexpose^1
verb to make something visible
» The dog’s digging exposed
the buried treasure.
reveal, show, uncoverexpose^2
verb to tell the truth about
someone or something
» Sonny’s real reason for
wanting his pocket money early
was exposed when he appeared
wearing a brand new jacket.
bring to light, reveal,
show up, uncover, unearthexpress^1
verb to say what you think
» Sonia expressed a desire
to take part in a foreign
language exchange group.
communicate, phrase, put,
put across, utter, voice,
articulate, couch,
enunciate, verbalizeexpress^2
adjective very fast
» The express train was the
quickest way to get to the city.
direct, fast, high-speed,
nonstopexpression^1
noun a look that shows your
feelings » The expression on
Dad’s face was one of relief
when we told him he hadn’t
missed Mum’s birthday.
countenance, face,
aspect, mienexpression^2
noun a word or phrase used to
communicate » Helen hadn’t
heard that particular expression
before, but she understood
its meaning.
idiom, phrase, remark, termextend^1
verb to have a particular size
or position » The caves extend
for miles beneath the hills.
continue, hang, reach,
stretchextend^2
verb to stick out » A large
rock extended from the cliffs.
jut out, project,
protrude (formal), stick outextend^3
verb to make something larger
» Mum wants to extend the
house and build a conservatory.
add to, develop, enlarge,
expand, widen, augment,
broaden, supplementextensive^1
adjective covering a large area
» It took several hours to cross
the extensive forest.
broad, expansive, large,
spacious, sweeping,
vast, wideextensive^2
adjective very great in effect
» The flood caused extensive
damage across the whole area.
comprehensive,
considerable, far-reaching,
great, pervasive, untold,
widespreadextent
noun the length, area, or size
of something » The giraffe
stretched its neck to its full
extent to reach the leaves.
degree, level, measure,
scale, size, expanse,
magnitudeextra^1
adjective more than is usual
or expected » Neha placed
an extra blanket on the bed
because it was very cold
that night.
added, additional, excess,
further, more, new, spare,
ancillary, auxiliary,
supplementaryextra^2
noun something that is not
included with other things
» The parents had to pay extra
for private riding lessons.
addition, bonusextract^1
verb to take or get something
out of somewhere
» Citric acid can be extracted
from orange juice.
draw, mine, obtain, pull out,
remove, take outextract^2
verb to get information from
someone » The police
interviewed the suspect in an
attempt to extract information
from him.
draw, elicit (formal), get,
glean, obtainextract^3
noun a small section of music
or writing » Joanne read an
extract from her story.
excerpt, passage, reading,
section, snatch, snippetextraordinary
adjective unusual or surprising
» Seeing a shooting star is
an extraordinary experience.
amazing, bizarre, odd,
singular, strange,
surprising, unusual
antonym: ordinaryextreme^1
adjective very great in degree
or intensity » He felt extreme
pain in his knee while jogging.
acute, deep, dire, great,
intense, profound, severeextreme^2
adjective unusual or
unreasonable » Flora’s angry
reaction was extreme and
she regretted it once she’d
calmed down.
drastic, exceptional,
excessive, extravagant,
radical, unreasonableextreme^3
noun the highest, lowest,
or furthest degree or point
» We ran right the length
of the park, from one
extreme to the other.
boundary, depth, end,
height, limit, ultimate,
acme, apex, nadir,
pinnacle, zenithThe express train was the quickest
way to get to the city.A large rock extended from
the cliffs.The giraffe stretched its neck to
its full extent to reach the leaves.He felt extreme pain in his knee
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