Associations to the word «Detonate»
Noun
- Explosive
- Warhead
- Bomb
- Detonation
- Grenade
- Tnt
- Fuse
- Bomber
- Checkpoint
- Ira
- Torpedo
- Explosion
- Suicide
- Vest
- Fission
- Fireball
- Timer
- Nagasaki
- Militant
- Projectile
- Munition
- Hiroshima
- Remote
- Terrorist
- Missile
- Gunpowder
- Blast
- Device
- Atoll
- Bombing
- Fallout
- Kilogram
- Ammunition
- Baghdad
- Booster
- Attacker
- Pellet
- Mine
- Eta
- Tsar
- Proximity
- Casing
- Fragmentation
- Ammonium
- Canister
- Minesweeper
- Insurgent
- Turret
- Civilian
- Charge
- Armagh
- Primer
- Lorry
- Ordnance
- Provisional
- Shell
- Mortar
- Belfast
- Laser
- Hydrogen
- Weapon
Adjective
Verb
Wiktionary
DETONATE, verb. (intransitive) To explode; to blow up. Specifically, to combust supersonically via shock compression.
DETONATE, verb. (transitive) To cause an explosion.
Dictionary definition
DETONATE, verb. Cause to burst with a violent release of energy; "We exploded the nuclear bomb".
DETONATE, verb. Burst and release energy as through a violent chemical or physical reaction;"the bomb detonated at noon"; "The Molotov cocktail exploded".
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.