Phrase Hound found 27 phrases and 53 compound words that contain burst. The most common are listed below. Open burst in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 27
- burst outTo appear suddenly from within something else.
- burst into tearsTo suddenly start crying or sobbing.
- burst out laughingTo start laughing suddenly and intensely.
- black and burstAn analogue composite video signal with a black picture, used as a reference signal to synchronise timings.
- gamma-ray burstA flash of gamma rays that seem to originate from a random point in the sky; their most likely sources are believed to be supernova explosions of a very massive stars and mergers of neutron stars.
- fit to burstWholeheartedly
- fast radio burstA tight band of radio-frequency waves that lasts only a millisecond, which packs the energy of millions of years of Solar output.
- air burstAlternative spelling of airburst: The explosion of a bomb (or similar weapon) or meteoroid in the air rather than on the ground.
- burst modeA mode in which data is transmitted repeatedly without separate transactions.
- burst noiseA kind of electronic noise that occurs in semiconductors and ultra-thin gate oxide films, consisting of sudden, unpredictable step-like transitions between two or more discrete voltage or current levels.
- cloud-burstAlternative form of cloudburst: A sudden heavy rainstorm.
- burst someone's bubbleTo disillusion; to disabuse someone of a false notion or rationalization that has grown comfortable.
- burst forthTo erupt.
- extinction burstA sudden, temporary increase in a conditioned reflex while it is otherwise declining in frequency and before it reaches the point of extinction.
- burst at the seamsTo be too full; to hold more than can be comfortably accommodated.
- burst into flameTo catch fire suddenly and unexpectedly.
- burst into flowerOf flowers of buds, to bloom suddenly or in a short period of time.
- burst into flamesAlternative form of burst into flame: To catch fire suddenly and unexpectedly.
- bird burstA large quantity of birds simultaneously taking off from a single location and flying outwards, producing a radar signature closely resembling that from a microburst.
- flavor burstA sudden, intense release of taste or aroma experienced when biting into or chewing a food product, often due to capsules of concentrated seasonings or flavorings.
- radio burstA brief emission of intense radio waves from a star etc.
- strain burstThe sudden fracturing of a rock face (especially in a mine) due to increased pressure
- last burst of fireA final effort, a final attempt before stopping.
- burst noisesplural of burst noise: A kind of electronic noise that occurs in semiconductors and ultra-thin gate oxide films, consisting of sudden, unpredictable step-like transitions between two or more discrete voltage or current levels.
- burst a blood vesselTo become so furious that one loses control.
Compound words 53
- sunburstA figure or shape showing rays radiating from a central point.
- starburstA violent explosion, or the pattern (likened to the shape of a star) supposed to be made by such an explosion.
- cloudburstA sudden heavy rainstorm.
- bursterOne who, or that which, bursts or causes to burst.
- airburstThe explosion of a bomb (or similar weapon) or meteoroid in the air rather than on the ground.
- colorburstA generated video signal used to keep the chrominance subcarrier synchronized in a color television signal.
- inburstA bursting in or into.
- downburstA powerful downward air current, especially one during a thunderstorm, often creating powerful divergent horizontal winds and strong wind shear upon impacting the surface.
- mergeburstAn outburst of energy following a merger of two stars.
- burstletA short burst (of energy)