Phrase Hound found 21 phrases and 35 compound words that contain fuse. The most common are listed below. Open fuse in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 21
- proximity fuseA fuse that is designed to detonate an explosive automatically when close enough to the target to destroy it.
- short fuseThe personality trait of being quick to anger.
- blow a fuseTo overload a circuit sufficiently that a fuse protecting it melts away (or informally a circuit breaker trips), stopping current from flowing.
- fuse plugA component of an aircraft wheel held in place by a metal alloy with a low melting point, such that, if the wheel is severely overheated (for instance, by heavy braking), pressure is released from the wheel and tire/tyre in a controlled …
- fuse wirethe thin wire used in fuses. In old-style fuses a new piece of wire has to be inserted when the fuse blows.
- fuse boxAlternative spelling of fusebox: A small distribution board containing the fuses or circuit breakers for a domestic electricity power supply.
- safety fuseA waterproof woven tube enclosing a flammable substance which burns at a regular rate.
- time fuseAlternative form of time fuze: A type of fuze that detonates a bursting charge after a specified interval of time has elapsed.
- resettable fuseA passive electronic component used to protect against overcurrent faults in circuits.
- re-fuseTo fit with another fuse.
- long fuseThe personality trait of being slow to anger.
- percussion fuseA fuse in a projectile set in action by concussion when the projectile strikes the object.
- fuse boxesplural of fuse box: A small distribution board containing the fuses or circuit breakers for a domestic electricity power supply.
- fuse plugsplural of fuse plug: A component of an aircraft wheel held in place by a metal alloy with a low melting point, such that, if the wheel is severely overheated (for instance, by heavy braking), pressure is released from the wheel and …
- hobby fuseA specialised, slow-burning, waterproof pyrotechnic fuse known for providing a reliable time delay before ignition.
- blowing a fusepresent participle and gerund of blow a fuse
- blown a fusepast participle of blow a fuse: To overload a circuit sufficiently that a fuse protecting it melts away (or informally a circuit breaker trips), stopping current from flowing.
- blows a fusethird-person singular simple present indicative of blow a fuse: To overload a circuit sufficiently that a fuse protecting it melts away (or informally a circuit breaker trips), stopping current from flowing.
- blew a fusesimple past of blow a fuse
- concussion fuseA fuse that is ignited by the concussion of the shell when it strikes.
- Bickford fuseAn early safety fuse consisting of gunpowder enclosed in waterproofed jute thread.
Compound words 35
- fuseboxA small distribution board containing the fuses or circuit breakers for a domestic electricity power supply.
- fuserThe part of a laser printer that melts the toner onto the medium.
- interfuseTo fuse or blend together
- fusomeAlternative form of fulsome; offensive; loathsome.
- fuselikeResembling or characteristic of a fuse.
- fusorA celestial body that, through self-gravity, is able to perform nuclear fusion within its core, at any point in its life. These include stars, stellar remnants, and brown dwarfs.
- unfuseTo separate before a fusion; to make no longer fused.
- autofuseTo undergo autofusion
- electrofuseTo fuse using electrofusion
- fuseboardSynonym of fusebox: A small distribution board containing the fuses or circuit breakers for a domestic electricity power supply.