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111burst — [bʉrst] vi. burst, bursting [ME bresten, bersten < OE berstan & ON bresta, both < IE base * bhres , to burst, break, crack] 1. to come apart suddenly and violently, as from internal pressure; fly into pieces; break open or out; explode 2.… …
112burst at the seams — {v. phr.}, {informal} To be too full or too crowded. * /John ate so much he was bursting at the seams./ * /Mary s album was so full of pictures it was bursting at the seams./ …
113burst at the seams — {v. phr.}, {informal} To be too full or too crowded. * /John ate so much he was bursting at the seams./ * /Mary s album was so full of pictures it was bursting at the seams./ …
114Dehiscence — De*his cence, n. [Cf. F. d[ e]hiscence.] 1. The act of gaping. [1913 Webster] 2. (Biol.) A gaping or bursting open along a definite line of attachment or suture, without tearing, as in the opening of pods, or the bursting of capsules at maturity… …
115Biological warfare — For the use of biological agents by terrorists, see bioterrorism. Weapons of mass destruction …
116Shrapnel — is the term originally applied to an anti personnel artillery shell which carried a large number of individual bullets to the target and then ejected them forwards, relying almost entirely on the shell s velocity for their lethality. Today the… …
117Bic Runga — performing on the 2010 Winery Tour, in Auckland, New Zealand. Background information Birth name Briolette Kah Bic Runga Bo …
118Smoke screen — For the Transformers character, see Smokescreen (Transformers) A smoke screen is a release of smoke in order to mask the movement or location of military units such as infantry, tanks, aircraft or ships.It is most commonly deployed in a canister …
119Wieringerwerf — Dutch town locator maps mun town caption = The town centre (darkgreen) and the statistical district (lightgreen) of Wieringerwerf in the municipality of Wieringermeer.Wieringerwerf (coord|52|51|N|5|2|E|type:city(5661)) is a town in the Dutch… …
120Air burst — An air burst occurs whenever an explosive device such as an anti personnel artillery shell or a nuclear weapon is detonated in the air instead of on contact with the ground or target or a delayed armor piercing explosion. Aerial bursts may also… …
