combust

Speech parts

1. combust - Noun

2. combust - Adjective

3. combust - Verb

Meaning

Burnt; consumed.

So near the sun as to be obscured or eclipsed by his light, as the moon or planets when not more than eight degrees and a half from the sun.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

burn ignite erupt hit the roof catch fire have a fit hit the ceiling go ballistic throw a fit have kittens conflagrate take fire lose one's temper blow one's stack flip one's lid

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Antonyms

frost harden out suffocate aid bite

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Hypernyms

turn anger rage change state

Hyponyms

light char coal catch flame ignite

Examples

Please, ground, just open up and let me fall into an endless crevasse till I hit the center of the earth and combust. Please. Is that too much to ask? Cate Tiernan

Put something in your stomach to absorb the alcohol before you spontaneously combust from the fumes. (Nykyrian) Yeah, it'd be a damn shame to blow my internal organs all over your new shirt.(Syn) Sherrilyn Kenyon

One day the worlds male population will spontaneously combust because they've kept too much stuff in for too long. Mike Gayle

The professor combusted when the student didn't know the answer to a very elementary question Source: Internet

Spam makes me go ballistic Source: Internet

Maple wood burns well Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

comburimeter comburimetry comburivorous combuster combustibility combustible