eruption
eruption is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 32 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.That which bursts forth.
- 2.A violent exclamation; ejaculation. He would . . . break out into bitter and passionate eruditions. Sir H. Wotton.
- 3.(Med.) The breaking out of pimples, or an efflorescence, as in measles, scarlatina, etc.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- bomb
- can
- coup
- curiosity
- fire
- gazingstock
- light
- lion
- marvel
- mirabilis
- miracle
- monster
- paint
- peal
- phenomenon
- poi
- portent
- prodigy
- shell
- sight
- sign
- spectacle
- the
- theatre
- thunder
- unconformity
- volcanic
- what
- wonder
- wonderment
- wonders
- world
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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