eruptions
eruptions is the plural of eruption.
Meaning of eruption
Noun
eruption (countable and uncountable, plural eruptions)
- A violent ejection, such as the spurting out of lava from a volcano.
- a volcanic eruption
- A sudden release of pressure or tension.
- There was an eruption of joy at the final whistle.
- An utterance, especially a sudden one; an ejaculation.
- Ultimately, Greenfield may remind us of no one so much as Boston's own, Sylvia Sidney — "herself" in the amusement business! From whom else does one expect so leveling a sequence of eruptions: "i mean yah gotta win a little money/ i mean we're all whores turning a trick"?1976 December 18, Rudy Kikel, “The Doomsday Book by the Jewish Comedian”, in Gay Community News, volume 4, number 25, page 15
- An infection of the skin resulting in a rash or blemishing.
Phrases with eruptions
Questions about eruptions
- What is eruptions the plural of?
- Eruptions is the plural of eruption.
Words near eruptions in the dictionary
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