overburst
overburst noun: an excessively intense burst; a superburst.
Noun
overburst (plural overbursts)
- An excessively intense burst; a superburst.
- On the less inundated ground the danger continued, the wreck stuff assuming here partly the character of missiles, a sudden overburst of the sea, half carrying on the water, half flinging through the air great sticks of wood upon the crew. Several of the men were knocked down by these flying pieces.1904, William Douglas O'Connor, Heroes of the Storm, Houghton, Mifflin and Company, page 88
- Factories enjoying overbursts of good times were in evidence and no one had to pity the unemployed, because of the absence of idle people.1917, American Lumberman 1917-10-20: Issue 2214, Vance Publishing Corporation, page 50
Forms of overburst
| plural | overbursts |
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Origin of overburst
From over- + burst.
Questions about overburst
- What does overburst mean?
- Overburst means an excessively intense burst; a superburst.
- What part of speech is overburst?
- Overburst is a noun.
- What is the plural of overburst?
- The plural of overburst is overbursts.
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