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upburst

upburst noun: the act of bursting upwards.

Noun

upburst (plural upbursts)

  1. (archaic) The act of bursting upwards
    • an upburst of molten matter

Forms of upburst

pluralupbursts

Origin of upburst

From up- + burst.

Questions about upburst

What does upburst mean?
Upburst means the act of bursting upwards.
What part of speech is upburst?
Upburst is a noun.
What is the plural of upburst?
The plural of upburst is upbursts.

Words near upburst in the dictionary

  1. upburn
  2. upburned
  3. upburning
  4. upburns
  5. upburnt
  6. upburst
  7. upbursting
  8. upburstings
  9. upbursts
  10. UPC
  11. UPC code

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