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- [fyooz]
- /fyuz/
- /fjuːz/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [fyooz]
- /fyuz/
Definitions of fuse word
- noun fuse Electricity. a protective device, used in an electric circuit, containing a conductor that melts under heat produced by an excess current, thereby opening the circuit. Compare circuit breaker. 1
- verb with object fuse to combine or blend by melting together; melt. 1
- verb with object fuse to unite or blend into a whole, as if by melting together: The author skillfully fuses these fragments into a cohesive whole. 1
- idioms fuse blow a fuse, Informal. to lose one's temper; become enraged: If I'm late again, they'll blow a fuse. 1
- verb without object fuse to become liquid under the action of heat; melt: At a relatively low temperature the metal will fuse. 1
- verb without object fuse to become united or blended: The two groups fused to create one strong union. 1
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Origin of fuse
First appearance:
before 1635 One of the 43% oldest English words
1635-45; < Italian fuso < Latin fūsus spindle
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Fuse
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
fuse popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
fuse usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for fuse
verb fuse
- weld — to unite or fuse (as pieces of metal) by hammering, compressing, or the like, especially after rendering soft or pasty by heat, and sometimes with the addition of fusible material like or unlike the pieces to be united.
- merge — to cause to combine or coalesce; unite.
- melt — to become liquefied by warmth or heat, as ice, snow, butter, or metal.
- coalesce — If two or more things coalesce, they come together and form a larger group or system.
- combine — If you combine two or more things or if they combine, they exist together.
noun fuse
- anger — Anger is the strong emotion that you feel when you think that someone has behaved in an unfair, cruel, or unacceptable way.
- rage — angry fury; violent anger (sometimes used in combination): a speech full of rage; incidents of road rage.
- ferocity — a ferocious quality or state; savage fierceness.
- vehemence — the quality of being vehement; ardor; fervor.
- wrath — Cape, a high promontory in NW Scotland: most NW point on mainland.
Antonyms for fuse
verb fuse
- disconnect — SCSI reconnect
- coagulate — When a liquid coagulates, it becomes very thick.
- solidify — to make solid; make into a hard or compact mass; change from a liquid or gaseous to a solid form.
- separate — to keep apart or divide, as by an intervening barrier or space: to separate two fields by a fence.
- divide — to separate into parts, groups, sections, etc.
noun fuse
- serenity — the state or quality of being serene, calm, or tranquil; sereneness.
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