Dictionary Check: combust

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"combust" is a valid word!

Scrabble 13 points
Words with Friends 17 points

Definition

verb

cause to burn or combust

Example: "The sun burned off the fog"
Synonyms:
burn
verb

start to burn or burst into flames

Example: "Marsh gases ignited suddenly"
Synonyms:
erupt ignite catch fire take fire conflagrate
verb

get very angry and fly into a rage

Example: "The professor combusted when the student didn't know the answer to a very elementary question"
Synonyms:
flip one's lid blow up throw a fit hit the roof hit the ceiling have kittens have a fit blow one's stack
verb

cause to become violent or angry

Example: "Riots combusted Pakistan after the U.S. air attacks on Afghanistan"
verb

undergo combustion

Example: "Maple wood burns well"
Synonyms:
burn

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