30
explosion(noun, event, discharge, blow, report)
24
outburst(noun, attack, show, discharge, turn)
22
explode(verb, break, increase, hurt, release)
19
crack(noun, verb, break, clear, separate)
19
outbreak(noun, attack, discharge, turn, violence)
15
break(noun, verb, break, separate, open)
15
eruption(noun, event, discharge, flat, violence)
15
gush(noun, verb, excited, blast, crash)
15
gust(noun, discharge, rush, blast, draft)
14
blast(noun, verb, break, release, event)
14
flash(noun, verb, discharge, blow, violence)
13
discharge(noun, verb, activity, break, report)
13
split(noun, verb, break, clear, separate)
13
flare(noun, verb, move, get, advance)
13
rupture(noun, verb, break, clear, separate)
13
shatter(verb, break, separate, hit, destroy)
13
volley(noun, activity, attack, discharge, violence)
12
bang(noun, verb, break, ruin, discharge)
12
bust(verb, phrasal verb, break, separate, crush)
12
erupt(verb, break, give, start, destroy)
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