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Word entry · 5 letters

burst

Best crossword clue

"Break open suddenly"

5 letters · collected on this word page

5 lettersPronunciation /bɝst/Part of speech verb, nounSorted brstuStarts with BEnds with T2 cluesVery common crossword word
1B2U3R4S5T

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Definitions

  1. burst outward, usually with noise

Word origin

From Middle English bresten, bersten, from Old English berstan, from Proto-West Germanic *brestan, from Proto-Germanic *brestaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰres- (“to burst, break, crack, split, separate”), enlargement of *bʰreHi- (“to snip, split”).

Used in a sentence

  • I blew the balloon up too much, and it burst.
  • I burst the balloon when I blew it up too much.
  • You will not pay for the glasses you have burst?

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Break open suddenly5 letters
02Sudden break or outbreak5 letters

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