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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

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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