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fuse  

   ( fuses    plural & 3rd person present)   ( fusing    present participle)   ( fused    past tense & past participle  )
1       n-count   A fuse is a safety device in an electric plug or circuit. It contains a piece of wire which melts when there is a fault so that the flow of electricity stops.  
The fuse blew as he pressed the button to start the motor..., Remove the circuit fuse before beginning electrical work.     
2       verb   When an electric device fuses or when you fuse it, it stops working because of a fault.  
  (BRIT)  
The wire snapped at the wall plug and the light fused...      V  
Rainwater had fused the bulbs.      V n  
3       n-count   A fuse is a device on a bomb or firework which delays the explosion so that people can move a safe distance away.  
A bomb was deactivated at the last moment, after the fuse had been lit.     
4       v-recip   When things fuse or are fused, they join together physically or chemically, usually to become one thing. You can also say that one thing fuses with another.  
The skull bones fuse between the ages of fifteen and twenty-five...      pl-n V  
Conception occurs when a single sperm fuses with an egg...      V with n  
Manufactured glass is made by fusing various types of sand...      V pl-n  
Their solution was to isolate specific clones of B cells and fuse them with cancer cells...      V n with n  
The flakes seem to fuse together and produce ice crystals.      pl-n V together, Also V pl-n together  
5       v-recip   If something fuses two different qualities, ideas, or things, or if they fuse, they join together, especially in order to form a pleasing or satisfactory combination.   (=combine)  
His music fused the rhythms of jazz with classical forms...      V n with n  
What they have done is fuse two different types of entertainment, the circus and the rock concert...      V pl-n  
Past and present fuse.      pl-n V, Also V with n  
6    If you blow a fuse, you suddenly become very angry and are unable to stay calm.  
INFORMAL  
♦ blow a fuse      phrase   V inflects  
For all my experience, I blew a fuse in the quarter-final and could have been sent off.     
7    If someone or something lights the fuse of a particular situation or activity, they suddenly get it started.  
♦ light the fuse             phrase   V inflects  
Hopes for an early cut in German interest rates lit the market's fuse early on.     
8    If you say that someone has a short fuse or is on a short fuse you mean that they are quick to react angrily when something goes wrong.  
♦ on a short fuse/have a short fuse      phrase   V inflects  
I have a very short fuse and a violent temper.     
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light   [1]  
      n  
1    blaze, brightness, brilliance, effulgence, flash, glare, gleam, glint, glow, illumination, incandescence, lambency, luminescence, luminosity, lustre, phosphorescence, radiance, ray, refulgence, scintillation, shine, sparkle  
2    beacon, bulb, candle, flare, lamp, lantern, lighthouse, star, taper, torch, windowpane  
3    broad day, cockcrow, dawn, daybreak, daylight, daytime, morn     (poetic)   morning, sun, sunbeam, sunrise, sunshine  
4      (figurative)   angle, approach, aspect, attitude, context, interpretation, point of view, slant, vantage point, viewpoint  
5    awareness, comprehension, elucidation, explanation, illustration, information, insight, knowledge, understanding  
6    example, exemplar, guiding light, model, paragon, shining example  
7    flame, lighter, match  
8    bring to light      disclose, discover, expose, reveal, show, uncover, unearth, unveil  
9    come to light      appear, be disclosed, be discovered, be revealed, come out, transpire, turn up  
10    in (the) light of      bearing in mind, because of, considering, in view of, taking into account, with knowledge of  
11    shed or throw light on      clarify, clear up, elucidate, explain, simplify  
      adj  
12    aglow, bright, brilliant, glowing, illuminated, luminous, lustrous, shining, sunny, well-lighted, well-lit  
13    bleached, blond, faded, fair, light-hued, light-toned, pale, pastel  
      vb  
14    fire, ignite, inflame, kindle, set a match to, torch  
15    brighten, clarify, floodlight, flood with light, illuminate, illumine, irradiate, lighten, light up, put on, switch on, turn on  
16    animate, brighten, cheer, irradiate, lighten  
  
Antonyms     
,       n   cloud, dark, darkness, dusk, mystery, obscurity, shade, shadow  
      adj   dark, deep, dim, dusky, gloomy  
      vb   cloud, darken, douse, dull, extinguish, put out, quench  

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light   [2]  
      adj  
1    airy, buoyant, delicate, easy, flimsy, imponderous, insubstantial, lightsome, lightweight, portable, slight, underweight  
2    faint, gentle, indistinct, mild, moderate, slight, soft, weak  
3    inconsequential, inconsiderable, insignificant, minute, scanty, slight, small, thin, tiny, trifling, trivial, unsubstantial, wee  
4    cushy     (informal)   easy, effortless, manageable, moderate, simple, undemanding, unexacting, untaxing  
5    agile, airy, graceful, light-footed, lithe, nimble, sprightly, sylphlike  
6    amusing, diverting, entertaining, frivolous, funny, gay, humorous, light-hearted, pleasing, superficial, trifling, trivial, witty  
7    airy, animated, blithe, carefree, cheerful, cheery, fickle, frivolous, gay, lively, merry, sunny  
8    dizzy, giddy, light-headed, reeling, unsteady, volatile  
9    digestible, frugal, modest, not heavy, not rich, restricted, small  
10    crumbly, friable, loose, porous, sandy, spongy  
      vb  
11    alight, land, perch, settle  
12      (with)       on or upon   chance, come across, discover, encounter, find, happen upon, hit upon, stumble on  
  
Antonyms     
,       adj  
1    heavy  
2    forceful, strong  
3    deep, profound, serious, weighty  
4    burdensome, strenuous  
5    clumsy  
6 & 7    serious, sombre  
9    intense, rich, substantial  
10    hard, strong  

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to beat the living day lights of someone
exp.
tabasser quelqu'un
miss the forest for the trees
n.
to get so focused on the details or intricacies of something that you miss the big picture or the main point
!
revenue
n.
the money of the taxs that we pay to the govermment
the duck's nuts
exp.
the best, the dog's bollocks , the bee's knees
the bee's knees
exp.
the duck's nuts, the best, the dog's bollocks
Deus vult
n.
(Latin for "God wills it") was the cry of the people at the declaration of the First Crusade by Pope Urban II at the Council of Clermont in 1095.
Pentagonese
n.
the jargon specific to the Pentagon
faith
n.
a willingness to believe in the absence of sufficient evidence, or contrary to the evidence.
clickety-clack
o.
word used to describe the sound made by the wheels of a train
tummy tuck
n.
plastic surgery consisting in removing the fat tissue from the abdominal area
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Convention
n.
A meeting of people who have the same interests, or belong to the same organization
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Circumstance
n.
The condition that effects the situation/environment/event etc
muffin top
exp.
informal term used to describe the flab in the abdominal area rolling over tight clothes
Black Maria
n.
police van in which prisoners are transported from the police stations to the jails
doomsday believer
n.
term used to reffer to a person that thinks the end of the world is near
might is right
id.
expression referring to the belief that those who hold the power are entitled to anything
from the get-go
exp.
from the outset, from the beginning
eat one's own dogfood
exp.
expression used to describe the practice of a company using internally the marketed products
survival of the fittest
n.
law of evolution, only the fittest survive, the ones that can adapt
get the wheels turning
v.
launch the process, launch the project, make sure that progress is under way
kill two birds with one stone
exp.
to do two things at the same time using the effort needed to do only one
you catch more flies with honey
id.
the carrot is more effective than the stick
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dandelionb
n.
le pissen lit
out of tune
exp.
(lit., about sounds) disharmonious, dissonant; (fig.) out of order; dysfunctional

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