spontaneous combustionnoun [ U ]
uk/spɒnˌteɪ.ni.əs kəmˈbʌs.tʃən/us/spɑːnˌteɪ.ni.əs kəmˈbʌs.tʃən/a situation in which something suddenly starts to burn without any obvious cause
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Burning, burnt & on fire
- aflame
- alight
- burned out
- burnt
- burnt out
- burst
- char
- flame
- flammable
- forest fire
- frazzled
- go up in flames idiom
- incinerate
- inextinguishable
- lighted
- scald
- sear
- singe
- smoke
- smolder
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