nnoun.artifactan electrical device that can interrupt the flow of electrical current when it is overloadedSynset:electrical fuse safety fuse
Derivationally Related Form:fuse
Hypernyms:electrical device
Inherited Hypernyms:fuseelectrical devicedeviceinstrumentalityartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:breakercartridge fusecircuit breakerplug fuse
Full Hyponyms:cartridge fusecircuit breakerplug fuse
nnoun.artifactany igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellantSynset:fusee fuze fuzee primer priming
Derivationally Related Form:primefuse
Hypernyms:igniter ignitor light lighter
Inherited Hypernyms:fuselighterdeviceinstrumentalityartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:detonating fusesafety fusetime-fuse
Full Hyponyms:detonating fusesafety fusetime-fuse
vverb.changemix together different elementsSynset:blend coalesce combine commingle conflate flux immix meld merge mix
Derivationally Related Form:coalescencymixablecombineblendfluxmixermixturecoalitionmixcombiningfusioncombinationfusible
Hypernyms:change integrity
Inherited Hypernyms:blendchange integritychange
Direct Hyponyms:absorbaccreteadmixalloyblend inconjugategaugemeldmeltmix insyncretisesyncretize
Full Troponyms:absorbaccreteadmixalloyblend inconjugatecut ingaugemeltsyncretize
Sentence Frame:Something ---s | Somebody ---s | Something is ---ing PP | Somebody ---s PP
vverb.changebecome plastic or fluid or liquefied from heatExamples:- The substances fused at a very high temperature
Derivationally Related Form:fusible
Hypernyms:flux liquefy liquify
Inherited Hypernyms:fuseliquefychange integritychange
Entailment:heat up heat hot up
Sentence Frame:Something ---s
vverb.competitionequip with a fuse; provide with a fuseAntonyms:defuse
Derivationally Related Form:fuse
Hypernyms:equip fit fit out outfit
Inherited Hypernyms:fuseequipsupplygivetransfer
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.changemake liquid or plastic by heatingExamples:- The storm fused the electric mains
Derivationally Related Form:fusionfusible
Hypernyms:melt melt down run
Inherited Hypernyms:fusemeltdissolvechange integritychange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something