barrel roll | a roll in which the plane follows a spiral course |
explosion burst | the act of exploding or bursting, the explosion of the firecrackers awoke the children, the burst of an atom bomb creates enormous radiation aloft |
burst fit | a sudden flurry of activity (often for no obvious reason), a burst of applause, a fit of housecleaning |
fusillade salvo volley burst | rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms, our fusillade from the left flank caught them by surprise |
a ashcan trash can garbage can wastebin ash bin ash-bin ashbin dustbin trash barrel trash bin | a bin that holds rubbish until it is collected |
barrel cask | a cylindrical container that holds liquids |
barrel gun barrel | a tube through which a bullet travels when a gun is fired |
barrel knot blood knot | a knot used for tying fishing leaders together, the ends of the two leaders are wrapped around each other two or three times |
barrel organ grind organ hand organ hurdy gurdy hurdy-gurdy street organ | a musical instrument that makes music by rotation of a cylinder studded with pegs |
barrel vault | the simplest form of vault, a single continuous arch |
beer barrel beer keg | a barrel that holds beer |
breech rear of barrel rear of tube | opening in the rear of the barrel of a gun where bullets can be loaded |
pickle barrel | a barrel holding vinegar in which cucumbers are pickled |
rain barrel | a barrel used as a cistern to hold rainwater |
wine cask wine barrel | a barrel that holds wine |
outburst burst flare-up | a sudden intense happening, an outburst of heavy rain, a burst of lightning |
cooper barrel maker | a craftsman who makes or repairs wooden barrels or tubs |
echinocactus barrel cactus | any cactus of the genus Echinocactus, strongly ribbed and very spiny, southwestern United States to Brazil |
golden barrel cactus Echinocactus grusonii | large cactus of east central Mexico having golden to pale yellow flowers and spines |
barrel cactus | a cactus of the genus Ferocactus: unbranched barrel-shaped cactus having deep ribs with numerous spines and usually large funnel-shaped flowers followed by dry fruits |
pork barrel pork | a legislative appropriation designed to ingratiate legislators with their constituents |
barrel bbl | any of various units of capacity, a barrel of beer is gallons and a barrel of oil is gallons |
barrel barrelful | the quantity that a barrel (of any size) will hold |
barrel drum | a bulging cylindrical shape, hollow with flat ends |
effloresce burst forth | come into or as if into flower, These manifestations effloresced in the past |
explode burst | burst outward, usually with noise, The champagne bottle exploded |
explode burst forth break loose | be unleashed, emerge with violence or noise, His anger exploded |
erupt irrupt flare up flare break open burst out | erupt or intensify suddenly, Unrest erupted in the country, Tempers flared at the meeting, The crowd irrupted into a burst of patriotism |
burst split break open | come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure, The bubble burst |
burst bust | break open or apart suddenly and forcefully, The dam burst |
burst | emerge suddenly, The sun burst into view |
pop out burst out | appear suddenly, Spring popped up everywhere in the valley |
burst in on burst upon | spring suddenly, He burst upon our conversation |
burst out | give sudden release to an expression, We burst out laughing, 'I hate you,' she burst out |
barrel | put in barrels |
break burst erupt | force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up, break into tears, erupt in anger |
burst | move suddenly, energetically, or violently, He burst out of the house into the cool night |
leap out rush out sally out burst forth | jump out from a hiding place and surprise (someone), The attackers leapt out from the bushes |
collapse burst | cause to burst, The ice broke the pipe |
abound burst bristle | be in a state of movement or action, The room abounded with screaming children, The garden bristled with toddlers |
barrel-shaped | having the general shape of a barrel |
cracker-barrel folksy homespun | characteristic of country life, cracker-barrel philosophy, folksy humor, the air of homespun country boys |