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the entire house. 2 outburst, outbreak, paroxysm, upheaval,
flare-up, eruption, burst, fit, spasm, tantrum, Colloq Brit
paddy or paddywhack or paddywack, wax: The unrest among the
people is building up to an explosion. 3 increase, burgeoning
or bourgeoning, expansion, welling up, mushrooming: The
population explosion has caused a housing shortage.
explosive adj. 1 volatile, sensitive, delicate, tense, anxious, fraught,
touch-and-go, touchy, inflammable, (highly) charged, unstable,
uncertain, unsound, shaky, hazardous, chancy, unpredictable,
precarious, dangerous, perilous, critical, nasty, ugly, Colloq
dicey, iffy: The explosive situation between the strikers and
management may lead to bloodshed.
--n. 2 dynamite, TNT, gunpowder, gelignite, plastic, plastique:
The car was blown up by a powerful charge of explosive.
expose v. 1 (lay) bare, reveal, uncover, show, exhibit, present,
display, disclose; divulge, unveil, unmask, discover, air,
ventilate, let out, leak, betray, bring to light, make known:
He unbuttoned his shirt, exposing his hairy chest. The facts of
the case will be exposed tomorrow. Will he expose the names of
his accomplices? 2 risk, imperil, endanger, jeopardize, hazard:
Do not expose your house to danger of flooding by building it so
close to the river. 3 expose to. subject to, introduce to,
acquaint with, bring into contact with: Today children are not
taught, but 'exposed to education'.
exposition
n. 1 exhibition, show(ing), presentation, display,
demonstration, US exhibit , Colloq expo: There is a special
exposition of medieval farming implements in the museum. 2
description, declaration, statement, explanation, explication,
clarification, interpretation, exegesis: The exposition of his
argument was remarkably lucid. 3 paper, theme, article, essay,
thesis, dissertation, treatise, disquisition, study, critique,
commentary: She received high marks for her exposition on
Zoroastrianism.
exposure n. 1 baring, uncovering, laying open, unveiling, disclosure,
disclosing, unmasking, revealing, revelation, expos‚, airing,
publication, publishing, communicating, communication, leaking,
leak, divulging: The exposure of the spy was part of the plan.