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firecracker 音标拼音: [f'ɑɪɚkr ,ækɚ] n. 爆竹,鞭炮 爆竹,鞭炮 firecracker n 1: firework consisting of a small explosive charge and fuse in a heavy paper casing [ synonym: { firecracker}, { cracker}, { banger}] Cracker \ Crack" er\ ( kr[ a^] k"[~ e] r), n. 1. One who, or that which, cracks. [ 1913 Webster] 2. A noisy boaster; a swaggering fellow. [ Obs.] [ 1913 Webster] What cracker is this same that deafs our ears? -- Shak. [ 1913 Webster] 3. A small firework, consisting of a little powder inclosed in a thick paper cylinder with a fuse, and exploding with a sharp noise; -- usually called { firecracker}. [ 1913 Webster] 4. A thin, dry biscuit, often hard or crisp; as, a Boston cracker; a Graham cracker; a soda cracker; an oyster cracker. [ 1913 Webster] 5. A nickname to designate a poor white in some parts of the Southern United States. -- Bartlett. [ 1913 Webster] 6. ( Zool.) The pintail duck. [ 1913 Webster] 7. pl. ( Mach.) A pair of fluted rolls for grinding caoutchouc. -- Knight. [ 1913 Webster]
firecracker \ fire" crack` er\, n. A small explosive device consisting of a paper or cardboard cylinder having only sufficient explosive mixture to make a loud bang, ignited by a short fuse, and used mostly as an entertainment or in celebrations. Same as { Cracker}., n., 3. [ 1913 Webster PJC] 37 Moby Thesaurus words for " firecracker": Klaxon, Roman candle, boiler factory, boiler room, bomb, bull- roarer, cap, catcall, cherry bomb, clack, clacker, clapper, cracker, cricket, flare, flowerpot, girandole, horn, ladyfinger, noisemaker, pinwheel, rattle, rattlebox, rocket, serpent, siren, skyrocket, snake, snapper, sparkler, squib, steam whistle, ticktack, torpedo, whistle, whizgig, whizzer
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