FUSE
/fjuːz/
7
Scrabble
8
WWF
F(4) U(1) S(1) E(1)
NWL/TWL ✓ Collins ✓ WWF ✓
Definition
/fjuːz/
noun
- A cord that, when lit, conveys the fire to some explosive device.
- The mechanism that ignites the charge in an explosive device.
- A device to prevent the overloading of an electrical circuit, containing a component that melts and interrupts the current when too high a load is passed through it.
- Indicating a tendency to lose one's temper.“When talking about being laid off, he has a short fuse.”
- A friction match for smokers' use, having a bulbous head which when ignited is not easily blown out even in a gale of wind.
Source: Wiktionary
