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FUSES
Noun
fuses
plural of fuse
Verb
fuses
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fuse
Source: Wiktionary
FUSE
Fuse, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Fused (fuzd); p. pr. & vb. n. Fusing.] Etym: [L. fusus, p. p. of fundere to pour, melt, cast. See Foundo to cast, and cf. Futile.]
1. To liquefy by heat; to render fiuid; to dissolve; to melt.
2. To unite or blend, as if melted together. Whose fancy fuses old and new. Tennyson.
Fuse, v. i.
1. To be reduced from a solid to a Quid state by heat; to be melted; to melt.
2. To be blended, as if melted together. Fusing point, the degree of temperature at which a substance melts; the point of fusion.
Fuse, n. Etym: [For fusee, fusil. See 2d Fusil.] (Gunnery, Mining, etc.)
Definition: A tube or casing filled with combustible matter, by means of which a charge of powder is ignited, as in blasting; -- called also fuzee. See Fuze. Fuse hole, the hole in a shell prepared for the reception of the fuse. Farrow.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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