Definition of Burst

Noun

• a sudden intense happening
  "an outburst of heavy rain"
  "a burst of lightning"
  outburst - flare up
• a sudden flurry of activity (often for no obvious reason)
  "a burst of applause"
  "a fit of housecleaning"
  fit
• rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms
  "our fusillade from the left flank caught them by surprise"
  fusillade salvo volley
• the act of exploding or bursting
  "the explosion of the firecrackers awoke the children"
  "the burst of an atom bomb creates enormous radiation aloft"
  explosion

Verb

• break open or apart suddenly and forcefully
  "The dam burst"
  bust
• cause to burst
  "The ice broke the pipe"
  collapse
• emerge suddenly
  "The sun burst into view"
  
• be in a state of movement or action
  "The room abounded with screaming children"
  "The garden bristled with toddlers"
  abound bristle
• move suddenly, energetically, or violently
  "He burst out of the house into the cool night"
  
• burst outward, usually with noise
  "The champagne bottle exploded"
  explode
• force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up
  "break into tears"
  "erupt in anger"
  break erupt
• come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
  "The bubble burst"
  split - break open

Word games points for the Burst

• Scrabble® score of the burst (7)
• Word Chums® score of the burst (9)
• Words With Friends® score of the burst (9)

Unscramble burst

30 unscramble word found using the letters burst.

bru, brus, brust, brut, bruts, bur, burs, burst, bus, bust, but, buts, rub, rubs, rust, rut, ruts, st, stub, su, sub, sur, tub, tubs, ur, urb, urbs, us, ut, uts,