Blast and Pulse

Blast

Blast noun - A loud explosive sound.

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Pulse and blast are semantically related In some cases you can use "Pulse" instead a noun "Blast".

Nearby Words: blasted, blasting, blaster

Pulse noun - A rhythmic expanding and contracting.

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Blast and pulse are semantically related in burst topic. Sometimes you can use "Blast" instead a noun "Pulse".

Nearby Words: pulsate, pulsation, pulsed, pulsated, pulsing

light	light blast	light pulse
continuous	continuous blast	continuous pulse
single	single blast	single pulse
loud	loud blast	loud pulse
Other adjectives: heavy, strong, powerful, massive, large, concentrated, huge, weak, quick, psychic, main, deadly, explosive, last, giant, resulting, nuclear, aforementioned, electrical, focused, stronger.

blast hole

pulse hole

When threatened, they instinctively blast the threat with an energy pulse that is powerful enough to put a human in a coma.

Source: Bizarre Alien Biology
A nuclear detonation creates a massive electromagnetic pulse, powerful enough to fry integrated circuits and other electronic components that are outside the blast radius.

Source: Bombproof Appliance
Ted Taylor, a nuclear physicist, used the reflected thermal pulse of a nuclear blast to light a cigarette at one of the atomic bomb tests.

Source: Couldn't Find a Lighter

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