Burst and Course

Burst

Burst verb - To break open or into pieces usually because of internal pressure.

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Course and burst are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Course" instead a verb "Burst".

Nearby Words: bursting, burster, bursty

Course verb - To go after or on the track of.

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Burst and course are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Burst" instead a verb "Course".

Nearby Words: coursed, coursing, courser, courseware

good	good burst	good course
long	long burst	long course
similar	similar burst	similar course
short	short burst	short course
Other adjectives: regular, standard, single, simple, small, entire, violent, extreme, huge, quick, final, random, next, last, giant.

Followed, of course, by saturating the area with long range burst spells - they can't exactly use civilians as cover... because magic is less-lethal.

Source: Analysis / Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS
The effects of The Princess Bride's "lightning sand" can be mimicked by forcing a burst of air through sand (a phenomenon that happens daily in the Fire Swamps, of course).

Source: Quicksand Sucks
Of course, this probably wasn't aided by the copious use of Freedom's Full Burst attack via Stock Footage.

Source: Never Live It Down / Anime and Manga

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