Explosion and Flame

Explosion

Explosion noun - The act or an instance of exploding.

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Flame and explosion are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Flame" instead a noun "Explosion".

Flame noun - A person with whom one is in love.

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Explosion and flame are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Explosion" instead a noun "Flame".

Nearby Words: flaming, flam, flamed, flamy

single	single explosion	single flame
visible	visible explosion	visible flame
small	small explosion	small flame
bright	bright explosion	bright flame
Other adjectives: strong, powerful, actual, big, huge, blue, little, tiny, main, magic, final, larger, giant, magical, nuclear.

At least with the games running on the GTA 3 engine some dedicated players have turned this into their advantage by figuring out methods to gain use of the bullet/flame/explosion/collision-proof cars.

Source: Story-Driven Invulnerability
The Complete Scoundrel has the spell "Fatal Flame", which causes a small fire explosion on a creature's death.

Source: Defeat Equals Explosion
On the other hand, a wall of flame can form an effective missile screen and setting enemies on fire causes damage over time and may even cause a devastating magazine explosion.

Source: Video Game / Naval Ops

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