Explosion and Flash

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Explosion noun - A sudden intense expression of strong feeling.

Usage example: the explosion of patriotic feeling that the country experienced after that momentous event

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Flash is a synonym for explosion in volcanic eruption topic. In some cases you can use "Flash" instead a noun "Explosion".

Flash noun - A sudden and usually temporary growth of activity.

Usage example: a flash of last-minute trips to the video store before the onset of the big snowstorm

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Explosion is a synonym for flash in volcanic eruption topic. Sometimes you can use "Explosion" instead a noun "Flash".

Nearby Words: flashy, flashed, flashing, flasher, flashback

full	full explosion	full flash
similar	similar explosion	similar flash
initial	initial explosion	initial flash
single	single explosion	single flash
Other adjectives: loud, visible, small, bright, large, big, huge, blue, little, distant, main, mysterious, random, last, sudden, magical, nuclear.

Boom, Headshot: The Promethean Crawlers can be killed with one shot to the head, going down with a satisfying explosion and a flash that Cortana mentions as being a 'data purge'.

Source: Video Game / Halo 4
The manual explained that when a ship or similar explodes in space, as well as the flash it produces a burst of radio waves which, hitting your communicator, make a sound just like an explosion.

Source: Explosions in Space
All explosion, fire, muzzle flash, and smoke effects are likewise extremely low-quality GIFs.

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