Fuse
Fuse verb - To go from a solid to a liquid state.
Usage example: the lightning strike was so hot it caused the electrical wires to fuse and then drip onto the road
Set
Set verb - To turn from a liquid into a substance resembling jelly.
Usage example: the gelatin is just starting to set now
How words are described
| old | old fuse | old set |
| long | long fuse | long set |
| normal | normal fuse | normal set |
| short | short fuse | short set |
| Other adjectives: standard, initial, proper, simple, small, powerful, actual, huge, spare, strict, main, new, random, different. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Action Bomb: Sparzyles from the Lilipan Tunnels will set off its fuse when hostile, and will explode after a set time, whether it's KO'd or not.
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Instead of a fuse, the saboteurs set the whole boat on fire, so he's burning alive as he does this.
Source: Relocating the Explosion -
So Hamaji and Dousetsu set out to hunt down a fuse in the bustling city of Edo.The movie was inspired by Kyokutei Bakin's epic Nansou Satomi Hakkenden.Fuse Teppou Musume No Torimonochou contains examples of: Action Girl: Hamaji, full stop.
Cite this Source
Set and Fuse. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/fuse/set
Fuse & Set. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/fuse/set>.
Set or Fuse. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/fuse/set.
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