Word Meanings - BURSTEN - Book Publishers vocabulary database

p. p. of Burst, v. i.

Related words: (words related to BURSTEN)

• BURSTEN
  p. p. of Burst, v. i.
• BURSTER
  One that bursts.
• BURST
  berstan (pers. sing. berste, imp. sing. bærst, imp. pl. burston, p.p. borsten); akin to D. bersten, G. bersten, OHG. brestan, OS. brestan, 1. To fly apart or in pieces; of break open; to yield to force or pressure, especially to a sudden
• BURSTWORT
  A plant supposed to be valuable for the cure of hernia or rupture.
• SUNBURST
  A burst of sunlight.
• CLOUD-BURST
  A sudden copious rainfall, as the whole cloud had been precipitated at once.
• UPBURST
  The act of bursting upwards; a breaking through to the surface; an upbreak or uprush; as, an upburst of molten matter.
• INBURST
  A bursting in or into.
• OUTBURST
  A bursting forth.
• ABURST
  In a bursting condition.
• THUNDERBURST
  A burst of thunder.