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combustible
/kəmˈbʌstɪbəl/
adj 2noun 2
Collocations
4ADJ.
flammable, short
VERB + COMBUSTIBLE
created, fire, like, microwaving, oil
COMBUSTIBLE + NOUN
material, materials
ADV.
such
Definitions
adj
1
Capable of burning.
Dumping fertilizer on top of whatever mysterious goop was in the storage tank created a combustible mix which caught fire.
Sin is to the soul like fire to combustible matter.
2
Easily kindled or excited; quick; fiery; irascible.
Arnold, however, was a combustible character.
The world’s richest man has inserted himself in some of the world’s most combustible conflicts.
noun
1
A material that is capable of burning.
A wheel, wrapt in combustibles, was kindled and rolled down the hill.
2
A cigarette or a similar product intended for smoking, as opposed to an electronic cigarette.
In total three-quarters of the western Big Tobacco giants' sales last year came from so-called combustibles as vaping sales are plateauing.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
Antonyms
- noncombustible
- incombustible
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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Dumping fertilizer on top of whatever mysterious goop was in the storage tank created a combustible mix which caught fire.
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Sin is to the soul like fire to combustible matter.
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The rest were undergoing special underbody cleaning safety checks at TfW depots, after speculation that the cause of the incidents may have been a build-up of engine oil and combustible material such
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A wheel, wrapt in combustibles, was kindled and rolled down the hill.
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In total three-quarters of the western Big Tobacco giants' sales last year came from so-called combustibles as vaping sales are plateauing.
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My favorite short film of the project Short Peace is Combustible.
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