1. eruption

noun. ['ˌiːˈrʌpʃən, ˌɪˈrʌpʃən'] the sudden occurrence of a violent discharge of steam and volcanic material.

Rhymes with Eruption

• anticorruption
• disruption
• interruption
• corruption

Sentences with eruption

1. Noun, singular or mass
of baking soda in a twist of tissue to set off the eruption.

Quotes about eruption

1. The fact that a cloud from a minor volcanic eruption in Iceland—a small disturbance in the complex mechanism of life on the Earth—can bring to a standstill the aerial traffic over an entire continent is a reminder of how, with all its power to transform nature, humankind remains just another species on the planet Earth.
- Slavoj Žižek

2. A book is an arrangement of twenty-six phonetic symbols, ten numerals, and about eight punctuation marks, and people can cast their eyes over these and envision the eruption of Mount Vesuvius or the Battle of Waterloo.
- Kurt Vonnegut

2. eruption

noun. ['ˌiːˈrʌpʃən, ˌɪˈrʌpʃən'] a sudden violent spontaneous occurrence (usually of some undesirable condition).

3. eruption

noun. ['ˌiːˈrʌpʃən, ˌɪˈrʌpʃən'] the emergence of a tooth as it breaks through the gum.

4. eruption

noun. ['ˌiːˈrʌpʃən, ˌɪˈrʌpʃən'] (of volcanos) pouring out fumes or lava (or a deposit so formed).

5. eruption

noun. ['ˌiːˈrʌpʃən, ˌɪˈrʌpʃən'] symptom consisting of a breaking out and becoming visible.

6. eruption

noun. ['ˌiːˈrʌpʃən, ˌɪˈrʌpʃən'] a sudden very loud noise.