fuse
noun
a tube, cord, or the like, filled or saturated with combustible matter, for igniting an explosive.
fuselike
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a word derived from
fuse.
Example Sentences
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In some research centers, investigators are studying an area at the tip of chromosomes that appears to shorten, fuselike, as we grow older.
From Time Magazine Archive
Soon the Indians and boys were interested in seeing a fuselike running of fire spluttering and flashing on the trail.
From Three Boys in the Wild North Land by J. E. Laughlin
