firecracker

firecracker
    n 1: firework consisting of a small explosive charge and fuse in
         a heavy paper casing [syn: {firecracker}, {cracker},
         {banger}]
    

Cracker \Crack"er\ (kr[a^]k"[~e]r), n.
   1. One who, or that which, cracks.
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   2. A noisy boaster; a swaggering fellow. [Obs.]
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            What cracker is this same that deafs our ears?
                                                  --Shak.
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   3. A small firework, consisting of a little powder inclosed
      in a thick paper cylinder with a fuse, and exploding with
      a sharp noise; -- usually called {firecracker}.
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   4. A thin, dry biscuit, often hard or crisp; as, a Boston
      cracker; a Graham cracker; a soda cracker; an oyster
      cracker.
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   5. A nickname to designate a poor white in some parts of the
      Southern United States. --Bartlett.
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   6. (Zool.) The pintail duck.
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   7. pl. (Mach.) A pair of fluted rolls for grinding
      caoutchouc. --Knight.
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firecracker \fire"crack`er\, n.
   A small explosive device consisting of a paper or cardboard
   cylinder having only sufficient explosive mixture to make a
   loud bang, ignited by a short fuse, and used mostly as an
   entertainment or in celebrations. Same as {Cracker}., n., 3.
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37 Moby Thesaurus words for "firecracker":
      Klaxon, Roman candle, boiler factory, boiler room, bomb,
      bull-roarer, cap, catcall, cherry bomb, clack, clacker, clapper,
      cracker, cricket, flare, flowerpot, girandole, horn, ladyfinger,
      noisemaker, pinwheel, rattle, rattlebox, rocket, serpent, siren,
      skyrocket, snake, snapper, sparkler, squib, steam whistle,
      ticktack, torpedo, whistle, whizgig, whizzer