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combustible


 
  Grep  of  noun  combustible 
  combustible 
  combustible  material 
 
  Overview  of  noun  combustible 
 
  The  noun  combustible  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  fuel,  combustible,  combustible  material  --  (a  substance  that  can  be  burned  to  provide  heat  or  power;  "more  fuel  is  needed  during  the  winter  months";  "they  developed  alternative  fuels  for  aircraft") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  combustible 
 
  The  adj  combustible  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  combustible  --  (capable  of  igniting  and  burning) 
  2.  combustible  --  ((of  fuel)  highly  combustible;  having  a  high  proportion  of  fuel  to  air;  "a  rich  gas  mixture") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  combustible 
 
  2  senses  of  combustible 
 
  Sense  1 
  combustible  (vs.  noncombustible) 
 
  noncombustible  (vs.  combustible),  incombustible 
  =>  fireproof 
  =>  fire-retardant,  fire-resistant,  fire-resisting,  fire-resistive 
  =>  flameproof,  flame-retardant 
  =>  nonflammable 
 
  Sense  2 
  combustible 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  rich)  ->  lean 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  combustible 
 
  2  senses  of  combustible 
 
  Sense  1 
  combustible  (vs.  noncombustible) 
  =>  burnable,  flammable,  ignitable,  ignitible,  inflammable 
  =>  comburent,  comburant,  combustive 
  =>  ignescent 
  =>  peaty 
  =>  incendiary 
 
  Sense  2 
  combustible 
  =>  rich  (vs.  lean) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  combustible 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  combustible 
 
  combustible  used  as  an  adjective  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  combustible 
  combustible 
  incombustible 
  noncombustible 
 
  Overview  of  noun  combustible 
 
  The  noun  combustible  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  fuel,  combustible,  combustible  material  --  (a  substance  that  can  be  burned  to  provide  heat  or  power;  "more  fuel  is  needed  during  the  winter  months";  "they  developed  alternative  fuels  for  aircraft") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  combustible 
 
  The  adj  combustible  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  combustible  --  (capable  of  igniting  and  burning) 
  2.  combustible  --  ((of  fuel)  highly  combustible;  having  a  high  proportion  of  fuel  to  air;  "a  rich  gas  mixture") 



combustible definition