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 Definitions for firecracker: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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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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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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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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WordNet (r) 2.0
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firecracker
n : firework consisting of a small explosive charge and fuse in
a heavy paper casing [syn: cracker, banger]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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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
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