fuse vs say

fuse

noun
  • A tendency to lose one's temper. 

  • A cord that, when lit, conveys the fire to some explosive device. 

  • The mechanism that ignites the charge in an explosive device; a detonator. 

  • A friction match for smokers' use, having a bulbous head which when ignited is not easily blown out even in a gale of wind. 

  • A device to prevent excessive overcurrent from overload or short circuit in an electrical circuit, containing a component that melts and interrupts the current when too high a load is passed through it. 

  • A kind of match made of paper impregnated with niter and having the usual igniting tip. 

verb
  • To have been protected against overcurrent by its fuse melting away, creating a gap in the wire, thus stopping the circuit from operating. 

  • To liquify by heat; melt. 

  • To furnish with or install a fuse to protect a circuit against overcurrent. 

  • To form a bicyclic compound from two similar or different types of ring such that two or more atoms are shared between the resulting rings 

  • To furnish with or install a fuse to (an explosive device) (see Usage notes for noun above). 

  • To melt together; to blend; to mix indistinguishably. 

  • To melt together. 

say

noun
  • Tried quality; temper; proof. 

  • A chance to speak; the right or power to influence or make a decision. 

  • Essay; trial; attempt. 

  • Trial by sample; assay; specimen. 

  • A strainer for milk. 

adv
  • Pick a color you think they'd like, say, peach. 

  • For example; let us assume. 

verb
  • Suppose, assume; used to mark an example, supposition or hypothesis. 

  • To tell, either verbally or in writing. 

  • To indicate in a written form. 

  • To have a common expression; used in singular passive voice or plural active voice to indicate a rumor or well-known fact. 

  • To recite. 

  • To pronounce. 

  • To try; to assay. 

  • To bet as a wager on an outcome; by extension, used to express belief in an outcome by the speaker. 

  • To speak; to express an opinion; to make answer; to reply. 

intj
  • Used to gain someone's attention before making an inquiry or suggestion 

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