A fuse for an explosive.
A colored flare used as a warning on the railroad.
A light musket or firelock.
A large friction match.
One who, or that which, fuses or is fused; an individual component of a fusion.
A conical, grooved pulley in early clocks, antique watches, and possibly all non-electronic marine chronometers.
A small firework that is intended to spew sparks rather than explode.
A sketched concept or visual solution, usually very quick and not too detailed.
A malfunction in which the fired projectile does not have enough force behind it to exit the barrel, and thus becomes stuck.
In special effects, a small explosive used to replicate a bullet hitting a surface.
A short article, often published in journals, that introduces theoretically problematic empirical data or discusses an overlooked theoretical problem. In contrast to a typical article, a squib need not answer the questions that it poses.
Any small firecracker sold to the general public, usually in special clusters designed to explode in series after a single master fuse is lit.
A similar device used to ignite an explosive or launch a rocket, etc.
The heating element used to set off the sodium azide pellets in a vehicle's airbag.
A kind of slow match or safety fuse.
An unimportant, paltry, or mean-spirited person.
In a legal casebook, a short summary of a legal action placed between more extensively quoted cases.
To make a sound like a small explosion.