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Burst Upon

Definition: Burst Upon

Burst Upon

Verb

1. Spring suddenly; "He burst upon our conversation".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

Synonym: Burst Upon

Synonym: burst in on (v). (additional references)

Synonyms within Context: Burst Upon

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Arrival	Come to hand; come at, come across; hit; come upon, light upon, pop upon, bounce upon, plump upon, burst upon, pitch upon; meet; encounter, rencounter; come in contact.
Inexpectation	Be unexpected; Adjective: come unawares; adVerb: turn up, pop, drop from the clouds; come upon one, burst upon one, flash upon one, bounce upon one, steal upon one, creep upon one; come like a thunder clap, burst like a thunderclap, thunder bolt; take by surprise, catch by surprise, catch unawares, catch napping; yach.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Crosswords: Burst Upon

English words defined with "burst upon": burst in on. (references)

Use in Literature: Burst Upon

Title	Author	Quote
Les Miserables	Hugo, Victor	Since the new blast which had burst upon him, had thrown him into this cloister, Jean Valjean had but one thought, to remain there.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Expression: Burst Upon

Expression using "burst upon": the truth burst upon him. Additional references.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Modern Translation: Burst Upon

Language		Translations for "burst upon"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Bulgarian		появявам се ненадейно пред. (various references)

French		la vérité lui a soudain sauté aux yeux (the truth burst upon him). (various references)

Pig Latin		urstbay onupay
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Anagrams: Burst Upon

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "b-n-o-p-r-s-t-u-u"
	-1 letter: burnouts, outburns, postburn.
	-2 letters: burnous, burnout, burtons, outburn, outruns, rubouts, runouts, turnups, upturns.
	-3 letters: bourns, brunts, burton, outrun, prunus, puntos, putons, robust, rubout, runout, sprout, stupor, suborn, turbos, turnup, unstop, uptorn, upturn.
	-4 letters: bonus, borts, bosun, bourn, bouts, brunt, bunts, burns, burnt, burps, burst, porns, ports, pours, pouts, prost, punto, punts, puton, roups, roust.
	Words containing the letters "b-n-o-p-r-s-t-u-u"
	+4 letters: unsupportable.
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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Quotations: Fiction

5. Expressions
6. Translations: Modern
7. Anagrams
8. Bibliography

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