Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

light the fuse

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.61 in modern English

Syllables
light the -fuse
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To cause an effect

Inflected Forms

lights the fuse (present, singular) lighting the fuse (participle, present) lit the fuse (participle, past) lit the fuse (past)

Questions

What does light the fuse mean?
To cause an effect

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