FIRECRACKER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does firecracker mean? 

• FIRECRACKER (noun)
  The noun FIRECRACKER has 1 sense:

1. firework consisting of a small explosive charge and fuse in a heavy paper casing

  Familiarity information: FIRECRACKER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FIRECRACKER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Firework consisting of a small explosive charge and fuse in a heavy paper casing

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

banger; cracker; firecracker

Hypernyms ("firecracker" is a kind of...):

firework; pyrotechnic ((usually plural) a device with an explosive that burns at a low rate and with colored flames; can be used to illuminate areas or send signals etc.)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "firecracker"):

cannon cracker (a large firecracker)

cherry bomb (a red ball-shaped firecracker with high explosive power)

whizbang; whizzbang (a firecracker that (like the whizbang shell) makes a whizzing sound followed by a loud explosion)

 Context examples 

You will enjoy seeing your career take off like a firecracker in weeks and months to come.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

Specifically, Mars will be in the divine-for-Taurus earth sign of Capricorn, touching off other planets in that house like firecrackers in a box.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)