exploitation
- n the act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful
the exploitation of copper deposits - n an act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly)
capitalistic exploitation of the working class
exploiter
- n a person who uses something or someone selfishly or unethically
exploration
- n to travel for the purpose of discovery
- n a careful systematic search
- n a systematic consideration
he called for a careful exploration of the consequences
explorer
- n someone who travels into little known regions (especially for some scientific purpose)
- n a commercial browser
explorer's gentian
- n tufted sometimes sprawling perennial with blue flowers spotted with green; western North America
explosion
- n a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction
- n the act of exploding or bursting
the explosion of the firecrackers awoke the children - n a sudden great increase
the population explosion
the information explosion - n the noise caused by an explosion
the explosion was heard a mile away - n the terminal forced release of pressure built up during the occlusive phase of a stop consonant
- n a sudden outburst
an explosion of laughter
an explosion of rage - n a golf shot from a bunker that typically moves sand as well as the golf ball
explosive charge
- n a quantity of explosive to be set off at one time