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volcanic
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14 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. volcanic
  2. volcanic ash
  3. volcanic bomb
  4. volcanic cloud
  5. volcanic cone
  6. volcanic dust
  7. volcanic foci
  8. volcanic glass
  9. volcanic mud
  10. volcanic neck
  11. volcanic rock
  12. volcanic water
  13. volcanic wind
  14. Mount Saint Helens National Volcanic Monument

1vol·ca·nic

adjective \väl-ˈka-nik, vȯl- also -ˈkā-\

Definition of VOLCANIC

1
a : of, relating to, or produced by a volcano
b : characterized by volcanoes <a volcanic range>
c : made of materials from volcanoes
2
: explosively violent : volatile <volcanic emotions>
— vol·ca·ni·cal·ly \-ni-k(ə-)lē\ adverb
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Examples of VOLCANIC

  1. <a man with a volcanic temper that could go off at any moment>

First Known Use of VOLCANIC

1774

Related to VOLCANIC

Synonyms
bang-bang, blood-and-guts, convulsive, cyclonic, explosive, ferocious, fierce, furious, hammer-and-tongs, hot, knock-down, drag-out (or knock-down-and-drag-out), paroxysmal, rabid, rough, stormy, tempestuous, tumultuous, turbulent, violent
Antonyms
nonviolent, peaceable, peaceful

Rhymes with VOLCANIC

Balkanic, Brahmanic, Britannic, galvanic, Germanic, Hispanic, Koranic, mechanic, melanic, organic, Romanic, satanic, shamanic, sultanic, tympanic

2volcanic

noun

Definition of VOLCANIC

: a volcanic rock

First Known Use of VOLCANIC

1894

Rhymes with VOLCANIC

Germanic, Hispanic, Koranic, mechanic, melanic, organic, Romanic

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