Definition of firecracker
: a usually paper cylinder containing an explosive and a fuse and set off to make a noise
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Normally a firecracker of a woman, Stassi seems far more worried about keeping Patrick around throughout this entire ordeal than standing up for herself or her co-stars.
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Video and photos of Nova Nation’s partying quickly spread on social media, with clips showing crowds setting off firecrackers and lighting bonfires.
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Water needs: Medium; once established, water deeply once a week. Snapshot: This little firecracker is a hummingbird magnet.
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When 8th grade firecracker Kelly Collins is forced to attend military school after her mom marries Brigadier General Joe Maxwell, the colorful fashionista has trouble falling into line with her cadet classmates.
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Aided by the sons of America’s most influential families, young Jack—then a student at Choate—had successfully snuck firecrackers onto his elite boarding school’s Wallingford, Connecticut campus, and headed straight for the bathroom.
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His life had exploded like a strip of firecrackers at a barbecue, igniting the patio furniture and spreading to the house until everything was blazing out of control, engulfed in a massive fireball.
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The evening will include table-side magicians, firecrackers and the traditional Chinese Lion Dance.
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At least 17 killed in fireworks factory in India: A massive fire broke out at a firecracker factory on the northern outskirts of the Indian capital, New Delhi, killing at least 17 workers, a fire official said.
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First Known Use of firecracker
1823
FIRECRACKER Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of firecracker for English Language Learners
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: a small paper cylinder that is filled with an explosive and that produces a loud noise when it explodes
FIRECRACKER Defined for Kids
Definition of firecracker for Students
: a paper tube containing an explosive to be set off for amusement
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