Fuse(n.) A tube or casing filled with combustible matter, by means of which a charge of powder is ignited, as in blasting; -- called also fuzee. See Fuze.
Fuse(v. i.) To be reduced from a solid to a Quid state by heat; to be melted; to melt.
Fuse(v. i.) To be blended, as if melted together.
Fuse(v. t.) To liquefy by heat; to render fiuid; to dissolve; to melt.
Fuse(v. t.) To unite or blend, as if melted together.
Fused(imp. & p. p.) of Fuse
Fusee(n.) A flintlock gun. See 2d Fusil.
Fusee(n.) A fuse. See Fuse, n.
Fusee(n.) A kind of match for lighting a pipe or cigar.
Fusee(n.) A small packet of explosive material with wire appendages allowing it to be conveniently attached to a railroad track. It will explode with a loud report when run over by a train, and is used to provide a warning signal to the engineer.
Fusee(n.) The track of a buck.
Fusee(n.) The cone or conical wheel of a watch or clock, designed to equalize the power of the mainspring by having the chain from the barrel which contains the spring wind in a spiral groove on the surface of the cone in such a manner that the diameter of the cone at the point where the chain acts may correspond with the degree of tension of the spring.
Fusee(n.) A similar wheel used in other machinery.
Fusing(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Fuse
Words within fuse