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squib [skwɪb] N

1. squib (firework):

squib

2. squib (written attack):

squib

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Even with a short running time... this scrappy, unendearing squib outstays its welcome. en.wikipedia.org

In the end it was a damp squib. en.wikipedia.org

In the past, the chief products of its industrial establishments included mining drilling machines, miners' squibs, silk hosiery, and lumber products. en.wikipedia.org

The book was somewhat a damp squib with one reviewer saying it's full of incredibly dull revelations. en.wikipedia.org

For the house scene, it was built at a cost of $250,000 and included 7,000 drilled holes that would include explosive squibs for its demolition. en.wikipedia.org

A second squib ignited the fuel as it passed out of the end of the tube. en.wikipedia.org

She was an indefatigable letter-writer and a composer of parodies, squibs, toasts and character sketches, then a favourite form of composition. en.wikipedia.org

A squib kick is generally used when trying to avoid a run-back, although this outcome is not guaranteed. en.wikipedia.org

He cited the climax as a damp squib. en.wikipedia.org

A squib generally consists of a small tube filled with an explosive substance, with a detonator running through the length of its core, similar to a stick of dynamite. en.wikipedia.org

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