The act or process of explaining. / Something that explains, makes understandable. / A resolution of disputed points pursuant to discussion; a mutual clarification of disputed points; reconciliation.

To make plain, manifest, or intelligible; to clear of obscurity; to illustrate the meaning of. / To give a valid excuse for past behavior. / (obsolete) To make flat, smooth out.

The act of utilizing something; industry. / The improper use of something for selfish purposes. / The act or result of forcibly depriving someone of something to which they have a natural right.

The process of exploring. / The process of penetrating, or ranging over for purposes of (especially geographical) discovery.

plural of explanation

With the capability to, or likely to, explode. / Having the character of an explosion. / (figuratively) Shocking; startling. / (slang) Easily driven to anger, usually with reference to a person.

Any explosive substance. / (linguistics, dated) A plosive.

(transitive) To destroy with an explosion. / (transitive) To destroy violently or abruptly. / (transitive) To create an exploded view of. / (transitive, archaic) To disprove or debunk.

(firefighting) An explosion of flue gases accumulated inside a burning building.

A view in a drawing showing the parts in an assembly separated outwardly, with an indication of how they fit together.