bomb
1. [ noun ] (military,arms) an explosive device fused to denote under specific conditions
Related terms: weaponry explosive_device grenade megaton_bomb atom_bomb hydrogen_bomb firebomb cruise_missile balloon_bomb fragmentation_bomb cluster_bomb car_bomb gas_bomb stink_bomb remote-control_bomb incendiary_bomb chemical_bomb time_bomb Molotov_cocktail pipe_bomb dumb_bomb plastic_bomb general-purpose_bomb smoke_bomb bomblet depth_charge letter_bomb penetration_bomb e-bomb briefcase_bomb bombshell smart_bomb aerosol_bomb blockbuster
2. [ verb ] (military) attack with bombs
Examples:

"The Americans bombed Dresden"

Related terms: attack glide-bomb pattern-bomb letter-bomb skip-bomb atom-bomb hydrogen-bomb nuke dive-bomb firebomb bomb_out
3. [ noun ] (chemistry,physics) strong sealed vessel for measuring heat of combustion
Synonyms: bomb_calorimeter
Related terms: calorimeter
4. [ verb ] (military) throw bombs at or attack with bombs
Synonyms: bombard
Examples:

"The Americans bombed Dresden"

Related terms: attack blast glide-bomb skip-bomb firebomb letter-bomb pattern-bomb nuke atom-bomb dive-bomb bomb_out carpet_bomb letter_bomb hydrogen-bomb bombing bomber
5. [ verb ] fail to get a passing grade
Synonyms: flunk flush_it fail
Examples:

"She studied hard but failed nevertheless" "Did I fail the test?"

Related terms: pass pass fail fail turkey failing
6. [ noun ] an event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual
Synonyms: dud turkey
Examples:

"the first experiment was a real turkey" "the meeting was a dud as far as new business was concerned"

Related terms: flop fail
Similar spelling:   Bomba
  bombie
  Bombay
  bonobo