Synonyms for bomb
bɒmbomb

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1. bombnoun

   A car in poor condition.

   Synonyms:
   rustbucket

2. bombnoun

   A large amount of money, a fortune.

   make a bomb, cost a bomb

   Synonyms:
   pretty penny, fortune, packet

3. bombnoun

   A very attractive woman; a bombshell.

   Synonyms:
   bombshell

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1. bombnoun

   an explosive device fused to explode under specific conditions

   Synonyms:
   bomb calorimeter, turkey, dud

2. bomb calorimeter, bombnoun

   strong sealed vessel for measuring heat of combustion

   Synonyms:
   bomb calorimeter, turkey, dud

3. turkey, bomb, dudverb

   an event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual

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

   Synonyms:
   flop, turkey, washout, dud, misfire, joker, bomb calorimeter

4. bombard, bombverb

   throw bombs at or attack with bombs

   "The Americans bombed Dresden"

   Synonyms:
   fail, pelt, barrage, flunk, bombard, flush it

5. fail, flunk, bomb, flush itverb

   fail to get a passing grade

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

   Synonyms:
   go, conk out, give way, flunk, betray, break down, die, neglect, run out, break, flush it, miscarry, give out, fail, go wrong, bombard, go bad

Matched Categories

1. • Attack
   • Calorimeter
   • Explosive Device
   • Weaponry

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1. bombnoun

   Synonyms:
   shell

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1. List of paraphrases for "bomb":

   bombs, pump, bombing, booby-trapped, explosion, bombard, blast, bombards, bombshell, nuke, bombings, bomba, bam, grenade, blaster, hottie, cannonball, explosives-laden, explosions, shell, car, bombardment, blasts, explosive

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1. bomb

   Synonyms:
   Crash

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1. Lieutenant Colonel Miftah Uddin:

   All arrested persons hailed from different parts of the country, were engaged there as trainers and conducted training of fire arms handling, bomb manufacturing and militants attack to selected militants.

2. Ailina Tsarnaeva:

   Stop looking for him. ... I know people that can put a bomb where you live.

3. Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush:

   The nuclear agreement announced by the Obama administration today is a dangerous, deeply flawed, and short sighted deal, based on initial reports and analysis, it appears this agreement does not 'cut off all of Iran's pathways to a nuclear weapon' -- in fact, over time, it paves Iran's path to a bomb. Most of the key restrictions last for only 10 to 15 years. Even before the deal expires, it could allow Iran to develop an industrial-scale enrichment program and continue its RD on advanced centrifuges and development of an ICBM.

4. Ed Markey:

   Every single one of these Takata air bags could be a ticking time bomb.

5. Russian Defence MinistryTASS:

   During the day some days — we hear the voice of the bomb and explosion like every minute. But for example, today it was calm today, we did not hear much. In the night, it’s very dark and almost all apartment buildings are empty. People have left their homes.