bomb
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(verb) attack with bombs; "The Americans bombed Dresden" |
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Related Words: assail, atom-bomb, atomize, attack, bomb out, dive-bomb, firebomb, glide-bomb, hydrogen-bomb, letter-bomb, nuke, pattern-bomb, skip-bomb, zap |
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(noun) an explosive device fused to denote under specific conditions |
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Related Words: Molotov cocktail, antipersonnel bomb, blockbuster, bombshell, car bomb, cluster bomb, depth bomb, depth charge, explosive device, firebomb, fragmentation bomb, gas bomb, gas shell, gasoline bomb, grenade, incendiary, incendiary bomb, infernal machine, petrol bomb, pipe bomb, plastic bomb, smoke bomb, smoke grenade, stench bomb, stink bomb, time bomb |
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| 3. |
(verb) throw bombs at |
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Synonyms: bombard |
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Related Words: assail, attack, blast, shell, strafe |
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(noun) strong sealed vessel for measuring heat of combustion |
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Synonyms: bomb calorimeter |
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Related Words: calorimeter |
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(noun) 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" |
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Synonyms: dud, turkey |
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Related Words: bust, flop |
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(verb) fail to get a passing grade; "She studied hard but failed nevertheless"; "Did I fail the test?" |
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Synonyms: fail, flunk, flush it |
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