- bomb
- 1) Prolific graffiti.
I'm getting smoked by that other writer. He's been bombing every train this week.
2) the best that ever was, the greatestThis new restaurant is the bomb!
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bomb
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bomb — bomb; bomb·line; bomb·load; bomb·shell; hy·dro·bomb; para·bomb; ro·bomb; su·per·bomb; bomb·let; bomb·er; … English syllables
Bomb — Bomb, n. [F. bombe bombshell, fr. L. bombus a humming or buzzing noise, Gr. ?.] [1913 Webster] 1. A great noise; a hollow sound. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] A pillar of iron . . . which if you had struck, would make . . . a great bomb in the chamber… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bomb — ► NOUN 1) a container of explosive or incendiary material, designed to explode on impact or when detonated by a timer or remote control. 2) (the bomb) nuclear weapons collectively. 3) (a bomb) Brit. informal a large sum of money. ► VERB 1) attack … English terms dictionary
bomb — [n] exploding weapon atom bomb, bombshell, charge, device, explosive, grenade, hydrogen bomb, mine, missile, Molotov cocktail, nuclear bomb, projectile, rocket, shell, ticker*, torpedo; concept 500 bomb [v1] detonate weapon attack, blast, blitz,… … New thesaurus
bomb — [bäm] n. [Fr bombe < It bomba; prob. < L bombus, a buzzing < Gr bombos, deep and hollow sound: orig. echoic] 1. a container filled with an explosive, incendiary, or other chemical for dropping or hurling, or for detonating by a timing… … English World dictionary
Bomb — Bomb, v. t. To bombard. [Obs.] Prior. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bomb — Bomb, v. i. [Cf. {Boom}.] To sound; to boom; to make a humming or buzzing sound. [Obs.] B. Jonson. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bomb — noun ammunition, armament, blockbuster, bombshell, charge, detonator, dynamite, explosive, explosive device, fireball, grenade, gunpowder, hand grenade, high explosive, infernal machine, instrument of warfare, mine, missile, Molotov cocktail,… … Law dictionary
Bomb — [dt. »bombardieren«, zum Absturz bringen], Absturz … Universal-Lexikon
bomb — – Rădăcină expresivă onomatopeică, ce reprezintă ideea unui zgomot confuz şi neîncetat, şi în general a unui zumzet. Creaţie spontană, proprie multor limbi, cf gr. βόμβος, lat. bombus, bombire, bombizare, sl. bǫbnǫti a bate toba . Der. bombăni… … Dicționar Român
bomb|er — «BOM uhr», noun. 1. an airplane used to drop bombs on the enemy: »The bombers flew over the enemy city releasing bombs that set many targets afire. 2. a person who throws or drops bombs or who sets explosive charges as acts of sabotage or… … Useful english dictionary
