Definition of -bomb in English English dictionary
- A type of bomb, generally nuclear, as in A-bomb and H-bomb
- Used in denoting a taboo word beginning with a given letter
Dude, he was pissed! He was dropping f-bombs all over the place.
- A-bomb
- An atomic bomb; a weapon that derives its energy from nuclear reactions and has enormous destructive power. Explosion caused by splitting an atom
- Bomb
- The atomic bomb; the capacity to launch a nuclear attack. Often used with “the”
Pakistan and India both have the Bomb now.
- Google bomb
- An attempt to influence the page ranking of a webpage within the Google search engine by linking to it from many other sources
- H-bomb
- hydrogen bomb
- L-bomb
- an expression of love, usually one that provokes a significant change in a relationship
Then take her on a tour of places that are special to the two of you — the bar where you had your first date, the park where you dropped the L-bomb, ”.
- atom bomb
- Alternative form of atomic bomb
- atomic bomb
- A nuclear weapon that obtains its destructive energy from nuclear fission
- bass bomb
- An extremely low bass note that, when played through a subwoofer, physically shakes the listener
- batista bomb
- a move in professional wrestling; a powerbomb
- bomb
- A very attractive woman; a bombshell
- bomb
- A long forward pass
- bomb
- An explosive device used or intended as a weapon
- bomb
- : A failure; an unpopular commercial product
That movie was a bomb.
- bomb
- A car in poor condition
Nowadays, an old bomb simply won’t pass the inspection.
- bomb
- The atomic bomb
During the Cold War, everyone worried about the bomb sometimes.
- bomb
- An action or statement that causes a strong reaction
Normally very controlled, he dropped the F-bomb and cursed the paparazzi.
- bomb
- A success; the bomb
Our fabulous new crumpets have been selling like a bomb.
- bomb
- To attack using one or more bombs; to bombard
- bomb
- To fail dismally
Despite all the marketing, our product bombed. Nobody would buy it.
- bomb
- A heavy-walled container designed to permit chemical reactions under high pressure
The titanium tetrachloride is then reduced with sodium to form pure metallic titanium (99.9%) by heating TiCl4 with Na in a steel bomb at 700–800 °C in the Hunter process.
- bomb around
- The drive around at speed for pleasure
- bomb it
- To travel very rapidly, especially in a vehicle
I sprinted across to the fire exit and bombed it down the stairs like a wet cat.
- bomb shelter
- An air-raid shelter, a structure designed to give protection against bombs
- bomb shelters
- plural form of bomb shelter
- bomb site
- An area that an active bomb is contained in, normally sealed off by the authorities
- bomb site
- A building or other site destroyed by enemy aerial bombardment
- bomb sites
- plural form of bomb site
- bomb-ass
- Excellent; great; very successful
And you know that's right, but I still have to represent myself as the bomb-ass babe that I am,” I said as I joined in with her laughter.
- borer bomb
- a device used to eradicate pests, especially boring insects, by releasing toxic fumes
- bouncing bomb
- A bomb designed to bounce to a target across water in a calculated manner, in order to avoid obstacles and allow the bomb's speed and detonation time to be pre-determined
- box-office bomb
- A motion picture that generates relatively low revenue at the box office, especially that which is less than the budget for the motion picture
My favorite movie was a giant box-office bomb.
- butter bomb
- A wine in which diacetyl is deliberately promoted in order to impart a buttery flavour
The result is a creamy, fruit-driven wine that is by no means a butter-bomb.
- buzz bomb
- any small, jet-propelled flying missile that carries a bomb
- buzz bomb
- the V-1 flying bomb; the doodlebug
- buzz-bomb
- To bomb with a buzz bomb (jet-propelled missile or doodlebug)
- car bomb
- An explosive device installed in an automobile with the primary purpose to kill the occupants of the car
- car bomb
- Flatulence in an enclosed automobile
- car bomb
- An automobile laden with a large amount of explosives, and used as a bomb primarily in order to cause external damage
- car bomb
- An alcoholic beverage made by dropping a shot of liquor into a glass of beer
- carpet bomb
- To bomb an area in such a manner that the ordnance covers the entire area without gaps
The infantry were destroyed after the enemy carpet bombed the ground they were occupying.
- carpet-bomb
- Alternative spelling of carpet bomb
- chemical bomb
- Any explosive device that releases a noxious chemical compound (such as chlorine) upon detonation
- chemical-bomb
- Attributive form of chemical bomb
chemical-bomb detonator.
- cherry bomb
- A spherical firecracker that generates a high-power explosion
- cherry-bomb
- A four square ball game term which basically means spiking the ball or slamming it down with a force to make it hard for a person to retrieve it to stay in the game. A cherry-bomb with an even more impressive force would be called a tree-top
- cluster bomb
- Explosive munition designed to explode in the air and release a cluster of smaller explosives, thus spreading the blast over a larger area
- da bomb
- the best
- dirty bomb
- A nuclear bomb that spreads radiation over a wide area due to inefficiency or design
- dirty bomb
- A device containing conventional explosives and radioactive material, designed to spread radiation over a wide area
- dot bomb
- A failed dot-com company
The 1990s saw many dot bombs.
- drop a bomb
- To announce surprising or alarming information suddenly and without warning
- drop a bomb
- to release faeces from the bowels; to excrete
prepare your backpack and MAYBE spare a minute to drop a bomb in the toilet?.
- drop the F-bomb
- Alternative spelling of drop the f-bomb
- drop the f-bomb
- To utter the word fuck
From hip-hop artists to bloggers to the vice president of the United States, everyone's dropping the F-bomb.
- f-bomb
- The word fuck
The Ontario government treaded similar territory with the rollout of its Flick Off campaign, intended to encourage young people to conserve energy by turning off lights and appliances, but obviously hinting at the f-bomb.
- fission bomb
- An atomic bomb that uses nuclear fission as a source of energy
I heard the fission bomb test clearly and I was over a hundred miles away.
- flying bomb
- any early guided missile, but especially the V-1
- fork bomb
- the creation of a large number of self-replicating tasks or processes in a computer system in order to produce a denial of service
- fusion bomb
- An atomic bomb that uses nuclear fusion as a source of energy; a hydrogen bomb
- gay bomb
- A theoretical chemical weapon intended to make soldiers of an opposing force sexually attracted to one another
- hydrogen bomb
- A thermonuclear bomb which derives its destructive power from the fusion of isotopes of hydrogen (deuterium and tritium)
- letter bomb
- An explosive device sent through the post, triggered to explode when the letter or packet is opened
- letter bomb
- A virus contained within an email or similar file
- liquid bomb
- Any bomb disguised as a harmless bottle of soft drink, milk, medicine etc
- liquid bomb
- Any bomb constructed by mixing liquid ingredients so disguised
- logic bomb
- A piece of code intentionally inserted into a software system that will set off a malicious function when specified conditions are met
- love bomb
- A type of chemical weapon that makes enemy soldiers attracted to each other
- mail bomb
- To send a mail bomb (in either sense)
- mail bomb
- An explosive device sent through the post; a letter bomb or parcel bomb
- mail bomb
- A large number of e-mails sent to one destination, or an e-mail with a very large attachment
- money bomb
- An intense, short-term internet fundraising campaign, usually taking 24 hours or less
- n-bomb
- The word nigger
ALF’s racist N-bomb blooper reel has inspired another member of the 1980s sitcom cast to air an expletive of his own.
- nail bomb
- A bomb designed to cause extensive wounding by packing sharp objects around the explosive; used especially by terrorists and suicide bombers
- nail-bomb
- Attributive form of nail bomb, noun
- neutron bomb
- An atomic bomb that produces a greater amount of neutrons, and a lesser amount of blast; the intention being to destroy life but not infrastructure
- nuclear bomb
- A nuclear weapon
- parcel bomb
- A bomb, disguised as a parcel, set to explode when unwrapped
- petrol bomb
- A Molotov cocktail
- pipe bomb
- an improvised explosive device consisting of blasting powder encased in a metal pipe to increase the blast effect
- roadside bomb
- An explosive device placed at the side of a road and exploded when the target passes
- sake bomb
- A drink made by dropping a shot glass of sake (shot glass included) in a larger glass of beer
- stink-bomb
- Attributive form of stink bomb
stink-bomb thrower.
- the bomb
- The atomic bomb; the capability to launch a nuclear attack. Often capitalized
Pakistan and India both have the Bomb now.
- the bomb
- A success; something excellent
That party was the bomb!.
- time bomb
- A situation that threatens to have disastrous consequences at some future time
- time bomb
- A bomb that has a mechanism such that detonation can be preset to a particular time
- time-bomb
- Alternative spelling of time bomb
- water bomb
- A small balloon filled with water which bursts upon being thrown at somebody, thereby getting that person all wet
- bomb
- a hollow projectile containing an explosive material
- drop a bomb
- (Ev ile ilgili) Announce shocking or startling news
- bomb
- {v} to attack with bombs, not used
- bomb
- {n} a shell to be filled with powder, and sent from a mortar
- blast bomb
- (Askeri) Blast Bomb is a term used in Northern Ireland for a type of improvised explosive device. More specifically, these devices are usually a form of homemade grenade, which is thrown at a target. These devices have been used in a number of public order situations, and in attacks on the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) and British Army. Ordinary fireworks are sometimes used in a similar fashion to blast bombs. Such devices which are packed with nails are referred to as nail bombs
- bomb disposal
- The process by which hazardous explosive devices are rendered safe. Bomb disposal is an all encompassing term to describe the separate, but interrelated functions in the following fields:
- cluster bomb
- (Askeri) Cluster Munitions or Cluster Bombs are air-dropped or ground-launched munitions that eject a number of smaller submunitions ("bomblets"). The most common types are intended to kill enemy personnel and destroy vehicles. Submunition based weapons designed to destroy runways, electric power transmission lines, deliver chemical or biological weapons, or to scatter land mines have also been produced. Some submunition based weapons can disperse non-munition payloads, such as leaflets
- drop the f-bomb
- (deyim) Utter a "fuck" related bad word
- f-bomb
- (deyim) Relates to a situation where someone said fuck. Always preceded by a form of to drop
The car wouldn't start, so I dropped the f-bomb in front of my grandmother.
- go like a bomb
- (deyim) move very fast
- go like a bomb
- (deyim) be very successful
- incendiary bomb
- (Silahlar) Incendiary bombs or incendiary devices are bombs designed to start fires or destroy sensitive equipment using materials such as napalm, thermite, chlorine trifluoride, or white phosphorus
- Bomb
- The atomic bomb; the capacity to launch a nuclear attack. Often used with "the"
- H-bomb
- An H-bomb is a bomb in which energy is released from hydrogen atoms. hydrogen bomb H2O the chemical sign for water (hydrogen bomb)
- antitank bomb
- bomb designed to destroy tanks or other armored vehicles
- atom bomb
- very destructive bomb whose immense power comes from a chain reaction of nuclear fission
- atomic bomb
- very destructive bomb whose immense power comes from a chain reaction of nuclear fission
- bomb
- A general synonym for crash, normally pertaining to software failure
- bomb
- A shell; esp
- bomb
- an explosive device fused to denote under specific conditions
- bomb
- A virus which waits for an event to occur (such as a specified date) before executing its code
- bomb
- A general synonym for crash, normally of software or operating system failures
- bomb
- {i} explosive device; (Slang used in Canada & USA) the bomb, extraordinarily good person, something that is good in an outstanding manner, excellent thing
- bomb
- Nuclear weapons are sometimes referred to as the bomb. They are generally thought to have the bomb
- bomb
- A bomb is a device which explodes and damages or destroys a large area. Bombs went off at two London train stations It's not known who planted the bomb Most of the bombs fell in the south There were two bomb explosions in the city overnight
- bomb
- Prolific writing
- bomb
- When people bomb a place, they attack it with bombs. Airforce jets bombed the airport. + bombing bombings bomb·ing Aerial bombing of rebel positions is continuing There has been a series of car bombings. see also petrol bomb, pipe bomb. In volcanology, any unconsolidated volcanic material that has a diameter greater than
- bomb
- to perform a comedy show which gets no or few laughs
- bomb
- A car in poor condition. Used often as old bomb
- bomb
- n a device that explodes with great force; v to attack or destroy with bombs
- bomb
- 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"
- bomb
- 25 in. (32 mm). Bombs form from clots of wholly or partly liquid lava ejected during a volcanic explosion; they solidify and become rounded during flight. The final shape is determined by the initial size, viscosity, and flight velocity of the magma. atomic bomb depth bomb hydrogen bomb thermonuclear bomb H bomb neutron bomb smart bomb buzz bomb flying bomb
- bomb
- Better off modified baby! - used by the diesel gang who hop up thier engines
- bomb
- In lubrication terminology, a closed container used for conducting tests under elevated pressures
- bomb
- Fragment of molten or semi-molten rock, 2 1/2 inches to many feet in diameter, which is blown out during an eruption Because of their plastic condition, bombs are often modified in shape during their flight or upon impact
- bomb
- A bomb ketch
- bomb
- boulder-size chunk of partly solidified lava explosively ejected from a volcano
- bomb
- To fail spectacularly
- bomb
- Dolly Post Production
- bomb
- A great noise; a hollow sound
- bomb
- A device filled with explosives used for destroying things
- bomb
- A very attractive woman
- bomb
- A device constructed in order to prove that peaceful coexistence is impossible
- bomb
- malicious software designed to cause damage upon execution Typical examples include email and web bombs
- bomb
- To sound; to boom; to make a humming or buzzing sound
- bomb
- To fail suddenly
- bomb
- Back pullover from a tucked seat drop position Classed as a Dangerous move
- bomb
- a long pass thrown to a receiver sprinting down the field
- bomb
- {f} drop and explode bombs; fail (Slang)
- bomb
- (bäm)
- bomb
- fail to get a passing grade; "She studied hard but failed nevertheless"; "Did I fail the test?"
- bomb
- A bombD triggers a blastD It appears to be referring to code that raises exceptions deliberately "Planting a bombD" is the act of putting in exception raising code --JohnDougan
- bomb
- A failure; an unpopular commercial product
- bomb
- throw bombs at or attack with bombs; "The Americans bombed Dresden"
- bomb
- To crash or freeze a computer
- bomb
- Inappropriate term for shell
- bomb
- A thick-walled container, usually steel used to hold samples of oil or gas under pressure See bottomhole pressure
- bomb
- strong sealed vessel for measuring heat of combustion
- bomb
- A large fragment of volcanic ejecta Some bombs show twisted forms indicating that they were still liquid when ejected, but solidified before landing 'Breadcrust' and 'cowpat' bombs are named for their appearance
- bomb
- To bombard
- bomb
- a spherical shell, like those fired from mortars
- bomb
- To attack something by using one or more bombs; to bombard
- bomb line
- line on a map which shows the location of the enemy's ground forces
- bomb load
- load of bombs carried by a bomber
- bomb out
- make somebody homeless by destroying their houses with bombs
- bomb rack
- a device on an aircraft for carrying bombs
- briefcase bomb
- a bomb consisting of an explosive and timer hidden inside a briefcase
- carpet-bomb
- to drop a lot of bombs over a small area to destroy everything in it bombing
- dive-bomb
- bomb from a diving airplane
- drill bomb
- bomb which is less expensive and less powerful than a real bomb and is used during training exercises
- fragmentation bomb
- a bomb with only 10 to 20 per cent explosive and the remainder consisting of casings designed to break into many small high-velocity fragments; most effective against troops and vehicles
- gas bomb
- bomb which releases a poisonous gas
- incendiary bomb
- a bomb that is designed to start fires; are most effective against flammable targets (such as fuel)
- laser-guided bomb
- explosive device that locates and strikes its target using laser beams for guidance
- logic bomb
- A program designed to attack in response to a particular logical event or sequence of events A type of software sabotage
- logic bomb
- A malicious program similar to a virus except that it does not replicate itself (See virus in the hard copy dictionary )
- logic bomb
- Unauthorized computer code, sometimes delivered by email, which, when executed, checks for particular conditions or particular states of the system which, when satisfied, triggers the perpetration of an unauthorized, usually destructive, act
- logic bomb
- A destructive computer program similar to a virus that does not reproduce itself It acts based on a predetermined event
- mail bomb
- When someone sends multiple copies of the same message, or file, to another person with the purpose of filling their EMail box up fully Against most ISPs terms
- mail bomb
- A massive file or large amounts of smaller files sent to an e-mail address with the intention of crashing that system
- megaton bomb
- a nuclear weapon with an explosive power equivalent to one million tons of TNT
- nuclear bomb
- destructive bomb that is based upon the energy that is released from the splitting of plutonium or uranium atoms
- penetration bomb
- a bomb with about 30% explosive and a casing designed to penetrate hardened targets before the explosive detonates
- skip-bomb
- attack with delayed release bombs
- smart bomb
- guided missile
- the bomb
- {i} (Slang used in Canada & USA) da bomb, best thing since sliced bread, the best, extraordinarily good person, something that is good in an outstanding manner, excellent thing