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bomb

/bɑm/noun, verb1 syllable

Bomb means: fail to get a passing grade.

Synonyms for bomb9

noun, as in an event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual

turkey, dud

noun, as in strong sealed vessel for measuring heat of combustion

bomb calorimeter

verb, as in fail to get a passing grade

fail, flunk, flush it

verb, as in throw bombs at or attack with bombs

bombard

also used for bomb

blow up, parachute

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What does bomb mean?5

verb

1

fail to get a passing grade“She studied hard but failed nevertheless”

2

throw bombs at or attack with bombs“The Americans bombed Dresden”

noun

1

an event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual“the first experiment was a real turkey”

2

strong sealed vessel for measuring heat of combustion

3

an explosive device fused to explode under specific conditions

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with bomb?12

one syllable

momtomcalmpalmdompromromnom

two syllables

islamassamsalaam

three syllables

vietnam
Show 40 near rhymes
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Bomb in a sentence

  • Even a quarter kilometer away, the sound of the bomb was heard.mervert1
  • The bomb exploded, but no one was hurt.CM
  • You can change the world, just one mail bomb at a time.nipbud
  • Despite the bomb threat, the president needed to keep through with his plans.Nuel
  • Regardless of the bomb threat, the president needed to keep his schedule.Nuel
  • If a thermonuclear bomb hit that base, we'd be vaporized instantaneously.shekitten
  • Flavio detonated the bomb, killing himself and the rest of the zombies.Amastan
  • However, there was just one problem that couldn't be solved with a barrel bomb.urro

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of bomb

as a noun

plural
bombs

as a verb

past tense
bombed
present participle
bombing
third-person singular
bombs
past participle
bombed