bomb has definitions from the fields of military,arms,chemistry,physics
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[ noun ] (military,arms) an explosive device fused to denote under specific conditions

Used in print

("Editorials"...)

The nuclear war is already being fought , except that the bombs are not being dropped on enemy targets - not_yet .

Some time ago , however , Mr._Khrushchev decided that when bigger bombs were made , the Soviet_Union would make them .

(Frank Oppenheimer, "Science and Fear-- A Discussion...)

The bombs are as_harmless_as an automobile in a garage .

2
[ verb ] (military) attack with bombs

Examples

"The Americans bombed Dresden"

Used in print

(John Cheever, "The Brigadier and the Golf Widow,"...)

He was marching up_and_down the locker_room of the Grassy_Brae_Golf_Club shouting , `` Bomb Cuba !

Bomb Berlin !

`` Bomb them '' ! he shouted .

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[ noun ] (chemistry,physics) strong sealed vessel for measuring heat of combustion

Synonyms

bomb_calorimeter

Used in print

(James A. Ibers et al., "Proton magnetic resonance...)

500 ml of 1 M aqueous **f with 1 g **f added are heated in a bomb at 170 ` C for 48 hours .

Related terms

calorimeter

4
[ verb ] (military) throw bombs at or attack with bombs

Synonyms

bombard

Examples

"The Americans bombed Dresden"

5
[ verb ] fail to get a passing grade

Synonyms

flunk flush_it fail

Examples

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

Related terms

pass pass fail fail turkey failing

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[ noun ] an event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual

Synonyms

dud turkey

Examples

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

Related terms

flop fail

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