bomb

/bˈɑm/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

noun

1. an explosive device fused to explode under specific conditions
2. strong sealed vessel for measuring heat of combustion
3. an event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual
   “the first experiment was a real turkey”

verb

1. throw bombs at or attack with bombs
   “The Americans bombed Dresden”
2. fail to get a passing grade
   “She studied hard but failed nevertheless”

Synonyms for bomb

• bomb calorimeter
• turkey
• dud
• bombard
• fail
• flunk
• flush it

Words that rhyme with bomb

• calm
• palm
• balm
• firebomb
• salaam
• sitcom
• som
• tom
• aplomb
• becalm
• embalm
• halm
• intercom
• mom
• pogrom
• prom
• agawam
• altom
• amraam
• anscom
• anscomb
• basam
• baucom
• blom
• bohm
• bom
• brahm
• brom
• bromm
• cablecomm