noun Download 🔗Share An explosive device used or intended as a weapon. Examples : "During the war, soldiers used bombs to destroy enemy buildings. " weapon military war device Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A failure; an unpopular commercial product. Examples : "box office bomb" outcome business entertainment Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A large amount of money. Examples : "cost a bomb" amount finance business Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (social) Something highly effective or attractive. Examples : "Her new hairstyle is bombs; everyone at school loves it! " style entertainment culture Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A cyclone whose central pressure drops at an average rate of at least one millibar per hour for at least 24 hours. Examples : "Forecasters warned that two bombs were forming in the Atlantic, threatening to bring strong winds and heavy rain to coastal regions. " weather nature disaster environment Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A heavy-walled container designed to permit chemical reactions under high pressure. Examples : "The chemist placed the reactants into the thick-walled bombs before starting the high-pressure reaction. " chemistry material substance Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A great booming noise; a hollow sound. Examples : "The empty plastic jug, when kicked across the gymnasium floor, produced hollow bombs with each bounce. " sound military weapon Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A professional wrestling throw in which an opponent is lifted and then slammed back-first down to the mat. Examples : "At the wrestling match, the stronger wrestler delivered two powerful bombs, leaving his opponent struggling to get back on his feet. " sport entertainment action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A recreational drug ground up, wrapped, and swallowed. Examples : "He took two "bombs" before the rave to keep him going all night. " medicine substance Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An act of jumping into water while keeping one's arms and legs tucked into the body, as in a squatting position, to maximize splashing. Examples : "The children did bombs into the pool, sending water splashing everywhere and soaking anyone nearby. " sport entertainment action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To attack using one or more bombs; to bombard. Examples : "The pilot bombs the enemy base. " military war weapon action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To fail dismally. Examples : "The comedian's new routine completely bombed; no one laughed at any of his jokes. " outcome entertainment sport business Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To jump into water in a squatting position, with the arms wrapped around the legs. Examples : "The children loved to bombs into the pool after school. " sport action entertainment Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To sound; to boom; to make a humming or buzzing sound. Examples : "The alarm clock bombed loudly, waking everyone in the house. " sound Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To cover an area in many graffiti tags. Examples : "The local teenagers bombed the abandoned train car with colorful graffiti tags. " art culture property Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To add an excessive amount of chlorine to a pool when it has not been maintained properly. Examples : "Because the pool was green and cloudy after weeks of neglect, the lifeguard decided to bombs it with chlorine. " utility environment service technical Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To make oneself drunk. Examples : "He bombed out on the celebratory beers after work, feeling quite intoxicated. " drink Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share (especially with along, down, up etc.) To move at high speed. Examples : "I was bombing down the road on my motorbike." action vehicle way Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading