noun

bombs

bombs

They found two bombs in the building.

They found two bombs in the building.

The movie was one of the year's biggest bombs.

The film was one of the year's biggest bombs.

((a bomb goes off)) a bomb explodes A bomb went off outside the embassy.

((to plant a bomb)) to place a bomb somewhere to explode later They planted a bomb in the car.

Synonyms: explosive, mine, shell; (failure) flop, dud

From Greek 'bombos', a deep, hollow sound, imitating the noise of an explosion.

Think of the 'BOOM!' sound a bomb makes when it explodes.

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