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Definition bomb in American English
bomb
noun
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noun
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
/bɑm/
1
a weapon made to explode at a particular time or when it hits something
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Example
a flea bomb (=used for killing fleas)
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3
nuclear weapons, considered as a group
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body bomb (noun)
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bomb (verb)
bomb disposal (noun)
bomb out (phrasal verb)
bomb out of (phrasal verb)
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bomb shelter (noun)
bomb site (noun)
car bomb (noun)
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cluster bomb (noun)
dirty bomb (noun)
dive-bomb (verb)
F-bomb (noun)
fusion bomb (noun)
glitter-bomb (verb)
H-bomb (noun)
hydrogen bomb (noun)
letter bomb (noun)
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mail bomb (noun)
neutron bomb (noun)
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smart bomb (noun)
smoke bomb (noun)
stink bomb (noun)
time bomb (noun)
weather bomb (noun)