bomb
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
an explosive device fused to explode under specific conditions
Types & categories
- explosive device
- arms
- atom bomb
- balloon bomb
- bomblet
- bombshell
- briefcase bomb
- car bomb
- chemical bomb
- cluster bomb
- cruise missile
- depth charge
- dumb bomb
- daisy cutter
- gas shell
- general-purpose bomb
- grenade
- hydrogen bomb
- incendiary bomb
- letter bomb
- megaton bomb
- microwave bomb
- penetration bomb
- pipe bomb
- plastic bomb
- remote-control bomb
- smart bomb
- smoke bomb
- stink bomb
- aerosol bomb
- infernal machine
Related & opposite
Sense 2 verb
throw bombs at or attack with bombs
The Americans bombed Dresden
Types & categories
Related & opposite
Sense 3 noun
strong sealed vessel for measuring heat of combustion
Types & categories
Sense 4 verb
fail to get a passing grade
She studied hard but failed nevertheless
Related & opposite
Sense 5 noun
an event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual
the first experiment was a real turkey
Types & categories
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | bomblet |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | bomb |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | explosive device |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | arms |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | atom bomb |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | balloon bomb |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | bomblet |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | bombshell |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | briefcase bomb |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | car bomb |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | chemical bomb |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | cluster bomb |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | cruise missile |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | depth charge |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | dumb bomb |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | daisy cutter |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | gas shell |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | general-purpose bomb |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | grenade |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | hydrogen bomb |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | incendiary bomb |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | letter bomb |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | megaton bomb |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | microwave bomb |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | penetration bomb |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | pipe bomb |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | plastic bomb |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | remote-control bomb |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | smart bomb |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | smoke bomb |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | stink bomb |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | aerosol bomb |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | infernal machine |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | bombing |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | bomb |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | bomber |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | bomber |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | attack |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | carpet bomb |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | bomb out |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | dive-bomb |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | glide-bomb |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | skip-bomb |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | atom-bomb |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | hydrogen-bomb |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | pattern-bomb |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | nuke |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | letter bomb |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | firebomb |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | shell |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | calorimeter |
| 4 | antonym | Related & opposite | make it |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | flunk |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | bomb |
| 4 | verb group | Related & opposite | fail |
| 4 | verb group | Related & opposite | fail |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | flunk |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | bust |