bomb

[ bom ]
/ bɒm /

noun

verb (used with object)

verb (used without object)

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Origin of bomb

1580–90; earlier bom(b)e < Spanish bomba (de fuego) “ball (of fire),” akin to bombo “drum” < Latin bombus “a booming sound” < Greek bómbos

OTHER WORDS FROM bomb

bomb·a·ble, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH bomb

balm bomb

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British Dictionary definitions for bomb

bomb
/ (bɒm) /

noun

verb

Word Origin for bomb

C17: from French bombe, from Italian bomba, probably from Latin bombus a booming sound, from Greek bombos, of imitative origin; compare Old Norse bumba drum

Idioms and Phrases with bomb

bomb

see time bomb.