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, adjectiveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH bomb
balm bombWords nearby 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.