BOMBING Synonyms
There are 19 hypernyms of the word bombing. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for BOMBING
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| bombard | verbv | |||||||
noun • a large shawm; the bass member of the shawm family verb • cast, hurl, or throw repeatedly with some missile • throw bombs at or attack with bombs • address with continuously or persistently, as if with a barrage • direct high energy particles or radiation against | ||||||||
| dud | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone who is unsuccessful • an explosion that fails to occur • an event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual adjective satellite • failing to detonate; especially not charged with an active explosive | ||||||||
| fail | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
verb • fail to do something; leave something undone • be unsuccessful • disappoint, prove undependable to; abandon, forsake • stop operating or functioning • be unable • judge unacceptable • fail to get a passing grade • fall short in what is expected • become bankrupt or insolvent; fail financially and close • prove insufficient • deteriorate | ||||||||
| flunk | verbv | |||||||
noun • failure to reach a minimum required performance verb • fail to get a passing grade | ||||||||
| turkey | nounn | |||||||
noun • large gallinaceous bird with fan-shaped tail; widely domesticated for food • a Eurasian republic in Asia Minor and the Balkans; on the collapse of the Ottoman Empire in 1918, the Young Turks, led by Kemal Ataturk, established a republic in 1923 • a person who does something thoughtless or annoying • flesh of large domesticated fowl usually roasted • an event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual | ||||||||
| bomb calorimeter | nounn | |||||||
noun • strong sealed vessel for measuring heat of combustion | ||||||||
| flush it | verbv | |||||||
verb • fail to get a passing grade | ||||||||
