TIMEBOMBS Synonyms

• projectiles to be fired from a gun

• any nuclear or chemical or biological material that can be used as a weapon of mass destruction

• information that can be used to attack or defend a claim or argument or viewpoint

• an explosive device fused to explode under specific conditions

• strong sealed vessel for measuring heat of combustion

• an event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual

• throw bombs at or attack with bombs

• fail to get a passing grade

• a mechanical or electrical explosive device or a small amount of explosive; can be used to initiate the reaction of a disrupting explosive

• serving to explode or characterized by explosion or sudden outburst

• a chemical substance that undergoes a rapid chemical change (with the production of gas) on being heated or struck

• liable to lead to sudden change or violence

• sudden and loud

• firework consisting of a small explosive charge and fuse in a heavy paper casing

• a small explosive bomb thrown by hand or fired from a missile

• involving deliberate burning of property

• a criminal who illegally sets fire to property

• a bomb that is designed to start fires; is most effective against flammable targets (such as fuel)

• arousing to action or rebellion

• capable of catching fire spontaneously or causing fires or burning readily

• excavation in the earth from which ores and minerals are extracted

• explosive device that explodes on contact; designed to destroy vehicles or ships or to kill or maim personnel

• get from the earth by excavation

• lay mines

• a rocket carrying a warhead of conventional or nuclear explosives; may be ballistic or directed by remote control

• a weapon that is forcibly thrown or projected at a targets but is not self-propelled

• weapons considered collectively

• military supplies

• defensive structure consisting of walls or mounds built around a stronghold to strengthen it

• supply with weapons

• ammunition consisting of a cylindrical metal casing containing an explosive charge and a projectile; fired from a large gun

• the material that forms the hard outer covering of many animals

• hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles

• the hard usually fibrous outer layer of some fruits especially nuts

• the exterior covering of a bird's egg

• a rigid covering that envelops an object

• a very light narrow racing boat

• the housing or outer covering of something

• a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners)

• the hard largely calcareous covering of a mollusc or a brachiopod

• use explosives on

• create by using explosives

• fall out of the pod or husk

• hit the pitches of hard and regularly

• look for and collect shells by the seashore

• come out better in a competition, race, or conflict

• remove from its shell or outer covering

• remove the husks from

• An electric ray of the genus Torpedo.

• A cylindrical explosive projectile that can travel underwater and is used as a weapon.

• A submarine sandwich.

• A naval mine.

• An explosive device buried underground and set off remotely, to destroy fortifications, troops, or cavalry; a land torpedo.

• A professional gunman or assassin.

• A small explosive device attached to the top of the rail to provide an audible warning when a train passes over it.

• A kind of firework in the form of a small ball, or pellet, which explodes when thrown upon a hard object.

• An automobile with a torpedo body.

• (usually in the plural) A woman's shoe with a pointed toe.

• (usually in the plural) A large breast; breast with a large nipple.

• A marijuana cigarette.

• To send a torpedo, usually from a submarine, that explodes below the waterline of the target ship.

• To sink a ship with one of more torpedoes.

• To undermine or destroy any endeavor with a stealthy, powerful attack.

• the front part of a guided missile or rocket or torpedo that carries the nuclear or explosive charge or the chemical or biological agents

• a simple form of gunpowder, consisting of a mixture of saltpeter, charcoal, and sulfur; invented in the 9th century in China.

• explosive consisting of a yellow crystalline compound that is a flammable toxic derivative of toluene