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  • 121bomb — 1. n. a terrible performance or show. That movie was a total bomb. 2. • bomb, the n. something fantastic or wonderful. Your party was the bomb …

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  • 122bomb — 1. n. a bad performance or an inherently bad show. □ They tried as hard as they could, but the thing was a bomb from Act One on. □ The latest bomb on Broadway, like all bombs, will only go off once. This one finished to a chorus of boos before… …

    Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • 123bomb calorimeter — noun strong sealed vessel for measuring heat of combustion (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑bomb • Hypernyms: ↑calorimeter * * * bomb calorimeter noun An apparatus for determining the calorific value of fuels by ignition in a thick walled steel vessel • • •… …

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  • 124bomb shelter — noun a chamber (often underground) reinforced against bombing and provided with food and living facilities; used during air raids (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑air raid shelter, ↑bombproof • Derivationally related forms: ↑bombproof (for: ↑bombproof) …

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  • 125Bomb chest — Chest Chest (ch[e^]st), n. [OE. chest, chist, AS. cest, cist, cyst, L. cista, fr. Gr. ki sth. Cf. {Cist}, {Cistern}.] 1. A large box of wood, or other material, having, like a trunk, a lid, but no covering of skin, leather, or cloth. [1913… …

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  • 126Bomb ketch — Ketch Ketch (k[e^]ch), n. [Prob. corrupted fr. Turk. q[=a][imac]q : cf. F. caiche. Cf. {Ca[ i]que}.] (Naut.) 1. An almost obsolete form of sailing vessel, with a mainmast and a mizzenmast, usually from one hundred to two hundred and fifty tons… …

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  • 127Bomb Bee — Infobox VG title = Bomb Bee developer = Namco publisher = Namco designer = release = 1979 genre = Breakout modes = Up to 2 players, alternating turns cabinet = Upright, cabaret, and cocktail arcade system = display = Vertical orientation, Raster …

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  • 128Bomb — noun The atomic bomb; the capacity to launch a nuclear attack. Often used with “the”. Pakistan and India both have the Bomb now …

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