dud bomb
1dud — [dud] n. [prob. < Du dood, dead] Informal 1. a bomb or shell that fails to explode 2. a person or thing that fails or is ineffectual adj. Informal worthless …
2dud — [ dʌd ] noun count 1. ) INFORMAL someone or something that is very disappointing 2. ) a bomb or other EXPLOSIVE object that fails to explode …
3dud — [n] failure bomb, bummer, bust, debacle, flop, lemon, loser, washout; concept 674 Ant. success …
4bomb — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. [bomb]shell; slang, flop (See failure). See arms. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. weapon, missile, high explosive, charge, bombshell, grenade; see also explosive , mine 2 , nuclear bomb , shell 2 . Types of… …
5Dud — For the Dunedin airport with the IATA airport code DUD, see Dunedin International Airport. A dud is an ammunition round or explosive that fails to fire or detonate, respectively, on time or on command. Duds are still dangerous and have to be… …
6dud — I UK [dʌd] / US noun [countable] Word forms dud : singular dud plural duds 1) informal someone or something that is very disappointing 2) a bomb or other explosive object that fails to explode II UK [dʌd] / US adjective Word forms dud : adjective …
7bomb — Synonyms and related words: A bomb, Grand Guignol, H bomb, Passion play, Tom show, aerial bomb, antimasque, antipersonnel bomb, astonishment, atom bomb, atomic bomb, audience success, ballet, batter, be a gas, be a hit, bill, blast, blitz,… …
8dud — I. noun Etymology: Middle English dudde Date: 1567 1. plural a. clothing b. personal belongings 2. a. one that is ineffectual; also failure < a box office …
9dud — /dʌd / (say dud) Colloquial –noun 1. any thing or person that proves a failure. 2. Military a shell, bomb, projectile, etc., that fails to explode after being fired. –adjective 3. useless; defective. –verb (t) (dudded, dudding) 4. to trick; cheat …
10bomb — 1. noun 1) they saw bombs bursting on the runway Syn: explosive, incendiary (device); missile, projectile; dated blockbuster, bombshell 2) countries with the bomb Syn: nuclear weapons, nuclear bombs, atom bombs, A bombs 3) informal …
