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Bomb :: Bomb (n.) A shell; esp. a spherical shell, like those fired from mortars. See Shell..

Bomb :: Bomb (n.) A great noise; a hollow sound.

Zeuzerian :: Zeuzerian (n.) Any one of a group of bombycid moths of which the genus Zeuzera is the type. Some of these moths are of large size. The goat moth is an example.

Bombycinous :: Bombycinous (a.) Being of the color of the silkworm; transparent with a yellow tint.

High-flown :: High-flown (a.) Turgid; extravagant; bombastic; inflated; as, high-flown language..

Paramatta :: Paramatta (n.) A light fabric of cotton and worsted, resembling bombazine or merino..

Gigantesque :: Gigantesque (a.) Befitting a giant; bombastic; magniloquent.

Tribometer :: Tribometer (n.) An instrument to ascertain the degree of friction in rubbing surfaces.

Shell :: Shell (n.) A hollow projectile, of various shapes, adapted for a mortar or a cannon, and containing an explosive substance, ignited with a fuse or by percussion, by means of which the projectile is burst and its fragments scattered. See Bomb..

Bombproof :: Bombproof (a.) Secure against the explosive force of bombs.

Shatter :: Shatter (v. t.) To break at once into many pieces; to dash, burst, or part violently into fragments; to rend into splinters; as, an explosion shatters a rock or a bomb; too much steam shatters a boiler; an oak is shattered by lightning..

Tussock :: Tussock (n.) A caterpillar of any one of numerous species of bombycid moths. The body of these caterpillars is covered with hairs which form long tufts or brushes. Some species are very injurious to shade and fruit trees. Called also tussock caterpillar. See Orgyia.

Bombast :: Bombast (a.) High-sounding; inflated; big without meaning; magniloquent; bombastic.

Lexiphanic :: Lexiphanic (a.) Using, or interlarded with, pretentious words; bombastic; as, a lexiphanic writer or speaker; lexiphanic writing..

Swell :: Swell (v. i.) To be turgid, bombastic, or extravagant; as, swelling words; a swelling style..

Candy :: Candy (n.) A weight, at Madras 500 pounds, at Bombay 560 pounds..

Candlebomb :: Candlebomb (n.) A pasteboard shell used in signaling. It is filled with a composition which makes a brilliant light when it explodes.

Fly :: Fly (v. i.) To move suddenly, or with violence; to do an act suddenly or swiftly; -- usually with a qualifying word; as, a door flies open; a bomb flies apart..

Bombace :: Bombace (n.) Cotton; padding.

Adansonia :: Adansonia (n.) A genus of great trees related to the Bombax. There are two species, A. digitata, the baobab or monkey-bread of Africa and India, and A. Gregorii, the sour gourd or cream-of-tartar tree of Australia. Both have a trunk of moderate height, but of enormous diameter, and a wide-spreading head. The fruit is oblong, and filled with pleasantly acid pulp. The wood is very soft, and the bark is used by the natives for making ropes and cloth..

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