| bomb | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. bomb | an explosive device fused to explode under specific conditions. |
| ~ a-bomb, atom bomb, atomic bomb, fission bomb, plutonium bomb | a nuclear weapon in which enormous energy is released by nuclear fission (splitting the nuclei of a heavy element like uranium 235 or plutonium 239). |
| ~ balloon bomb, fugo | a bomb carried by a balloon.; "In World War II the Japanese launched balloon bombs against North America" |
| ~ bomblet, cluster bomblet | one of the smaller bombs that are released from a cluster bomb. |
| ~ bombshell | an explosive bomb or artillery shell. |
| ~ briefcase bomb | a bomb consisting of an explosive and timer hidden inside a briefcase. |
| ~ car bomb | a bomb placed in a car and wired to explode when the ignition is started or by remote control or by a timing device. |
| ~ chemical bomb, gas bomb | a bomb laden with chemical agents that are released when the bomb explodes. |
| ~ cluster bomb | bomb consisting of a canister that is dropped from a plane and that opens to release a cluster of bomblets (usually fragmentation bombs) over a wide area.; "cluster bombs cannot be targeted precisely" |
| ~ cruise missile | an unmanned aircraft that is a self-contained bomb. |
| ~ depth bomb, depth charge | a bomb that explodes at a preset depth under water; antisubmarine device. |
| ~ dumb bomb, gravity bomb | a bomb that falls because of gravity and is not guided to a target. |
| ~ explosive device | device that bursts with sudden violence from internal energy. |
| ~ anti-personnel bomb, antipersonnel bomb, daisy cutter, fragmentation bomb | a bomb with only 10 to 20 per cent explosive and the remainder consisting of casings designed to break into many small high-velocity fragments; most effective against troops and vehicles. |
| ~ gas shell | (military) bomb consisting of an explosive projectile filled with a toxic gas that is released when the bomb explodes. |
| ~ general-purpose bomb, gp bomb | a large bomb (500 to 2,000 pounds that is 50% explosive) whose explosion creates a blast and whose metal casing creates some fragmentation effect. |
| ~ grenade | a small explosive bomb thrown by hand or fired from a missile. |
| ~ fusion bomb, h-bomb, hydrogen bomb, thermonuclear bomb | a nuclear weapon that releases atomic energy by union of light (hydrogen) nuclei at high temperatures to form helium. |
| ~ firebomb, incendiary bomb, incendiary | a bomb that is designed to start fires; is most effective against flammable targets (such as fuel). |
| ~ letter bomb, package bomb, parcel bomb | a thin explosive device inside an envelope or package and detonated when opened. |
| ~ megaton bomb | a nuclear weapon with an explosive power equivalent to one million tons of TNT. |
| ~ e-bomb, microwave bomb | a bomb that explodes in midair and releases a massive burst of electromagnetic energy sufficient to disable computers and telecommunications without killing people or damaging buildings. |
| ~ penetration bomb | a bomb with about 30% explosive and a casing designed to penetrate hardened targets before the explosive detonates. |
| ~ pipe bomb | a small homemade bomb usually contained in a metal pipe. |
| ~ plastic bomb | a bomb made of plastic explosive. |
| ~ remote-control bomb | a bomb that can be detonated by remote control. |
| ~ smart bomb | a bomb that can be guided (by a laser beam or radio) to its target.; "smart bombs have revolutionized aerial bombardment" |
| ~ smoke bomb, smoke grenade | a bomb that gives off thick smoke when it explodes; used to make a smoke screen or to mark a position. |
| ~ stench bomb, stink bomb | a small bomb designed to give off a foul odor when it explodes. |
| ~ aerosol bomb, fuel-air bomb, thermobaric bomb, vacuum bomb, volume-detonation bomb | a bomb that uses a fuel-air explosive.; "a thermobaric bomb can create overpressures equal to an atomic bomb" |
| ~ infernal machine, time bomb | a bomb that has a detonating mechanism that can be set to go off at a particular time. |
| ~ arms, implements of war, munition, weaponry, weapons system | weapons considered collectively. |
| n. (artifact) | 2. bomb, bomb calorimeter | strong sealed vessel for measuring heat of combustion. |
| ~ calorimeter | a measuring instrument that determines quantities of heat. |
| n. (event) | 3. bomb, dud, turkey | an event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual.; "the first experiment was a real turkey"; "the meeting was a dud as far as new business was concerned" |
| ~ bust, fizzle, flop | a complete failure.; "the play was a dismal flop" |
| v. (competition) | 4. bomb, bombard | throw bombs at or attack with bombs.; "The Americans bombed Dresden" |
| ~ attack, assail | launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with.; "Hitler attacked Poland on September 1, 1939 and started World War II"; "Serbian forces assailed Bosnian towns all week" |
| ~ carpet bomb | bomb a large area systematically and extensively.; "The U.S. decided to carpet bomb Vietnam" |
| ~ bomb out | make somebody homeless by destroying their houses with bombs. |
| ~ dive-bomb | bomb from a diving airplane. |
| ~ glide-bomb | bomb by gliding. |
| ~ skip-bomb | attack with delayed release bombs. |
| ~ atom-bomb, nuke | bomb with atomic weapons. |
| ~ hydrogen-bomb | attack with a hydrogen bomb. |
| ~ pattern-bomb | bomb in certain patterns. |
| ~ nuke, atomise, atomize, zap | strike at with firepower or bombs.; "zap the enemy" |
| ~ letter bomb | send an explosive to.; "The Unabomber letter bombed a number of individuals and institutions" |
| ~ firebomb | attack with incendiary bombs.; "The rioters fire-bombed the stores" |
| ~ shell, blast | use explosives on.; "The enemy has been shelling us all day" |
| v. (social) | 5. bomb, fail, flunk, flush it | fail to get a passing grade.; "She studied hard but failed nevertheless"; "Did I fail the test?" |
| ~ fail | fall short in what is expected.; "She failed in her obligations as a good daughter-in-law"; "We must not fail his obligation to the victims of the Holocaust" |
| ~ fail | judge unacceptable.; "The teacher failed six students" |
| pornography | | |
| n. (act) | 1. erotica, porn, porno, pornography, smut | creative activity (writing or pictures or films etc.) of no literary or artistic value other than to stimulate sexual desire. |
| ~ child pornography, kiddie porn, kiddy porn | the illegal use of children in pornographic pictures or films. |
| ~ creation, creative activity | the human act of creating. |
| pump | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. pump | a mechanical device that moves fluid or gas by pressure or suction. |
| ~ air pump, vacuum pump | a pump that moves air in or out of something. |
| ~ aspirator | a pump that draws air or another gas through a liquid. |
| ~ auxiliary pump, donkey pump | a supplementary pump available if needed. |
| ~ bicycle pump | a small pump that fills bicycle tires with air. |
| ~ bilge pump | a pump to remove bilgewater. |
| ~ centrifugal pump | a pump that use centrifugal force to discharge fluid into a pipe. |
| ~ cooling system, engine cooling system | equipment in a motor vehicle that cools the engine. |
| ~ piston chamber, cylinder | a chamber within which piston moves. |
| ~ force pump | pump used to force a liquid up and expel it under pressure. |
| ~ fuel system | equipment in a motor vehicle or aircraft that delivers fuel to the engine. |
| ~ gas pump, gasoline pump, island dispenser, petrol pump | a pump in a service station that draws gasoline from underground storage tanks. |
| ~ grease-gun, gun | a hand-operated pump that resembles a revolver; forces grease into parts of a machine. |
| ~ hand pump | a pump worked by hand. |
| ~ heart-lung machine | a pump to maintain circulation during heart surgery; diverts blood from the heart and oxygenates it and then pumps it through the body. |
| ~ hydraulic pump, hydraulic ram | a water pump that uses the kinetic energy of flowing water to force a small fraction of that water to a reservoir at a higher level. |
| ~ lift pump | pump used to lift rather than force a liquid up. |
| ~ mechanical device | mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles. |
| ~ oil pump | a pump that keeps a supply of oil on moving parts. |
| ~ stirrup pump | a hand-operated reciprocating pump; used in fighting fires. |
| ~ suction pump | a pump for raising fluids by suction. |
| ~ water pump | the pump in the cooling system of an automobile that cause the water to circulate. |
| n. (body) | 2. heart, pump, ticker | the hollow muscular organ located behind the sternum and between the lungs; its rhythmic contractions move the blood through the body.; "he stood still, his heart thumping wildly" |
| ~ internal organ, viscus | a main organ that is situated inside the body. |
| ~ arteria coronaria, coronary artery | the artery that branches from the aorta to supply blood to the heart. |
| ~ athlete's heart | enlarged heart commonly found among athletes trained for endurance. |
| ~ biauriculate heart | a heart (as of mammals and birds and reptiles) having two auricles. |
| ~ cardiac muscle, heart muscle | the muscle tissue of the heart; adapted to continued rhythmic contraction. |
| ~ cardiac valve, heart valve | a valve to control one-way flow of blood. |
| ~ valve | a structure in a hollow organ (like the heart) with a flap to insure one-way flow of fluid through it. |
| ~ cardiovascular system, circulatory system | the organs and tissues involved in circulating blood and lymph through the body. |
| n. (artifact) | 3. pump | a low-cut shoe without fastenings. |
| ~ shoe | footwear shaped to fit the foot (below the ankle) with a flexible upper of leather or plastic and a sole and heel of heavier material. |
| ~ spectator pump, spectator | a woman's pump with medium heel; usually in contrasting colors for toe and heel. |
| v. (contact) | 4. pump | operate like a pump; move up and down, like a handle or a pedal.; "pump the gas pedal" |
| ~ wield, handle, manage | handle effectively.; "The burglar wielded an axe"; "The young violinist didn't manage her bow very well" |
| ~ goose | give a spurt of fuel to.; "goose the car" |
| v. (competition) | 5. pump | deliver forth.; "pump bullets into the dummy" |
| ~ shoot, blast | fire a shot.; "the gunman blasted away" |
| v. (motion) | 6. pump | draw or pour with a pump. |
| ~ draw, take out | take liquid out of a container or well.; "She drew water from the barrel" |
| ~ pour | cause to run.; "pour water over the floor" |
| v. (possession) | 7. pump | supply in great quantities.; "Pump money into a project" |
| ~ furnish, provide, supply, render | give something useful or necessary to.; "We provided the room with an electrical heater" |
| v. (motion) | 8. pump | flow intermittently. |
| ~ gush, spirt, spout, spurt | gush forth in a sudden stream or jet.; "water gushed forth" |
| v. (motion) | 9. pump | move up and down.; "The athlete pumps weights in the gym" |
| ~ move, displace | cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense.; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant" |
| v. (motion) | 10. pump | raise (gases or fluids) with a pump. |
| ~ lift, elevate, raise, get up, bring up | raise from a lower to a higher position.; "Raise your hands"; "Lift a load" |
| v. (communication) | 11. pump | question persistently.; "She pumped the witnesses for information" |
| ~ query, question | pose a question. |
| smut | | |
| n. (substance) | 1. carbon black, crock, lampblack, smut, soot | a black colloidal substance consisting wholly or principally of amorphous carbon and used to make pigments and ink. |
| ~ atomic number 6, carbon, c | an abundant nonmetallic tetravalent element occurring in three allotropic forms: amorphous carbon and graphite and diamond; occurs in all organic compounds. |
| n. (state) | 2. smut | destructive diseases of plants (especially cereal grasses) caused by fungi that produce black powdery masses of spores. |
| ~ plant disease | a disease that affects plants. |
| ~ loose smut | disease of grains; the entire head is a dusty mass of spores. |
| ~ stinking smut, bunt | disease of wheat characterized by replacement of the grains with greasy masses of smelly smut spores. |
| ~ flag smut | smut affecting leaves and stems of cereals and other grasses. |
| ~ false smut, green smut | disease of rice; grains covered by a green powder consisting of conidia. |
| n. (plant) | 3. smut, smut fungus | any fungus of the order Ustilaginales. |
| ~ fungus | an organism of the kingdom Fungi lacking chlorophyll and feeding on organic matter; ranging from unicellular or multicellular organisms to spore-bearing syncytia. |
| ~ order ustilaginales, ustilaginales | parasitic fungi causing smuts; sometimes placed in class Tiliomycetes. |
| ~ covered smut | a smut fungus causing a smut disease of grains in which the spore masses are covered or held together by the grain membranes. |
| ~ loose smut | a smut fungus of the genus Ustilago causing a smut disease of grains in which the entire head is transformed into a dusty mass of spores. |
| ~ corn smut, cornsmut | a smut fungus attacking Indian corn. |
| ~ genus sphacelotheca, sphacelotheca | genus of smut fungus. |
| ~ head smut, sphacelotheca reiliana | smut fungus attacking heads of corn or sorghum and causing a covered smut. |
| ~ tilletia caries, bunt | fungus that destroys kernels of wheat by replacing them with greasy masses of smelly spores. |
| ~ tilletia foetida, stinking smut, bunt | similar to Tilletia caries. |
| ~ onion smut, urocystis cepulae | smut fungus causing blackish blisters on scales and leaves of onions; especially destructive to seedlings. |
| ~ flag smut fungus | a smut fungus causing a smut in cereals and other grasses that chiefly affects leaves and stems and is characterized chains of sori within the plant tissue that later rupture releasing black masses of spores. |
| n. (communication) | 4. dirty word, filth, obscenity, smut, vulgarism | an offensive or indecent word or phrase. |
| ~ fuck, fucking, nookie, nooky, piece of ass, piece of tail, roll in the hay, screwing, shtup, ass, shag, screw | slang for sexual intercourse. |
| ~ cock, pecker, dick, peter, putz, prick, tool, shaft | obscene terms for penis. |
| ~ bullshit, dogshit, horseshit, irish bull, crap, shit, bull | obscene words for unacceptable behavior.; "I put up with a lot of bullshit from that jerk"; "what he said was mostly bull" |
| ~ chickenshit | a false statement that is considered to indicate timidity or fear. |
| ~ bawdry, bawdy | lewd or obscene talk or writing.; "it was smoking-room bawdry"; "they published a collection of Elizabethan bawdy" |
| ~ scatology | a preoccupation with obscenity (especially that dealing with excrement or excretory functions). |
| ~ profanity | vulgar or irreverent speech or action. |
| ~ asshole, bastard, dickhead, mother fucker, motherfucker, prick, son of a bitch, cocksucker, sob, whoreson, shit | insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous. |
| ~ peeing, pissing, pee, piss | informal terms for urination.; "he took a pee" |
| ~ bugger all, fanny adams, fuck all, sweet fanny adams | little or nothing at all.; "I asked for a raise and they gave me bugger-all"; "I know sweet Fanny Adams about surgery" |
| ~ crap, poop, shit, shite, turd, dirt | obscene terms for feces. |
| ~ shitless | extremely frightened.; "he was scared shitless" |
| v. (change) | 5. smut | make obscene.; "This line in the play smuts the entire act" |
| ~ alter, change, modify | cause to change; make different; cause a transformation.; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" |
| v. (change) | 6. smut | stain with a dirty substance, such as soot. |
| ~ stain | produce or leave stains.; "Red wine stains the table cloth" |
| v. (change) | 7. smut | become affected with smut.; "the corn smutted and could not be eaten" |
| ~ mildew, mold | become moldy; spoil due to humidity.; "The furniture molded in the old house" |
| v. (body) | 8. smut | affect with smut or mildew, as of a crop such as corn. |
| ~ farming, husbandry, agriculture | the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock. |
| ~ infect, taint | contaminate with a disease or microorganism. |
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