Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Bombala A town in the Snowy Monaro council area, south eastern New South Wales, Australia. Bombali A district in Northern Province, Sierra Leone. Capital: Makeni. bombard A medieval primitive cannon, used chiefly in sieges for throwing heavy stone balls. bombardable Capable of being bombarded; suitable for bombardment. Bombarde A powerful, brassy reed stop on an organ of 8', 16' or 32'. bombardelle A small bombard (type of cannon). bombarder One who bombards. bombardier A bomber crew member who sights and releases bombs. bombarding bombardment bombardman Someone who carried liquor or beer in a can or bombard. bombardment The act of bombing, especially towns or cities. bombardo A surname. bombardon A brass instrument, the bass version of the tuba. bombards Padded breeches. bombase Cotton wool made from raw cotton, typically used as padding in clothing or as a stopper. bombast Cotton, or cotton wool. bombaster A bombastic speaker or writer. bombastic showy in speech and given to using flowery or elaborate terms; grandiloquent; pompous bombastical bombastic bombastically In a bombastic manner. bombasticness The state of being bombastic. bombastiloquent Speaking pompously or ostentatiously; full of bombast in speech. bombastious Bombastic. bombastry Bombastic language; bombast. bombax Any member of the genus Bombax of tropical trees in the mallow family. Bombay The former name of Mumbai, the state capital of Maharashtra, India. Bombayite a person from or residing in the city of Bombay. bombazet A kind of thin woollen cloth that may be either plain or twilled. bombazine A twilled or corded fabric made from silk, wool, or cotton dyed black. bombe A dessert made from ice cream frozen in a (generally spherical or hemispherical) mold. Bombeck A surname Bombeckian Of or relating to Erma Bombeck (1927–1996), American humorist who wrote a popular newspaper column describing suburban home life. bombed intoxicated; drunk or high bombee One who is bombed; the victim or target of a bombing. bomber A military aircraft designed to carry and drop bombs. Bomberger A surname. bomberino Synonym of high-jimmy-knacker. bomberman A male bomber (person who sets bombs) bombesin A neural oligopeptide that stimulates the release of gastrin bombic Pertaining to silkworms. bombiccite Synonym of hartite. bombiculture The raising of bees for use as pollinators in agriculture, typically within hothouses. bombie A bomblet from a cluster bomb. bombil The lizardfish (Harpadon nehereus), the Bombay duck, or bummalo, native to the Arabian Sea. bombilate To hum or buzz. bombilation A humming or booming sound. bombilla A straw, often made of metal, ending in a filter and used for drinking maté. bombinate to buzz or hum; to speak idly, vacuously, or to little effect. bombination the act or sound of humming or buzzing; hum, buzz bombinator A person who speaks or makes noise to no effect, as a flattering toady or empty orator. bombinatorid Any toad of the family Bombinatoridae. bombing The action of dropping bombs from the air. Bombingham Birmingham, Alabama, during the time of the civil rights movement, when protesters for and against racial segregation set off 50 dynamite explosions there. bombinin Any of a group of antimicrobial peptides produced by toads of the genus Bombina Bombira A locality in the Mid-Western council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia. bombless Without bombs. bomblessness Absence of bombs. bomblet A small or subsidiary bomb, such as one of those released by a cluster bomb. bomblike Resembling or characteristic of a bomb. bombline A line or limit beyond which aircraft may make attacks on the enemy without risking damage to their own troops. bombload The amount of ordnance held by a bomber aircraft. bombmaker A person or company that manufactures bombs bombmaking The manufacture of bombs. bombo A locality in the Kiama council area, south eastern New South Wales, Australia. bombogenesis Rapid or extreme cyclogenesis, often characterized by a barometric pressure drop of 24 millibars in a 24 hour period. bombolo A thin spheroidal glass retort (flask), in which camphor is sublimed. Bombon A municipality of Camarines Sur, Philippines. bombora A shallow isolated piece of reef located a distance offshore. bombous Having a rounded or domed surface; convex. Bombowlee A locality in the Snowy Valleys council area, south eastern New South Wales, Australia. bomboy A native supervisor of native laborers in colonial Africa. bombproof Sufficiently strong to resist the effects of a blast from a bomb. bombshell Any grenade, mortar shell, or artillery shell (hollow metal object) containing a charge that can explode. bombsies In children's games of marbles, the mode of play where one player attempts to drop a marble from above in order to hit a marble on the ground. bombsight A device which allows bombs to be accurately dropped from moving aircraft so as to hit a desired target. bombsite A place where a bomb has exploded. bombus A buzzing or humming. bombweed Synonym of fireweed. bombworthy Suitable for being bombed. bombycic Relating to bombycic acid bombycid Any of the moths of the family Bombycidae. bombycillid Any bird in the family Bombycillidae. bombycilloid Any member of the Bombycilloidea superfamily of birds. bombycine Pertaining to silkworms; bombic. bombycinous silken; made of silk bombycoid Any moth of the superfamily Bombycoidea bombykol A pheromone released by the female silkworm moth, Bombyx mori, to attract mates. bombyliid Any member of the family Bombyliidae, the bee flies. bombylious Buzzing like a bumblebee. bombyx Any member of the genus Bombyx of true silkmoths, whose caterpillars often feed on mulberries. bombyxin A brain peptide, related to insulin, responsible for activation of prothoracic glands in insects BOMDAS An acronym for arithmetic order of operations, with B first and AS last: Brackets, then order or 'of' in some curricula, then multiplication and division, then addition and subtraction. bomdong A hardy flattish kind of cabbage with tough, sweet leaves. Bomen A suburb of Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia. Bomer A surname. bometolol A beta-adrenergic blocking drug. bomfoggery The pompous, obfuscatory language used in politicians' speeches. Bomgaars A surname. Bomgardner A surname. Bomi A county of Liberia. Capital: Tubmanburg. Bommarito A surname from Italian. bommie A bombora. bomoh A Malay shaman or witch doctor. bomolochid Any copepod of the family Bomolochidae. Bompas A village and commune of Ariège department, Occitania, France. bomphiologia Exaggeration done in a self-aggrandizing manner, as a braggart; pompous, bombastic speech wherein small or trivial things are described with great, gasping words. Bompton Compton (a city in Los Angeles County, California). Bomu A Gur language of Burkina Faso and Mali. BON An indigenous Tibetan religion, in many ways akin to Tibetan Buddhism. bona Good. bonable Able to be or worthy of being boned; sexually attractive. Bonac Relating to the Bonackers or their culture. Bonacci A surname. bonaccordite An orthorhombic-dipyramidal reddish-brown mineral of the ludwigite group, with chemical formula Ni₂FeBO₅. bonaci A large grouper (Mycteroperca bonaci) of Florida and the Caribbean. Grey, with an oblong, laterally compressed body, it is a food fish. Bonacker A native of the Springs area of East Hampton, New York, USA. Bonafede A surname from Italian. bonafidely In a bona fide manner; genuinely; in good faith. bonaght Synonym of coign and livery. bonair gentle, courteous, or accommodating Bonaire An island, dependent territory, and special municipality of the Netherlands in the Caribbean, off the west coast of Venezuela. Bonalbo A locality in the Kyogle council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia. Bonamici A surname. Bonamy A surname. bonang A set of small gongs placed on a rack and usually struck with a padded stick, a type of gong chime, used in the gamelan music of Java. Bonanni A surname. Bonanno A surname from Italian. bonano A surname. bonanza A rich mine or vein of silver or gold. Bonaparte A Corsican surname, most notably borne by Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821). Bonapartean Of or pertaining to Napoleon Bonaparte or his family. Bonapartism The practices and ideology of Napoleon Bonaparte. Bonapartist A supporter or kin of Napoleon Bonaparte. bonar A surname. bonassus A bonnacon. bonasus A bonnacon. bonattite A monoclinic-domatic blue mineral containing copper, hydrogen, oxygen, and sulfur. Bonaventura A surname from Italian. Bonaventure A male given name from Latin. Bonavia A surname from Italian. Bonavista A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Bonavita A surname from Italian. Bonbeach A suburb of Melbourne in the City of Kingston, Victoria, Australia bonbon A sweet, especially a small chocolate-covered candy. bonbonne A demijohn or carboy. bonbonniere A small decorative container (box, dish or pouch) used to hold sweets. Bonbright A surname. Boncath A village and community in north-east Pembrokeshire, Wales (OS grid ref SN2038). bonce A large marble of grey stone used in various games, such as bonce about, bonce-eye, and French bonce. boncer Remarkable; wonderful.