Noun

• S: (n) bomb (an explosive device fused to explode under specific conditions)
• S: (n) bomb calorimeter, bomb (strong sealed vessel for measuring heat of combustion)
• S: (n) turkey, bomb, dud (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"
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• S: (n) flop, bust, fizzle (a complete failure) "the play was a dismal flop"
• S: (n) turkey, bomb, dud (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"
• derivationally related form

Verb

• S: (v) bombard, bomb (throw bombs at or attack with bombs) "The Americans bombed Dresden"
• S: (v) fail, flunk, bomb, flush it (fail to get a passing grade) "She studied hard but failed nevertheless"; "Did I fail the test?"
• verb group
• antonym
• derivationally related form
• W: (n) failing [Related to: fail] (failure to reach a minimum required performance) "his failing the course led to his disqualification"; "he got two flunks on his report"
• W: (n) bomb [Related to: bomb] (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"
• sentence frame