English word bomb comes from Ancient Greek (to 1453) βόμβος, Ancient Greek (to 1453) όμβος, Dutch bombe, and later Latin bombus (A buzz or humming sound.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| βόμβος | Ancient Greek (to 1453) (grc) | |
| όμβος | Ancient Greek (to 1453) (grc) | |
| bombe | Dutch (nl) | |
| bombus | Latin (lat) | A buzz or humming sound. |
| bomba | Italian (it) | Bomb. |
| bombe | French (fr) | (colloquial) a hottie, a bombshell. Aerosol (either the substance or the container). Bomb (a device filled with explosives). Bombe glacée, a frozen dessert consisting of two or more different kinds of ice cream, often with a light, frothy center made of eggs and sugar, frozen in a melon-shaped mold. Globular glass vessel; demijohn, carboy. |
| bombe cyclonique | French (fr) | A bomb cyclone. |
| bomb | English (en) | (informal) To add an excessive amount of chlorine to a pool when it has not been maintained properly.. (informal) To jump into water in a squatting position, with the arms wrapped around the legs.. (intransitive, slang) To fail dismally.. (obsolete) To sound; to boom; to make a humming or buzzing sound.. (slang) To cover an area in many graffiti tags.. (transitive, intransitive) To attack [...] |