| bolt upright |
in a rigidly attentive position. |
| bolus |
a large pill or ball of medicine, used primarily for large animals. [2 definitions] |
| bomb |
a metal shell filled with explosives that is dropped, thrown, or otherwise directed at a certain target for destructive purposes. [8 definitions] |
| bombard |
to attack with bombs, cannon fire, or artillery. [4 definitions] |
| bombardier |
one who operates the bombsight and bomb-release mechanism in a bomber aircraft. |
| bombardier beetle |
any of several beetles that spray an acrid, irritating fluid from the abdomen as a method of self-defense. |
| bombast |
boastful, pompous, or otherwise overblown utterances. |
| bombastic |
overblown or pretentious, as speech, writing, or a person speaking or writing in this way. |
| bombax |
of or designating a family of tropical trees that includes the kapok, baobab, and balsa. |
| Bombay |
a state capital on the west central coast of India. |
| bombazine |
a finely woven twill cloth of silk or rayon with wool, often dyed black for use as mourning clothes. |
| bomb bay |
in a bomber, the compartment from which bombs are dropped. |
| bomb cyclone |
a cyclone that rapidly intensifies in areas outside of the tropics. A bomb cyclone may bring with it a vast amount of snow or rain over an area. |
| bombe |
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. |
| bomber |
a military plane used to transport and drop bombs. [2 definitions] |
| bombinate |
to make a buzzing sound. |
| bombing |
an attack in which bombs are dropped. |
| bombogenesis |
rapid intensification of a large storm due to a steep drop in barometric pressure. |
| bombproof |
impervious to damage or destruction by conventional bombs. |
| bombshell |
a bomb. [2 definitions] |
| bombsight |
a device in aircraft that is used to aim bombs. |