Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun atom-bomb
1 sense of atom bomb
Sense 1
atom bomb, atomic bomb, A-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))
=> nuclear weapon, atomic weapon -- (a weapon of mass destruction whose explosive power derives from a nuclear reaction)
=> bomb -- (an explosive device fused to explode under specific conditions)
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb atom-bomb
1 sense of atom-bomb
Sense 1
atom-bomb, nuke -- (bomb with atomic weapons)
=> bombard, bomb -- (throw bombs at or attack with bombs; "The Americans bombed Dresden")