bombard

bombard is a 7-letter English word with 11 senses as noun, transitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A piece of heavy ordnance formerly used for throwing stones and other ponderous missiles. It was the earliest kind of cannon. Face value is 14 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 14 · Words With Friends 17 · 11 senses

Definitions

1. noun. A piece of heavy ordnance formerly used for throwing stones and other ponderous missiles. It was the earliest kind of cannon.
2. noun. A bombardment.
3. noun. A large drinking vessel or can, or a leather bottle, for carrying liquor or beer.
4. noun. Padded breeches.
5. noun. See Bombardo.
6. transitive verb. To attack with bombards or with artillery; especially, to throw shells, hot shot, etc., at or into.
7. noun. a large shawm; the bass member of the shawm family

   Synonyms: bombardon

8. verb. direct high energy particles or radiation against
9. verb. address with continuously or persistently, as if with a barrage

   "The speaker was barraged by an angry audience"

   "The governor was bombarded with requests to grant a pardon to the convicted killer"

   Synonyms: barrage

10. verb. throw bombs at or attack with bombs

    "The Americans bombed Dresden"

    Synonyms: bomb

11. verb. cast, hurl, or throw repeatedly with some missile

    "They pelted each other with snowballs"

    Synonyms: pelt

Synonyms

bombardon, barrage, bomb, pelt

Common word forms

bombards, bombarded, bombarder, bombardes, bombarding, bombardment

Words from these letters

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