Reverse Dictionary: BOMB

NOUNS
..20C ► A-BOMB an atomic bomb → Amer. sl.
..20C ► CHICAGO PINEAPPLE a small bomb or grenade → Amer. sl.
1915 ► SAUSAGE a type of German trench-mortar bomb → sl.
1916 ► PINEAPPLE (BOMB) a light trench-mortar or a hand-grenade → sl.
1916 ► RUM-JAR a German trench-mortar bomb → sl.
1916 ► TOC EMMA→ TOCH EMMA → TOCK EMMA a trench-mortar → sl.
1917 ► DAISY-CUTTER an antipersonnel fragmentation bomb that explodes slightly above ground level → military sl.
1917 ► EGG a bomb; a mine; a depth charge → sl.
1917 ► MINNIE → MINNY a German trench-mortar, or the bomb discharged by it → sl.
1917 ► OIL CAN a German trench-mortar bomb in World War I → sl.
1918 ► APPLE a bomb; a grenade → US military sl.
1918 ► DAISY-CLIPPER an antipersonnel fragmentation bomb that explodes slightly above ground level → US army sl.
1919 ► ASHCAN an aerial bomb → US army sl.
1919 ► INCOMING MAIL bombs → US Army and Marine Corps usage
1919 ► MAIL bombs → US Army and Marine Corps usage
1919 ► OUTGOING MAIL bombs US Army and Marine Corps usage
1921 ► PILL a bomb → sl.
1925 ► PLUM-PUDDING a type of trench-mortar bomb → sl.
1929 ► BIG COUGH a bomb → US criminals’ sl.
1929 ► CAN a bomb → US sl.
1934 ► ITALIAN FOOTBALL a bomb → sl. (Bk.)
1939 ► MOLOTOV COCKTAIL a makeshift bomb typically consisting of a bottle of gasoline and a rag that serves as a wick and is ignited before throwing → Amer. sl., orig. journalists’ usage
1939 ► SACK OF TATERS a stick of small bombs, as incendiaries → Royal Air Force sl.
1940 ► AIR CAN a bomb when dropped from an aircraft → World War II Amer. sl.
1940 ► BREAD-BASKET a large bomb containing smaller bombs → Brit. sl.
1940 ► BUZZ BOMB a German World War II V-1 winged robot bomb powered by a ramjet engine → Amer. sl.
1940 ► CABBAGE a bomb → World War II Royal Air Force usage
1940 ► EAGLE a bomb → World War II Amer. sl.
1940 ► MOLOTOFF BREADBASKET → MOLOTOV BREADBASKET a cluster of incendiary bombs → military sl.
1941 ► MICKEY MOUSE a type of electrical bomb release → sl.
1941 ► MOANING MINNIE a German trench-mortar, or the bomb discharged by it → sl.
1942 ► BLOCKBUSTER a heavy bomb powerful enough to flatten a city block → US sl.
1942 ► COOKIE a bomb; an explosive device → US military sl.
1942 ► SCREAMER a type of bomb that makes a screaming sound as it falls → sl.
1943 ► RHUBARB a low-level strafing raid → sl.
1944 ► DOODLE a German V-1 flying bomb → sl.
1944 ► DOODLEBUG a German V-1 flying bomb → sl.
1944 ► MICKEY a type of radar-assisted bombsight → US sl.
1945 ► PRANG a bombing raid → sl., orig. Royal Air Force usage
1945 ► BALL TOSSER a bomb thrower → criminals’ sl. (Bk.)
1948 ► CLOBBERING a heavy bombing → Air Force sl.
1965 ► LAZY DOG a type of fragmentation bomb designed to explode in mid air and scatter steel pellets at high velocity over the target area → US sl.
1967 ► DAISY-CUTTER a 10,000 to 15,000 pound bomb used to clear jungle and create an instant landing zone in Vietnam → US sl.
1991 ► DUMB BOMB a bomb that must be dropped accurately → US sl.

VERBS
1915 ► PLASTER to bomb or shell heavily → sl.
1918 ► LAY AN EGG to drop a bomb from an aircraft → sl.
1935 ► SMEAR to destroy a place by bombing → sl.
1942 ► PRANG to bomb a target successfully from the air → sl., orig. Royal Air Force usage