Bombe

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A dessert consisting of two or more layers of variously flavored ice cream frozen in a round or melon-shaped mold.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A dessert made from ice cream frozen in a mold.
  • n. An electromechanical device used in early cryptanalysis.
  • Word Usage
    "Make Blog has a great roundup of links and coverage for the opening of Bletchley Park's recreation of the Polish "bombe" code-cracking devices that were instrumental in breaking the German Enigma cipher in World War II."
    Equivalent
    Verb Form
    bombed    bombes    bombing    bombs   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    flop    fizzle    bust    calorimeter   
    Cross Reference
    lemon   
    Form
    bomber   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    bombard    sound    boom    Shel    rustbucket    bombshell   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Baum    Dom    Fromm    Guam    Islam    Mom    Palme    Panmunjom    Qom    Rom   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    missile    weapon    grenade    explosion    explosive    bullet    aircraft    device    ammunition    cannon