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2 : to assail persistently

3 : to subject to the impact of rapidly moving particles (as electrons)

Synonyms

blitz, shell; also rake, strafe

bom·bard·ment noun : the act or an instance of bombarding or the state of being bombarded

Synonyms

barrage, cannonade, fusillade, hail, salvo, shower, storm, volley—more at BARRAGE

bom·bar·dier noun : a bomber-crew member who releases the bombs

bom·bast noun [ORIGIN: ME, cotton padding, fr. MF bombace, fr. ML bombax cotton, alter. of L bombyx silkworm, silk, fr. Gk]

: pretentious wordy speech or writing

— bom·bas·ti·cal·ly adverb

Synonyms

bluster, brag, gas, grandiloquence, rant, rhetoric

bom·bas·tic adjective : marked by or given to bombast

Synonyms

gaseous, grandiloquent, oratorical, rhetorical, windy—more at RHETORICAL

bom·ba·zine noun 1 : a twilled fabric with silk warp and worsted filling

2 : a silk fabric in twill weave dyed black

bomb·er noun : one that bombs; especially : an airplane for dropping bombs

bomb·proof adjective : safe against the explosive force of bombs

bomb·shell noun 1 : BOMB 1

2 : one that stuns, amazes, or completely upsets

Synonyms

bolt, jar, jolt, surprise—more at SURPRISE

bona fide adjective [ORIGIN: L, in good faith]

1 : made in good faith

2 : neither specious nor counterfeit : GENUINE, REAL

Synonyms

authentic, genuine, real, right, true—more at AUTHENTIC

bo·nan·za noun [ORIGIN: Sp, lit., calm sea, fr. ML bonacia, alter. of L malacia, fr. Gk malakia, lit., softness, fr. malakos soft]

: something yielding a rich return

bon·bon noun : a candy with a creamy center and a soft covering (as of chocolate)

1bond noun 1 : something that binds or restrains : FETTER

2 : a binding or uniting force or tie <~s of friendship>

3 : an agreement or obligation often made binding by a pledge of money or goods

4 : a person who acts as surety for another

5 : an interest-bearing certificate of public or private indebtedness

6 : the state of goods subject to supervision pending payment of taxes or duties due

Synonyms

[1] band, chain, fetter, irons, ligature, manacle, shackle; also confinement, constraint, curb, hamper, hindrance, restraint, restriction

[2] cement, knot, ligature, link, tie; also attachment, connection, entanglement, fastening, joint, linkage

[3] contract, covenant, guarantee, guaranty, surety, warranty—more at GUARANTEE

2bond verb 1 : to assure payment of duties or taxes on (goods) by giving a bond

2 : to insure against losses caused by the acts of <~ a bank teller>

3 : to make or become firmly united as if by bonds <~ iron to copper>

4 : to form a close relationship

bond·age noun : a state of being bound usu. by compulsion : SLAVERY, SERVITUDE

Synonyms

enslavement, servitude, slavery, thrall, yoke—more at SLAVERY

bond·hold·er noun : one that owns a government or corporation bond

bond·ing noun 1 : the formation of a close personal relationship esp. through frequent or constant association

2 : the attaching of a material (as porcelain) to a tooth surface esp. for cosmetic purposes

bond·man noun : a person held in servitude as the chattel of another : SLAVE

Synonyms

chattel, slave, thrall—more at SLAVE

bonds·man noun : SURETY 3

bond·wom·an noun : a female slave or serf

1bone noun 1 : a hard largely calcareous tissue forming most of the skeleton of a vertebrate animal; also : one of the pieces of bone making up a vertebrate skeleton

2 : a hard animal substance (as ivory or baleen) similar to true bone

3 : something made of bone

— bone·less adjective

— bony also bon·ey adjective

2bone verb boned; bon·ing : to free from bones <~ a chicken>

bone black noun : the black carbon residue from calcined bones used esp. as a pigment

bone meal noun : crushed or ground bone used esp. as fertilizer or feed

bon·er noun : a stupid and ridiculous blunder

bone up verb 1 : to