candlebomb
English
noun
Definitions
- A small glass bubble, filled with water, which, if placed in the flame of a candle, bursts by expansion of steam.
- A pasteboard shell used in signaling, filled with a substance which makes a brilliant light when it explodes.
Etymology
Compound from English candle + English bomb.
Origin
English
bomb
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Candlemas English
- aerobomb English
- antibomb English
- barrel bomb English
- bomb English
- bomb calorimeter English
- bomb cyclone English
- bombable English
- bomber English
- bombie English
- bombless English
- bomblet English
- bomblike English
- bombload English
- bombmaker English
- bombmaking English
- bombogenesis English
- bombproof English
- bombshell English
- bombsies English
- bombsight English
- bombsite English
- bombworthy English
- candle English
- candleberry English
- candlefish English
- candleflame English
- candleglow English
- candleholder English
- candleless English
- candlelight English
- candlelighted English
- candlelighter English
- candlelighting English
- candlelike English
- candlelit English
- candlemaker English
- candlemaking English
- candlenut English
- candlepin English
- candlepower English
- candler English
- candleshine English
- candlestand English
- candlestick English
- candlestub English
- candlewaster English
- candlewax English
- candlewick English
- candlewood English
- divebomb English
- dumb bomb English
- f-bomb English
- firebomb English
- googlebomb English
- greasebomb English
- gutbomb English
- hydrobomb English
- isomer bomb English
- lava bomb English
- microbomb English
- n-bomb English
- oxygen candle English
- photobomb English
- powerbomb English
- s-bomb English
- stinkbomb English
- superbomb English
- tarbomb English
- waterbomb English
- bombe French
- ボム Japanese
- candel Middle English
- बम Hindi
- บอมบ์ Thai
- boma Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- bomber Norman
- ဗုံး Burmese
- bomu Swahili
- ibhomu Zulu
- baam̧ Marshallese
- kāāntōļ Marshallese
- kandel Tok Pisin
- kandra Sranan Tongo
- kanduru Shona
- kandulo Chichewa, Chewa, Nyanja
- bomb
- bomber
- f-bomb
- candle
- n-bomb
- s-bomb
- bombie
- gutbomb
- candler
- tarbomb
- bomblet
- aerobomb
- bombload
- bombsite
- antibomb
- bombsies
- firebomb
- bomblike
- bombless
- divebomb
- bombable
- superbomb
- waterbomb
- stinkbomb
- candlelit
- powerbomb
- candlepin
- hydrobomb
- bombmaker
- dumb bomb
- microbomb
- bombsight
- candlenut
- bombshell
- candlewax
- lava bomb
- photobomb
- Candlemas
- bombproof
- candlestub
- candlelike
- candlewood
- candlewick
- bombmaking
- candleglow
- candlefish
- candleless
- greasebomb
- bombworthy
- googlebomb
- isomer bomb
- candleberry
- candleflame
- candlestick
- candlelight
- candlestand
- candlepower
- candleshine
- barrel bomb
- candlemaker
- candlemaking
- candleholder
- candlewaster
- bomb cyclone
- bombogenesis
- candlelighted
- candlelighter
- oxygen candle
- candlelighting
- bomb calorimeter