Collocations for bomb - noun
ADJECTIVE
big,
huge,
large,
massive
small
cluster, fire (usually firebomb), high-explosive, incendiary, mortar, nail, petrol (BrE), smoke
atom, atomic, hydrogen, neutron, nuclear
bouncing (BrE), flying
terrorist
home-made
unexploded
stray (esp. BrE)
Their truck was hit by a stray bomb.
small
cluster, fire (usually firebomb), high-explosive, incendiary, mortar, nail, petrol (BrE), smoke
atom, atomic, hydrogen, neutron, nuclear
bouncing (BrE), flying
terrorist
home-made
unexploded
stray (esp. BrE)
Their truck was hit by a stray bomb.
dummy (esp. BrE),
fake
The suspect was apprehended for planting a fake bomb in a bus terminal.
a practice flight with dummy bombs
The suspect was apprehended for planting a fake bomb in a bus terminal.
a practice flight with dummy bombs
car,
roadside
letter, parcel (BrE)
dirty
smart (= one that is controlled by an electronic device)
suicide
time (figurative)
He described global warming as ‘an environmental time bomb’.
letter, parcel (BrE)
dirty
smart (= one that is controlled by an electronic device)
suicide
time (figurative)
He described global warming as ‘an environmental time bomb’.
VERB + bomb
place,
plant,
put
Police suspect terrorists planted the bomb.
Police suspect terrorists planted the bomb.
carry
The plane had been adapted to carry bombs.
The plane had been adapted to carry bombs.
drop,
release
Enemy planes dropped bombs on the airport.
Enemy planes dropped bombs on the airport.
defuse,
disarm
detonate, explode, set off
build, construct, develop, test (These verbs are only used about countries.)
India started to build a nuclear bomb.
detonate, explode, set off
build, construct, develop, test (These verbs are only used about countries.)
India started to build a nuclear bomb.
make
He used a clock to make a home-made bomb.
He used a clock to make a home-made bomb.
strap,
strap on
The bombs were strapped to their chests.
The bombs were strapped to their chests.
bomb + VERB
fall,
rain,
rain down
Eighty people died when bombs rained down on the city's crowded streets.
Eighty people died when bombs rained down on the city's crowded streets.
hit sth
detonate, explode, go off
blow sb/sth to pieces, blow sth up, destroy sth, kill sb, rip through sth
Fifteen people were blown to pieces by the car bomb.
A terrorist bomb ripped through the station.
detonate, explode, go off
blow sb/sth to pieces, blow sth up, destroy sth, kill sb, rip through sth
Fifteen people were blown to pieces by the car bomb.
A terrorist bomb ripped through the station.
target sb/sth
be ticking away
be ticking away
bomb + NOUN
attack,
blast,
explosion
alert (esp. BrE), scare, threat, warning (BrE)
plot
hoax (BrE)
disposal, squad
shelter
crater
The land was scarred with bomb craters.
alert (esp. BrE), scare, threat, warning (BrE)
plot
hoax (BrE)
disposal, squad
shelter
crater
The land was scarred with bomb craters.
damage
site
factory
victim
suspect
test
the fallout from atomic bomb tests
site
factory
victim
suspect
test
the fallout from atomic bomb tests