Dictionary Check: bombard

"bombard" is a valid word!

Scrabble 14 points
Words with Friends 17 points

Definition

noun

a large shawm; the bass member of the shawm family

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verb

cast, hurl, or throw repeatedly with some missile

Example: "They pelted each other with snowballs"
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verb

throw bombs at or attack with bombs

Example: "The Americans bombed Dresden"
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verb

address with continuously or persistently, as if with a barrage

Example: "The speaker was barraged by an angry audience"
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verb

direct high energy particles or radiation against

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