time bomb

RELATED WORDS :

POS

Noun Phrase

top

WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun time bomb has 2 senses

time bomb(n = noun.state) ticking bomb - a problematic situation that will eventually become dangerous if not addressed; "India is a demographic time bomb"; "the refugee camp is a ticking bomb waiting to go off"

is a kind of situation

time bomb(n = noun.artifact) infernal machine - a bomb that has a detonating mechanism that can be set to go off at a particular time;

is a kind of bomb

top

THESAURUS

time bomb

aerial bomb, antipersonnel bomb, bomb, bombshell, carcass, concussion grenade, depth bomb, depth charge, fire bomb, gas grenade, grenade, hand grenade, incendiary bomb, incendiary grenade, infernal machine, petard, tear-gas grenade, wall grenade