Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bombsite

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.63 in modern English

Syllables: bomb-site
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A place where a bomb has exploded.

noun

A very messy place.

Colloquial

Example Sentences

"Postwar London remained pockmarked with bombsites for many years."
"All around the neatly arranged victim, the sitting room was a bombsite. Ornaments had been sent tumbling from the shelves , and the ground was littered with the debris of shattered porcelain animals. In the foreground of the photograph were the splintered remains of a pink poodle barometer promising fair weather."
"The kitchen was a bombsite—-unwashed dishes, food scraps and mess everywhere."
"Look, if you don't fancy the doctors' quarters, come home with me. The place is a bombsite, what with packing for the trip, but […]"

Etymology

From bomb + site.

Usage

Colloquial

Inflected Forms

bombsites (plural)

Homonyms

bombsight

Questions

What does bombsite mean?: A place where a bomb has exploded.
Where does bombsite come from?: From bomb + site.

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