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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

letter bomb

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.44 in modern English

Syllables
let-ter bomb
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An explosive device sent through the post, triggered to explode when the letter or packet is opened.

noun

A virus contained within an email or similar file.

verb

To send a letter bomb (of either sense).

Transitive verb

Usage

Inflected Forms

letter bombs (plural) letter bombs (present, singular) letter bombing (participle, present) letter bombed (participle, past) letter bombed (past)

Synonyms

mail bomb parcel bomb package bomb

Questions

What does letter bomb mean?
An explosive device sent through the post, triggered to explode when the letter or packet is opened.

How to pronounce letter bomb

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