bombard vs snowball

snowball vs bombard

bombard and snowball both are nouns.

bombard and snowball both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
bombard	Yes	No	Yes	No
snowball	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, snowball is a hyponym of bombard; that is, snowball is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than bombard:

bombard: cast, hurl, or throw repeatedly with some missile
snowball: throw snowballs at

Other hyponyms of bombard include lapidate, egg.

bombard (noun)	snowball (noun)
a large shawm; the bass member of the shawm family	snow pressed into a ball for throwing (playfully)
	ball of crushed ice with fruit syrup
	ball of ice cream covered with coconut and usually chocolate sauce
	plant having heads of fragrant white trumpet-shaped flowers; grows in sandy arid regions

bombard (verb)	snowball (verb)
direct high energy particles or radiation against	increase or accumulate at a rapidly accelerating rate
address with continuously or persistently, as if with a barrage	throw snowballs at
throw bombs at or attack with bombs
cast, hurl, or throw repeatedly with some missile

Difference between bombard and snowball

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