Dumdum

Synonyms for "dumdum" (3 found)

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Noun(1 words)

Strong matches (1)

Noun(1 words)

Related words (1)

Noun(1 words)

Related word relations

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4 relation types

More general

2 entries

etymologically related_to

1 entries

is a

1 entries

related to

7 entries

Translations

17 translations across 7 languages.

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Chinese Mandarin

3 entries
  • 炸子 noun (bullet that expands on impact)
  • 達姆彈 /达姆弹 noun (bullet that expands on impact)
  • 開花彈 /开花弹 noun (bullet that expands on impact)

Finnish

2 entries
  • dumdumluoti noun (bullet that expands on impact)
  • tomppeli noun (an idiot)

Greek

1 entries
  • ντουμ-ντουμ noun (bullet that expands on impact)

Hindi

2 entries
  • उल्लू noun (an idiot)
  • मूर्ख noun (an idiot)

Norwegian Nynorsk

1 entries
  • dumdumkule noun (bullet that expands on impact)

Russian

4 entries
  • болва́н noun (an idiot)
  • ду́рень noun (an idiot)
  • дум-дум noun (bullet that expands on impact)
  • о́лух noun (an idiot)

Swedish

4 entries
  • dumbom noun (an idiot)
  • dumhuvud noun (an idiot)
  • fårskalle noun (an idiot)
  • idiot noun (an idiot)

Sample sentences

1 total sentences available.

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He related to us how the savages make bullets from the heart of a very hard wood cured by a special process. These bullets are only effectual when fired from a short range, and when they lodge in the flesh they explode like dumdum bullets.

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