BAM
Dictionary entry overview: What does Bam mean?
• BAM (noun)
The noun BAM has 2 senses:
1. an ancient city in southeastern Iran; destroyed by an earthquake in 2003
2. a sudden very loud noise
Familiarity information: BAM used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• BAM (noun)
Meaning:
An ancient city in southeastern Iran; destroyed by an earthquake in 2003
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
city; metropolis; urban center (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts)
Holonyms ("Bam" is a part of...):
Iran; Islamic Republic of Iran; Persia (a theocratic Islamic republic in the Middle East in western Asia; Iran was the core of the ancient empire that was known as Persia until 1935; rich in oil)
Meaning:
A sudden very loud noise
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Synonyms:
clap; bam; bang; blast; eruption
Hypernyms ("bam" is a kind of...):
noise (sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "bam"):
water hammer (the banging sound of steam in pipes)
