Words that rhyme with schwam

n 1: an explosive device fused to explode under specific conditions 2: strong sealed vessel for measuring heat of combustion [syn: bomb calorimeter, bomb] 3: an event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual; "the first experiment was a real turkey"; "the meeting was a dud as far as new business was concerned" [syn: turkey, bomb, dud] v 1: throw bombs at or attack with bombs; "The Americans bombed Dresden" [syn: bombard, bomb] 2: fail to get a passing grade; "She studied hard but failed nevertheless"; "Did I fail the test?" [syn: fail, flunk, bomb, flush it] [ant: make it, pass]

n 1: space sought for occupation by a nation whose population is expanding [syn: living space, lebensraum]

n 1: a medieval oboe

n 1: (ethnic slur) offensive and derogatory name for a Black man who is abjectly servile and deferential to Whites [syn: Tom, Uncle Tom] 2: male cat [syn: tom, tomcat] 3: male turkey [syn: turkey cock, gobbler, tom, tom turkey]

n 1: United States writer of children's books (1856-1919) [syn: Baum, Frank Baum, Lyman Frank Brown]

n 1: stems of beans and peas and potatoes and grasses collectively as used for thatching and bedding [syn: haulm, halm]

n 1: a communist state in Indochina on the South China Sea; achieved independence from France in 1945 [syn: Vietnam, Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Viet Nam, Annam] 2: a prolonged war (1954-1975) between the communist armies of North Vietnam who were supported by the Chinese and the armies of South Vietnam who were supported by the United States [syn: Vietnam War, Vietnam]

n 1: English writer (born in France) of novels and short stories (1874-1965) [syn: Maugham, Somerset Maugham, W. Somerset Maugham, William Somerset Maugham]