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1 bombshell -- rank: 1000

bombshell definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: an entertainer who has a sensational effect; "she was a blonde bombshell" 2: a shocking surprise; "news of the attack came like a bombshell" [syn: bombshell, thunderbolt, thunderclap] 3: an explosive bomb or artillery shell Merriam ... is stunning, amazing, or devastating < the book was a political bombshell > Oxford Reference Dictionary n. 1 an overwhelming surprise or disappointment ... an artillery bomb. 3 sl. a very attractive woman (blonde bombshell). Webster's 1913 Dictionary Bombshell Bomb"shell`, n. A ...

2 explode a bombshell -- rank: 874

explode a bombshell definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) v 1: utter or do something surprising; "Father exploded a bombshell when he forbade us to go to the prom"

3 blonde bombshell -- rank: 874

blonde bombshell definitions Collin's Cobuild Dictionary (blonde bombshells) Journalists sometimes use blonde bombshell to refer to a woman with blonde hair who is ...

4 Thunderbolt -- rank: 410

... a shocking surprise; "news of the attack came like a bombshell" [syn: bombshell, thunderbolt, thunderclap] Merriam Webster's noun Date: 15th century 1 ... blow, blue darter, blue streak, bolt, bolt of lightning, bomb, bombshell, cannonball, catch, chain lightning, courser, dark lightning, dart, eagle, earthshaker ...

5 thunderclap -- rank: 324

... a shocking surprise; "news of the attack came like a bombshell" [syn: bombshell, thunderbolt, thunderclap] Merriam Webster's noun Date: 14th century 1 ...

6 Bomb -- rank: 324

... hum Webster's 1913 Dictionary Bomb Bomb, n. [F. bombe bombshell, fr. L. bombus a humming or buzzing noise, Gr. ?.] 1 ... blast, blitz, blockbuster, blow, blow to pieces, blow up, bombard, bombshell, broadcast drama, burlesque show, bust, cannonade, carcass, catch, charade, cliff ...

7 Joker -- rank: 205

... bill, bird, blind, block, blockade, blockbuster, blow, bluff, body, bomb, bombshell, booger, bosey, bottleneck, boundary condition, bower, buffoon, bugger, burlesquer, calendar ...

8 Incendiary shell -- rank: 205

... factions, sedition, or quarrel; inflammatory; seditious. --Paley. Incendiary shell, a bombshell. See Carcass, 4.

9 Incendiary -- rank: 205

... factions, sedition, or quarrel; inflammatory; seditious. --Paley. Incendiary shell, a bombshell. See Carcass, 4. Collin's Cobuild Dictionary (incendiaries) 1. Incendiary ...

10 hand grenade -- rank: 205

... grenade. N-COUNT Moby Thesaurus aerial bomb, antipersonnel bomb, bomb, bombshell, carcass, concussion grenade, depth bomb, depth charge, fire bomb, gas ...

11 mortar vessel -- rank: 205

... definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Bomb Bomb, n. [F. bombe bombshell, fr. L. bombus a humming or buzzing noise, Gr. ?.] 1 ...

12 Message shell -- rank: 205

... or with paper; as, a racing shell. Message shell, a bombshell inside of which papers may be put, in order to ...

13 Miranda -- rank: 205

... debut in Down Argentine Way (1940). Typecast as the "Brazilian Bombshell" and given such caricature roles as "The Lady in the ...

14 earthshaker -- rank: 205

earthshaker definitions Moby Thesaurus astonishment, blockbuster, blow, bomb, bombshell, catch, eye-opener, joker, kicker, peripeteia, revelation, shocker, staggerer, startler ...

15 eye opener -- rank: 205

... Moby Thesaurus Mickey, Mickey Finn, aperitif, astonishment, blockbuster, blow, bomb, bombshell, catch, chaser, cocktail, doch-an-dorrach, drink, earthshaker, highball, joker ...