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bombshell Definition

bomb·shell (-s̸hel′)

noun

  1. bomb ()
  2. any shocking surprise
  3. something which arouses great interest or excitement; sensation; specif., a woman with remarkable sex appeal, typically one who is blond and buxom

bombshell Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • drop: Alice then dropped the bombshell ' ' he used to touch me mommy, you know... ... .
  • come: Then comes the bombshell; the purpose of her visit is to ask Ian to father it.
  • deliver: Intel inside CeBit clashes with Intel's Developer Forum in California, so the chipmaker might not deliver too many bombshells in Hanover.
  • hide: Posted in Environment, Podcast, Energy, Nuclear power | 1 Comment » Where will Blair hide the nuclear tax bombshell?
  • get: Jane started divorce proceedings but within days got another bombshell.
  • have: Then on Monday we had the bombshell from Lady Amos, Leader in the Lords.

Converse of subject

  • front: Formed in September 2000 and fronted by blond bombshell Denise Daniel...

Adjective modifier

  • blond: The blond bombshell blamed her 'no show ' on her knee, which was operated on in June.
  • nuclear: Posted in Environment, Podcast, Energy, Nuclear power | 1 Comment » Where will Blair hide the nuclear tax bombshell?
  • big: Also good last night was Marion and Geoff, with the big bombshell.
  • late: How will the young butcher come to terms with this latest bombshell?
  • real: Meanwhile the Juveniles ' cost/performance evaluation is said to be complete, and to contain some real bombshells.

Modifies a noun

  • news: Saturday 24th April 2004 Well today is my first day after the bombshell news yesterday.
  • bounty: Stephanie Plum, the bombshell bounty hunter of Trenton, New Jersey, thinks she already has problems.
  • hunter: Stephanie Plum, the bombshell bounty hunter of Trenton, New Jersey, thinks she already has problems.
  • revelation: Their pomposity and pretense are swept away when a bombshell revelation suggests that their collective unions are not legal.

Noun used with modifier

  • tax: Posted in Environment, Podcast, Energy, Nuclear power | 1 Comment » Where will Blair hide the nuclear tax bombshell?

Preposition: of

  • sort: And then it dawned on me... Well it was a bombshell of sorts, but it didn't make any sense.