bombshell

bombshell Definition

bomb·shell (-s̸hel′)

noun

bomb ()
any shocking surprise
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

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.

Browse dictionary entries near bombshell