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   Bomb·shell

   /ˈbämˌSHel/

   

   noun

   • 1. an overwhelming surprise or disappointment: "the news came as a bombshell"
   • 2. a very attractive person (typically used of a woman): informal "a twenty-year-old blonde bombshell"
   • 3. an artillery shell. dated

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   • bomb n. 2. Often figurative (or in figurative phr.). A shattering or devastating act, event, etc. blonde bombshell, a fair-haired person, esp. a woman, of startling vitality or physique. Kill'd..by a piece of Bomb-Shell. The famous..letter, which descended like a bombshell, in the midst of the decorous council-chamber.

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   • Pronounce bombshell as ˈbɑmˌʃɛl. 1. Noun, singular or mass These workouts use your glutes more than other cardio exercises and help you maintain your bombshell booty. 1. I haven't deliberately set out to play the blonde bombshell in my movies.

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   1. : bomb sense 1a. 2. a. : one that is stunning, amazing, or devastating. The book was a political bombshell. b. : a person who is the cause and object of sensational and usually widespread attention, excitement, or attraction. a blonde bombshell [=a glamorously attractive blonde woman]

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   noun. a bomb. something or someone having a sudden and sensational effect: The news of his resignation was a bombshell. bombshell. / ˈbɒmˌʃɛl / noun. (esp formerly) a bomb or artillery shell. a shocking or unwelcome surprise. the news of his death was a bombshell. informal. an attractive girl or woman (esp in the phrase blonde bombshell )

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   an explosive device fused to explode under specific conditions. noun. a shocking surprise. “news of the attack came like a bombshell ”. synonyms: thunderbolt, thunderclap. see more. see less. type of: surprise.

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   noun [ C ] informal uk / ˈbɒmʃel / us. Add to word list. a piece of usually bad news that surprises you very much: He dropped a bombshell by announcing that he was quitting the sport. (Definition of bombshell from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of bombshell. in Chinese (Traditional)

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   Earlier version. bomb-shell in OED Second Edition (1989) 1708–. = bomb n. 2. Often figurative (or in figurative phr.). A shattering or devastating act, event, etc. blonde bombshell, a fair-haired person, esp. a woman, of startling vitality or physique. 1708. Kill'd..by a piece of Bomb-Shell.

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   6 days ago · noun. 1. (esp formerly) a bomb or artillery shell. 2. a shocking or unwelcome surprise. the news of his death was a bombshell. 3. informal. an attractive woman (esp in the phrase blonde bombshell ) Collins English Dictionary.