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bombshell
noun bomb·shell \ˈbäm-ˌshel\
: something that is very surprising or shocking
: a very attractive woman
Full Definition of BOMBSHELL
1
: bomb 1a
2
: one that is stunning, amazing, or devastating <the book was a political bombshell>
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First Known Use of BOMBSHELL
1708
Related to BOMBSHELL
- Synonyms
- surprise, jar, jaw-dropper, jolt, stunner
Rhymes with BOMBSHELL
band shell, barbell, Becquerel, Blackwell, bluebell, bridewell, cadelle, cartel, chandelle, Chanel, clamshell, compel, cormel, cornel, corral, cowbell, cupel, diel, dispel, doorbell, dry cell, dry well, dumbbell, duxelles, ear shell, eggshell, excel, expel, farewell, fat cell, foretell, fuel cell, gazelle, germ cell, Glaspell, gromwell, groundswell, half shell, handbell, hard sell, hard-shell, harebell, hotel, impel, indwell, inkwell, Jarrell, jurel, Kandel, lampshell, lapel, Mandel, marcel, maxwell, Maxwell, micelle, misspell, morel, motel, nacelle, nerve cell, Nobel, noel, nouvelle, nutshell, oil well, Orel, Orwell, outsell, pall-mall, Parnell, pastel, pell-mell, pixel, pointelle, Ponselle, presell, propel, quenelle, rakehell, rappel, Ravel, rebel, refel, repel, respell, retell, riel, rondel, Roswell, saurel, scalpel, seashell, sequel, sleigh bell, soft sell, soft-shell, solgel, speedwell, spinel, stairwell, star shell, stem cell, tooth shell, unsell, unwell, upwell, wind-bell
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