bombshell
Any grenade, mortar shell, or artillery shell (hollow metal object) containing a charge that can explode.
Something that is very surprising, shocking, amazing or sensational.
“Singer and Jeffreys had focused their attention on cancer risk, but the bombshell of the report was the danger to children.”
“U.S. President Donald Trump’s bombshell proposal to take over the Gaza Strip and relocate its Palestinian inhabitants has made the forced transfer of populations – a war crime – a policy discussion, galvanizing Arab states.”
Someone who is very attractive; a sex symbol.
“Diana Dors, the 1950s blonde bombshell”
“The singer once identified by her shock of green hair has gone blonde and full bombshell, swapping her trademark sweats for a style more domme than deb: pink Gucci corset and skirt over Agent Provocateur skivvies, accessorized with latex gloves and leggings.”
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Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)
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Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing
From bomb + shell.
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