bombshell
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Is bombshell a Scrabble word?
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Definition
noun (English)
1. (historical) Any grenade, mortar shell, or artillery shell (hollow metal object) containing a charge that can explode.Synonyms: bomb[Appendix:Glossary#historical|historical]] sense>historical
2. (figurative) Something that is very surprising, shocking, amazing or sensational.Examples: "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."figuratively
3. (by extension) Someone who is very attractive; a sex symbol.Examples: "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."broadly
Definition source: Wiktionary