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blockbuster
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun blockbuster has 2 senses
- blockbuster(n = noun.artifact) Array - a large bomb used to demolish extensive areas (as a city block); Array is a kind of general-purpose bomb, gp bomb
- blockbuster(n = noun.act) megahit, smash hit - an unusually successful hit with widespread popularity and huge sales (especially a movie or play or recording or novel); Array is a kind of bang, hit, smash, smasher, strike
OXFORD DICTIONARY
blockbuster, n. sl.
1 something of great power or size, esp. an epic film or a book.
2 a huge bomb capable of destroying a whole block of buildings.
1 something of great power or size, esp. an epic film or a book.
2 a huge bomb capable of destroying a whole block of buildings.
THESAURUS
blockbuster
astonishment, blow, bomb, bombshell, catch, earthshaker, eye-opener, joker, kicker, peripeteia, revelation, shocker, staggerer, startler, surprisal, surprise, surprise ending, surprise package, surprise party, switch, thunderbolt, thunderclap
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