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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (3)

1. an entertainer who has a sensational effect;
- Example: "she was a blonde bombshell"

2. a shocking surprise;
- Example: "news of the attack came like a bombshell"
[syn: bombshell, thunderbolt, thunderclap]

3. an explosive bomb or artillery shell; 



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Bombshell \Bomb"shell`\, n.
   1. A bomb. See Bomb, n.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. something or someone that stuns or amazes, especially
      suddenly and unexpectedly; as, the news of the president's
      affair was a political bombshell; a blonde bombshell.
      [PJC]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

bombshell
    n 1: an entertainer who has a sensational effect; "she was a
         blonde bombshell"
    2: a shocking surprise; "news of the attack came like a
       bombshell" [syn: bombshell, thunderbolt, thunderclap]
    3: an explosive bomb or artillery shell