bombshell

Other forms of bombshell

plural

bombshells·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about bombshell

What does bombshell mean?

bombshell means "an entertainer who has a sensational effect". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in bombshell?

bombshell has 2 syllables: bomb-shell. The stress falls on "bomb". In IPA it is /ˈbɑmˌʃɛl/.

What is another word for bombshell?

Close synonyms include thunderbolt, thunderclap. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is bombshell a common word?

bombshell is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with bombshell?

5 words rhyme with bombshell. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.