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Word entry · 11 letters

blockbuster

Best crossword clue

"Massive hit"

11 letters · collected on this word page

11 lettersPronunciation /ˈblɒkˌbʌs.tə(ɹ)/Part of speech nounSorted bbceklorstuStarts with BEnds with R2 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. an unusually successful hit with widespread popularity and huge sales (especially a movie or play or recording or novel)

Word origin

From block + buster, referring originally to aerial bombs capable of destroying a whole block of buildings.

Used in a sentence

  • “He was watching the blockbuster film series Harry Potter.”
  • “"General William Booth Enters into Heaven" is lusty, a blockbuster conception.”
  • “The report noted that 'an increasing public appetite for large "blockbuster" musicals is a firmly established feature of London’s West End theatre scene'.”

Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0

Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01“Massive hit”11 letters
02“Huge hit”11 letters

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