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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
1B2L3O4C5K6B7U8S9T10E11R

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

01Massive hit11 letters
02Huge hit11 letters

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