Blockbuster

2 definitions found

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  blockbuster
       n 1: a large bomb used to demolish extensive areas (as a city
            block)
       2: an unsually successful hit with widespread popularity and
          huge sales (especially a movie or play or recording or
          novel) [syn: {megahit}, {smash hit}]



From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  22 Moby Thesaurus words for "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