What does "blockbuster" mean?

A high-explosive bomb used for the purposes of demolishing extensive areas, such as a city block.

What is a synonym for "blockbuster"?

Common synonyms include: astonishment, blow, bomb, bombshell, catch, earthshaker.

Pronounced //ˈblɒkˌbʌs.tə(ɹ)//.

//ˈblɒkˌbʌs.tə(ɹ)// noun, slang

noun, slang ·Moderate ·High school level

Noun

1
A high-explosive bomb used for the purposes of demolishing extensive areas, such as a city block.
2
an unusually successful hit with widespread popularity and huge sales (especially a movie or play or recording or novel) wordnet
3
Something, such as a film or book, that sustains exceptional and widespread popularity and achieves enormous sales, as opposed to a box office bomb. informal
"He was watching the blockbuster film series Harry Potter."
4
a large bomb used to demolish extensive areas (as a city block) wordnet
5
Something, especially an event or a film, book or other creative work, that is intended to achieve high sales (perhaps indicated by large budgets or high advertising spending) or that is conceived on a large or epic scale informal
""General William Booth Enters into Heaven" is lusty, a blockbuster conception."

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6
Anything very large or powerful; a whopper. slang
"“How nice," she responded to his invitation, “but I've got a blockbuster of a headache. I'm paying for last night. Call me tomorrow, will you?""
7
A large firework of the firecracker type; an M-80.
8
One who engages in blockbusting (technique encouraging people to sell property). US
"Whereas White residents fell prey to blockbusters who stoked fears of invading Negroes and plummeting housing values during the 1950s, African Americans confronted more-than-imagined difficulties in neighborhoods after the 1968 riots."