hand grenade

Noun

Meaning

a grenade designed to be thrown by hand

Source: WordNet

Alternative names

hand-grenade

Synonyms

petard bomb pineapple grenade tarbogan fragmentation grenade

Antonyms

H-bomb A-bomb nuclear weapon atomic bomb hydrogen bomb fission bomb
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Hypernyms

grenade

Related terms

grenade

Examples

Oh-do be careful with that! That's my Buddha hand grenade. Twist the head twice and throw it and anyone within ten yards can say their prayers. Anthony Horowitz

... as if someone had thrown a hand grenade into the middle of a teddy bear orgy and the only survivors had had their fur blown off. Christopher Moore (author)

(Sylvia at typewriter) For feminine protection, every day use a hand grenade. Nicole Hollander

I swallowed a hand grenade that never stops exploding. Jeffrey McDaniel

A 100-year-old Turkish hand grenade was recently discovered during conservation work being conducted near the Damascus Gate in Jerusalem's Old City, the Israel Antiquities Authority announced on Wednesday. Source: Internet

Former National Security Council official Fiona Hill testified to the House that Bolton referred to the president’s personal attorney, Rudy Giuliani, as a “hand grenade who’s going to blow everybody up.” Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

hand glass hand glasses hand gliding hand grip hand grip dynamometer hand grip strength meter