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I'm a really hectic dreamer; I never wake up not out of a dream, and there's loads going on, lots of action, big blockbuster dreams, they're all major enterprises.
Linda Grant

Meaning of "blockbuster" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BLOCKBUSTER

blockbuster  [ˈblɒkˌbʌstə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BLOCKBUSTER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Blockbuster is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BLOCKBUSTER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of blockbuster in the English dictionary

The first definition of blockbuster in the dictionary is a large bomb used to demolish extensive areas or strengthened targets. Other definition of blockbuster is a very successful, effective, or forceful person, thing, etc. Blockbuster is also a lavish film, show, novel, etc, that proves to be an outstanding popular success.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BLOCKBUSTER


antifilibuster
ˌæntɪˈfɪlɪˌbʌstə
Augusta
ɔːˈɡʌstə
bonkbuster
ˈbɒŋkˌbʌstə
broncobuster
ˈbrɒŋkəʊˌbʌstə
buster
ˈbʌstə
cluster
ˈklʌstə
combustor
kəmˈbʌstə
crime-buster
ˈkraɪmˌbʌstə
duster
ˈdʌstə
filibuster
ˈfɪlɪˌbʌstə
gangbuster
ˈɡæŋˌbʌstə
luster
ˈlʌstə
lustre
ˈlʌstə
middlebuster
ˈmɪdəlˌbʌstə
muster
ˈmʌstə
robusta
rəʊˈbʌstə
sodbuster
ˈsɒdˌbʌstə
stressbuster
ˈstrɛsˌbʌstə
tankbuster
ˈtæŋkˌbʌstə
trustbuster
ˈtrʌstˌbʌstə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BLOCKBUSTER

block tin
block vote
block voting
blockable
blockade
blockade runner
blockader
blockage
blockboard
blockbust
blockbusting
blocked
blocked currency
blocked shoe
blocker
blockhead
blockheaded
blockheadedly
blockheadedness
blockhole

WORDS THAT END LIKE BLOCKBUSTER

adjuster
Auster
baluster
bluster
claims adjuster
cropduster
exhauster
faster
fluster
globular cluster
insurance adjuster
jouster
knuckle-duster
lackluster
loss adjuster
ouster
pass muster
Schuster
supercluster
thruster
truster

Synonyms and antonyms of blockbuster in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «blockbuster» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BLOCKBUSTER

Find out the translation of blockbuster to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of blockbuster from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «blockbuster» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

大片
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

éxito de público
570 millions of speakers

English

blockbuster
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

फिल्म
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

اقبال
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

блокбастер
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

grande sucesso
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ব্লকবাস্টার
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

grand succès
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Blockbuster
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Knüller
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

大ヒット
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

블록버스터
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Blockbuster
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bộ phim bom tấn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வெற்றிகண்டது
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ब्लॉकबस्टर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

uçak bombası
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

grande successo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

blockbuster
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

блокбастер
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

blockbuster
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

blockbuster
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

blockbuster
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

blockbuster
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

blockbuster
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of blockbuster

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BLOCKBUSTER»

The term «blockbuster» is very widely used and occupies the 19.341 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BLOCKBUSTER» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about blockbuster

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10 QUOTES WITH «BLOCKBUSTER»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word blockbuster.
1
Daniel Berrigan
Well, I've been in several films including documentaries, but the big blockbuster, I was hired as advisor to the actors, I was trying to make Jesuits out of them.
2
Tyler Cowen
The iPhone is made on a global scale, and it blends computers, the Internet, communications, and artificial intelligence in one blockbuster, game-changing innovation. It reflects so many of the things that our contemporary world is good at - indeed, great at.
3
Anita Elberse
In investing, we intuitively think we should make a number of small bets. A blockbuster strategy is the opposite. It means making fewer huge investments. But it turns out to be safer.
4
Linda Grant
I'm a really hectic dreamer; I never wake up not out of a dream, and there's loads going on, lots of action, big blockbuster dreams, they're all major enterprises.
5
Randy Harrison
I don't want to be Tom Cruise. I'm not after some movie blockbuster career. That's not the kind of work I'm interested in. And frankly, it's not the kind of work I'm ever going to get.
6
Peter Jackson
The big-budget blockbuster is becoming one of the most dependable forms of filmmaking.
7
Ashley Jensen
Mind you, if a blockbuster movie was offered, I wouldn't say no. I can do accents - I don't always have to be Scottish.
8
Jonathan LaPaglia
The movie industry has collapsed into two types of film - the $100 million blockbuster or the small independent film of $1 million or less - and the huge middle ground has been lost. Cable is filling that void.
9
Dylan McDermott
Nowadays you really have to pump out that blockbuster in order to have the luxury of getting a body of work, and that's sad because the work suffers. Today everything is based on money. The older actors, they inspire me.
10
Christopher Nolan
You know when Hollywood does a great big blockbuster that really wraps you up in a world, and lets you believe in extraordinary things that move you in some way, in an almost operatic sensibility? That to me is the most fun I have at the movies.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BLOCKBUSTER»

Discover the use of blockbuster in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to blockbuster and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Blockbuster: How Hollywood Learned to Stop Worrying and Love ...
With the passion and wit of a true movie buff and the insight of an internationally renowned critic, Tom Shone is the first to make sense of this phenomenon by taking readers through the decades that have shaped the modern blockbuster and ...
Tom Shone, 2004
2
Titanic: Anatomy of a Blockbuster
The cultural studies and film scholars who have contributed 13 essays to this collection ask the key question--Why? What made Titanic such a popular movie? Why has this film become a cultural and film phenomenon?
Kevin S. Sandler, Gaylyn Studlar, 1999
3
Blockbuster TV: Must-see Sitcoms in the Network Era
Studies four sitcoms to explain how and why certain television shows gain a mass audience, including such factors as place in the programming schedule, impact of VCRs and cable, variations on formulas, and role of critics.
Janet Staiger, 2000
4
Blockbuster History in the New Russia: Movies, Memory, and ...
Stephen M. Norris examines the connections among cinema, politics, economics, history, and patriotism in the creation of "blockbuster history"—the adaptation of an American cinematic style to Russian historical epics.
Stephen M. Norris, 2012
5
Spectacular Narratives: Hollywood in the Age of the Blockbuster
Geoff King looks at the underexplored dynamic relationship between narrative and spectacle in contemporary Hollywood cinema.
Geoff King, 2000
6
Group's Blockbuster Movie Illustrations: The Return
Over 170 All-New Clips for your Ministry! This guide is a Blockbuster sequel not to be missed! Reel in teenagers by using clips from popular movies to vividly illustrate what the Bible has to say about critical issues they face.
Bryan Belknap, 2006
7
Blockbuster Entertainment Guide to Movies and Videos 1999
Offers more than twenty thousand entries for movies and videos
‎1998
8
Blockbuster Movie Illustrations: Over 160 Clips for Your ...
Now youth workers can use clips from today's most popular movies to vividly illustrate what the Bible has to teach about the critical issues teenagers face.
Bryan Belknap, 2001
9
From Betamax to Blockbuster: Video Stores and the Invention ...
In From Betamax to Blockbuster, Joshua Greenberg explains how the combination of neighborhood video stores and the VCR created a world in which movies became tangible consumer goods.
Joshua M. Greenberg, 2010
10
Blockbuster
Buckly Schwerdloff's outlandish attempt to save his father's movie studio involves risking everything on one movie--a film version of "A Pilgrim's Progress"--directed by an ex-mental patient
Marx P. Marx, 1988

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BLOCKBUSTER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term blockbuster is used in the context of the following news items.
1
6 Most Realistic Blockbuster MLB Trades That Could Go Down This …
With Independence Day in the rearview mirror, the July 31 MLB non-waiver trade deadline is beginning to loom large. But before the rumors ... «Bleacher Report, Jul 15»
2
5 NBA Teams in Prime Position to Make a Blockbuster Trade This …
As the NBA's frenetic free-agency period slows to a gradual halt, the unofficial "Let's make a blockbuster trade" season is set to begin. «Bleacher Report, Jul 15»
3
'Terminator Genisys' Aside, Paramount Has A Strong Blockbuster
Nonetheless, Paramount crafted what was basically the only blockbuster video game franchise thus far, snagging a $47m debut weekend back ... «Forbes, Jul 15»
4
A Sculptural Sequel for Blockbuster Movie Miniatures
The Swiss Institute's basement gallery space looks like the set for an avant-garde science fiction movie right now. For her Spring commission, ... «Hyperallergic, Jul 15»
5
'Armada' is your must-read summer blockbuster novel
Summer, for many people, is a time of escape. Escaping school, vacationing to escape routine, turning on the AC to escape the heat, and, ... «Mashable, Jul 15»
6
Analyst Schoenebaum offers blockbuster scenario for Axovant's 4 …
And he gives the Bermuda-based biotech a solid shot at earning peak blockbuster sales of $3.5 billion and a $60 share price--unless the ... «FierceBiotech, Jul 15»
7
Is Terminator Genisys the worst blockbuster ever?
'Bleak' is a great way to describe Genisys, which is so bad that it deserves a hyperbolic post-mortem. This wretched, stillborn blockbuster needs ... «Flickering Myth, Jul 15»
8
Why Praluent Could Be Blockbuster For Regeneron
Praluent, a cholesterol reducer has a potential market of 1.2 million people upon initial approval, easily blockbuster size. Nevertheless ... «Seeking Alpha, Jul 15»
9
The Blockbuster Of The Summer Isn't In Theaters—It's 'The Grexit'
The blockbuster movie of the summer isn't what you expect—it's not even in theaters, says Charles Sennott, head of 'The GroundTruth Project.'. «WGBH NEWS, Jul 15»
10
Bajrangi Bhaijaan music review: This Salman Khan starrer is the …
Kabir Khan's last release was “Ek Tha Tiger” which was a blockbuster. The music of “Ek Tha Tiger” was by Sohail Sen and Sajid-Wajid. «India.com, Jul 15»

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