grenade en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
- /ɡɹəˈneɪd/
Etymology
Borrowed from French grenade, from Old French grenate in the phrase pomme grenate (“pomegranate”), ultimately from Medieval Latin pōmum (“apple”) + grānātum (“having grains”). The -d developed in French under influence of Spanish granada. Doublet of garnet.
Meanings
- A small explosive device, designed to be thrown by hand or launched using a rifle, grenade launcher, or rocket.
- (obsolete) A pomegranate.
- A charge similar to a fireball, and made of a disc-shaped bomb shell, but with only one set of flames at the top.
- (slang) An unattractive girl.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| grenades | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
grenadine · fall on a grenade · math grenade · grenadier · jump on a grenade · grenade launcher · fire grenade · grenadelike
Hyponyms
rubber ball blast grenade · pineapple · rifle grenade · concussion grenade · stun grenade · pineapple grenade · frag grenade · smoke grenade · flash grenade · fragmentation grenade · potato-masher grenade · hand grenade · rocket propelled grenade · grenado · potato masher · Mills bomb · stingball grenade · rocket-propelled grenade
Relateds
grenado · pomegranate · garnet
Translations (91)
ro grenadă (small explosive device) · he רִמּוֹן (small explosive device) · az qumbara (small explosive device) · dsb granata (small explosive device) · da granat (small explosive device) · yi גראַנאַט (small explosive device) · el χειροβομβίδα (small explosive device) · ms bom tangan (small explosive device) · hu gránát (small explosive device) · kk граната (small explosive device) · my လက်ပစ်ဗုံး (small explosive device) · he רימון (small explosive device) · bg грана́та (small explosive device) · ga gránáid (small explosive device) · mn гранат (small explosive device) · es granada (small explosive device) · ja 手榴弾 (small explosive device) · lo ລູກລະເບີດ (small explosive device) · bn গ্রেনেড (small explosive device) · th ระเบิดมือ (small explosive device) · lv granāta (small explosive device) · hsb granata (small explosive device) · kmr qumbere (small explosive device) · nrf grénade (small explosive device) · sk granát (small explosive device) · ja グレネード (small explosive device) · ckb نارِنجۆک (small explosive device) · ko 수류탄 (small explosive device) · az qranat (small explosive device) · ug گرانات (small explosive device) · fi kranaatti (small explosive device) · mr हातगोळा (small explosive device) · io grenado (small explosive device) · ks گَرنیٹ (small explosive device) · cs granát (small explosive device) · fa نارنجک (small explosive device) · tl granada (small explosive device) · ka ყუმბარა (small explosive device) · tg норанҷак (small explosive device) · pl granat (small explosive device) · af granaat (small explosive device) · hu kézigránát (small explosive device) · sq granatë (small explosive device) · mk кашика́ра (small explosive device) · tr el bombası (small explosive device) · ja 榴弾 (small explosive device) · ky граната (small explosive device) · sl granata (small explosive device) · ja 擲弾 (small explosive device) · lt granata (small explosive device) · sh granáta (small explosive device) · hy նռնակ (small explosive device) · lb Granat (small explosive device) · sv granat (small explosive device) · ar قُنْبُلَة (small explosive device) · uz granata (small explosive device) · ps ګرانادا (small explosive device) · tt граната (small explosive device) · km គ្រាប់បែក (small explosive device) · mt granata (small explosive device) · cmn 手榴彈 /手榴弹 (small explosive device) · vi lựu đạn (small explosive device) · mr ग्रेनेड (small explosive device) · fi heite (small explosive device) · lo ລູກແຕກ (small explosive device) · ar قُنْبُلَة يَدَوِيَّة (small explosive device) · et granaat (small explosive device) · fr grenade (small explosive device) · uk грана́та (small explosive device) · it granata (small explosive device) · dsb granata (small explosive device) · cmn 榴彈 /榴弹 (small explosive device) · km គ្រាប់បែកដៃ (small explosive device) · pt granada (small explosive device) · mk грана́та (small explosive device) · sh грана́та (small explosive device) · is handsprengja (small explosive device) · ru лимо́нка (small explosive device) · hi हथगोला (small explosive device) · be грана́та (small explosive device) · kmr narincok (small explosive device) · eo grenado (small explosive device) · nl granaat (small explosive device) · ca granada (small explosive device) · ur گرینیڈ (small explosive device) · id granat (small explosive device) · cmn 手雷 (small explosive device) · ru грана́та (small explosive device) · de Granate (small explosive device) · nb granat (small explosive device) · hi ग्रेनेड (small explosive device)