Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

grenade

/ɡɹəˈneɪd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.65 in modern English

Syllables: grenade
IPA: /ɡɹəˈneɪd/

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A small explosive device, designed to be thrown by hand or launched using a rifle, grenade launcher, or rocket.

noun

Obsolete

noun

A charge similar to a fireball, and made of a disc-shaped bomb shell, but with only one set of flames at the top.

noun

An unattractive girl.

Slang

verb

To use grenade(s) upon.

verb

Of an engine: to be violently wrecked so that the internal components burst out.

Intransitive verb; Slang

Example Sentences

"Some of the infantry got pinned down by it, and from cover kept up the battle by grenading rubble piles or any other likely spots ahead of them."
"They advanced after grenading the next traverse, much like the British did."

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.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: *ǵerh₂-, grenade, grenate, pōmum

Usage

Inflected Forms

grenades (plural) grenades (present, singular) grenading (participle, present) grenaded (participle, past) grenaded (past)

Derived Forms

grenadelike grenadier grenadine

Phrases

fall on a grenade fire grenade grenade launcher jump on a grenade math grenade

Frequently Paired Words

garnet grenado pomegranate

Rhymes With

made home-made played trade paid grade aid afraid laid stayed decade they'd

Questions

How do you pronounce grenade?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɡɹəˈneɪd/.
What does grenade mean?: A small explosive device, designed to be thrown by hand or launched using a rifle, grenade launcher, or rocket.
Where does grenade come from?: It is traced to French.

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