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   grenade

   /ɡrɪˈneɪd/

   noun

   • 1. a small bomb thrown by hand or launched mechanically.
   • ▪ a glass receptacle containing chemicals which are released when the receptacle is thrown and broken, used for testing drains and extinguishing fires.

   Word Origin mid 16th century (in the sense ‘pomegranate’): from French, alteration of Old French (pome) grenate (see pomegranate), on the pattern of Spanish granada. The bomb was so named because it supposedly resembled a pomegranate in shape.

   Scrabble Points: 9

   • G

     2

   • R

     1

   • E

     1

   • N

     1

   • A

     1

   • D

     2

   • E

     1

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