Shrapnel (noun)
sh-rap-nel
Fragments of a bomb, shell, or other object thrown out by an explosion.
(British Informal) Small change
Early 19th century named after General Henry Shrapnel (1761–1842), the British soldier who invented the shell; the sense ‘fragments of a bomb or shell’ originated during the First World War.
Example sentences
“He was killed by a piece of shrapnel, even though the bomb missed him.”
“All i got for my troubles was a hangover and a pocket full of shrapnel.”
Medley (noun) med-lee a mixture, especially of heterogeneous elements; hodgepodge; jumble. First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English noun and adjective medle(e), medlei(e), maedlai(e) “battle, war, quarrel; mixture, balanced mixture,” from…
