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dynamite
[ dahy-nuh-mahyt ]
noun
- a high explosive, originally consisting of nitroglycerin mixed with an absorbent substance, now with ammonium nitrate usually replacing the nitroglycerin.
- any person or thing having a spectacular effect.
verb (used with object)
- to blow up, shatter, or destroy with dynamite:
Saboteurs dynamited the dam.
- to mine or charge with dynamite.
dynamite
/ ˈ»å²¹Éª²Ôəˌ³¾²¹Éª³Ù /
noun
- an explosive consisting of nitroglycerine or ammonium nitrate mixed with kieselguhr, sawdust, or wood pulp
- informal.a spectacular or potentially dangerous person or thing
verb
- tr to mine or blow up with dynamite
dynamite
/ »åī′²ÔÉ™-³¾Ä«³Ù′ /
- A powerful explosive used in blasting and mining. It typically consists of nitroglycerin and a nitrate (especially sodium nitrate or ammonium nitrate), combined with an absorbent material that makes it safer to handle.
Derived Forms
- ˈ»å²â²Ô²¹ËŒ³¾¾±³Ù±ð°ù, noun
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- »å²ân²¹Â·³¾¾±³Ùe°ù noun
- »å²â·²Ô²¹Â·³¾¾±³Ù·¾±³¦ [dahy-n, uh, -, mit, -ik], adjective
- »å²ân²¹Â·³¾¾±³Ùi·³¦²¹±ô·±ô²â adverb
- ³Ü²Ô·»å²ân²¹Â·³¾¾±³Ùe»å adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of dynamite1
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of dynamite1
Example Sentences
A retired FBI special agent who led the agency's original investigation into the Lockerbie disaster has described the dossier as potential "dynamite."
One former FBI agent described the material as potential "dynamite".
A stick of dynamite is meant to depict an exploding red pill, while the number 100 signifies the “80-20†rule, which purports that 80% of women are attracted to the top 20% of men.
Lee and invited reporters to chronicle the blasting of granite with dynamite and the cutting of roads with steam shovels.
In rural California, at least 15 shooting attacks against Japanese Americans, an attempted dynamiting, three arson cases and five “threatening visits†amounted to “planned terrorism by hoodlums.â€
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