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dynamite

[ dahy-nuh-mahyt ]

noun

  1. a high explosive, originally consisting of nitroglycerin mixed with an absorbent substance, now with ammonium nitrate usually replacing the nitroglycerin.
  2. any person or thing having a spectacular effect.


verb (used with object)

dynamited, dynamiting.
  1. to blow up, shatter, or destroy with dynamite:

    Saboteurs dynamited the dam.

  2. to mine or charge with dynamite.

adjective

  1. Informal. creating a spectacular or optimum effect; great; topnotch:

    a dynamite idea; a dynamite crew.

dynamite

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noun

  1. an explosive consisting of nitroglycerine or ammonium nitrate mixed with kieselguhr, sawdust, or wood pulp
  2. informal.
    a spectacular or potentially dangerous person or thing
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. tr to mine or blow up with dynamite
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

dynamite

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  1. 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.
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ»å²â²Ô²¹ËŒ³¾¾±³Ù±ð°ù, noun
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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
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of dynamite1

From Swedish dynamit, introduced by Alfred Bernhard Nobel ( def ), its inventor in 1867; dynam-, -ite 1
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of dynamite1

C19 (coined by Alfred Nobel): from dynamo- + -ite 1
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A retired FBI special agent who led the agency's original investigation into the Lockerbie disaster has described the dossier as potential "dynamite."

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One former FBI agent described the material as potential "dynamite".

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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.

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Lee and invited reporters to chronicle the blasting of granite with dynamite and the cutting of roads with steam shovels.

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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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