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dynamite

/ˈdaɪ.nəˌmaɪt/noun, verb3 syllables

Dynamite means: an explosive containing nitrate sensitized with nitroglycerin absorbed on wood pulp.

What does dynamite mean?2

noun

1

an explosive containing nitrate sensitized with nitroglycerin absorbed on wood pulp

verb

1

blow up with dynamite“The rock was dynamited”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Dynamite in a sentence

  • We blew up a huge rock with dynamite.CK
  • Dynamite fishing is extremely destructive to reef ecosystems.Scott
  • Are you sure it's safe to move this dynamite?CK
  • Why exert yourself hacking and pulling the stump when you have access to dynamite?moman
  • Nitroglycerin is the explosive substance found in dynamite.mutskt
  • Karl threw the dynamite stick inside the bunker.Amastan
  • Damiano tossed bags of dynamite into the alien ship.Amastan
  • Faith can move mountains, but I prefer dynamite.esperanturk

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of dynamite

as a verb

past tense
dynamited
present participle
dynamiting
third-person singular
dynamites
past participle
dynamited