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dynamite

noun

1 dynamite

An explosive containing nitrate sensitized with nitroglycerin absorbed on wood pulp.

Roget 727: arm, arms; weapon, deadly weapon; armament, armaments, armature; panoply, stand of arms; armor etc. (defense) 717; armory ... show more

Roget 406: snap etc. v.; rapping etc. v.; decrepitation, crepitation; report, thud; burst, explosion, blast, boom, ... show more

Dutch: dynamiet
Polish: dynamit

verb

1 dynamite

Blow up with dynamite.


Moby thesaurus: Ballistite, TNT, annihilate, cellulose nitrate, cordite, decimate, demolish, dismantle, dissolve, explosive, gunpowder, high explosive, melinite, nitrocotton, nitroglycerin, plastic explosive, powder, raze, ruin, shatter ... show more.

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