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