dynamite

//ˈdaɪ.nə.maɪt//
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Noun

dynamiteSingular
dynamitesPlural
1

A powerful explosive made of nitroglycerin mixed with an absorbent material, used especially in blasting and mining.

The miners used dynamite to blast through the rock.

2

Something or someone that has a powerful, exciting, or potentially dangerous effect.

The new evidence is political dynamite that could change the election.

Adjective

dynamiteCanonical form
1

Extremely impressive, exciting, or powerful.

The band's new album is dynamite.

Verb

1

To blow up or destroy something using dynamite.

The construction crew dynamited the old bridge to make way for a new one.