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dy·na·mite
 dynamite
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- pronunciation:
- daI
n
maIt
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb, adjective
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
a strong explosive made of nitroglycerine or ammonium nitrate.
The bank robbers blasted the safe door open with dynamite.
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| related words: |
blast, charge, explosive |
adjective + (n.)dynamite
audio, explosive, like, political, pure, sizzling, slow, so-called, used
verb + (n.)dynamite
destroy, ignite, insert, load, oppose, pack, plant, wire
(n.)dynamite
+ verb
blast, blow, clear, cyanide, detonate, drill, explode, fish, light, steal, stick, strap, throw, tie, toss
noun + (n.)dynamite
box,
bulldozer,
bundle,
crate,
cyanide,
detonation,
detonator,
display,
fisherman,
grenade,
gun,
inventor,
keg,
lit,
package,
pile,
pound,
preparation,
stick,
ton,
truck
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
dynamites, dynamiting, dynamited |
| definition: |
to blow up, blast holes in, or destroy by using dynamite.
The police dynamited the entrance to the building. |
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blast |
adverb + (v.)dynamite
magically, potentially, psychologically
(v.)dynamite
+ noun
airstrip,
aquarium,
beaver,
blare,
cutter,
demolition,
den,
detachment,
engineer,
firebomb,
fuse,
guy,
levee,
mountain,
nationalist,
obstruction,
rattlesnake,
reef,
relationship,
robber,
shovel,
vandalism
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| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition: |
(informal) wonderful; outstanding.
You should've come to the concert; it was dynamite! |
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splendid |
| derivation: |
dynamiter (n.) |
The word dynamite
contains the following part:
dyn, dyna, dynam, dynamo
Greek
root
that means power, energy, strength
  Example words:
aerodynamics, dynamic, dynamics, dynamism, dynamite, dynamo, dynamoelectric, dynamometer, dynamotor, dyne, electrodynamics, heterodyne, isodynamic, magnetohydrodynamics, photodynamics, psychodynamics, thermodynamics
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