dynamite
A class of explosives made from nitroglycerine in an absorbent medium such as…A class of explosives made from nitroglycerine in an absorbent medium such as kieselguhr, used in mining and blasting.
» How much did this dynamite cost?
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
4 senses(uncountable, usually)A class of explosives made from nitroglycerine in an absorbent medium such as kieselguhr, used in mining and blasting.
Dynamit
динами́тdinamít
динамі́тdynamít
(informal, proscribed, uncountable, usually)A stick of trinitrotoluene (TNT).
(figuratively, slang, uncountable, usually)Anything exceptionally dangerous, exciting or wonderful.
Sprengstoff
(slang, uncountable, usually)A strong drug, in particular heroin, cocaine or potent marijuana.
- an explosive containing nitrate sensitized with nitroglycerin absorbed on wood pulp
Examples
21 sentencesHow much did this dynamite cost?
We blew up a huge rock with dynamite.
deWir haben einen riesigen Stein mit Dynamit gesprengt. — Peanutfan
Are you sure it's safe to move this dynamite?
This stuff is dynamite.
Handling dynamite can be dangerous.
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
By meaning 2
Origin
Coined by Alfred Nobel in 1867. Ultimately from Ancient Greek δύναμις (dúnamis, “power”) +Coined by Alfred Nobel in 1867. Ultimately from Ancient Greek δύναμις (dúnamis, “power”) + -ite, most likely under the influence of dynamo or dynamic.
Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Forms
plural: dynamites| Singular | dynamite |
|---|
uncountable
Synonyms
1 synonymsWord family
8 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.