dynamite
noun /ˈdaɪnəmaɪt/
/ˈdaɪnəmaɪt/
[uncountable]- a powerful explosive
- a stick of dynamite
- They used five tons of dynamite to blow up the rock.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary… of dynamite- stick
- blow something up with
- use
- explode
- a thing that is likely to cause a violent reaction or a lot of trouble
- The abortion issue is political dynamite.
- Don’t mention the war—it’s political dynamite.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- absolute
- pure
- political
- …
- (informal, approving) an extremely impressive or exciting person or thing
- Their new album is dynamite.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- absolute
- pure
- political
- …
Word Originmid 19th cent.: from Greek dunamis ‘power’ + -ite.