dynamitenoun [ U ]
uk/ˈdaɪ.nə.maɪt/us/ˈdaɪ.nə.maɪt/a type of explosive:
a stick of dynamite
informal something that causes or may cause great shock or excitement:
The issue of unemployment is political dynamite (= could cause big political problems).
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Explosives in general
- cordite
- explosive
- gelignite
- gunpowder
- high explosive
- megaton
- nitroglycerine
- plastic explosive
- Semtex
- shell
- TNT
- trinitrotoluene
- warhead
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Surprising and shocking
Excitement, interest, energy and enthusiasm
dynamiteverb [ T ]
uk/ˈdaɪ.nə.maɪt/us/ˈdaɪ.nə.maɪt/to destroy something using dynamite:
The rebels had dynamited the railway line.
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Destroying and demolishing
- annihilate
- apocalypse
- be sacrificed on the altar of sth idiom
- blast
- blast/blow sb/sth to kingdom come idiom
- kill sth off
- kill the goose that lays the golden egg idiom
- knock
- knock sth down
- knock sth out
- sacrifice
- sink
- smash
- stave sth in
- take sb/sth out
- tear 1
- tear sth apart
- tear sth down
- teardown
- wipe
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Exploding and erupting