dynamite

CEFRC1

/ˈdʌɪnəmʌɪt/

noun · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A powerful explosive used for breaking rock.

  2. 02

    verb

    To destroy or break something using explosives.

Examples

  • The dynamite went off with a bang.

  • We blew up a huge rock with dynamite.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5

Also pronounced

  • /ˈdaɪ.nəˌmaɪt/
  • /ˈdɪ.nəˌmaɪt/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A stick of trinitrotoluene (TNT).

  2. Anything exceptionally dangerous, exciting or wonderful.

  3. A class of explosives made from nitroglycerine in an absorbent medium such as kieselguhr, used in mining and blasting.

More examples

In context

  • the brakes will dynamite

  • dynamite the brakes

  • And your shoulders are frozen (Cold as the night) / Oh, but you're an explosion (You're dynamite)

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Origin

noun

Coined by Alfred Nobel in 1867. Ultimately from Ancient Greek δύναμις (dúnamis, “power”) + -ite, most likely under the influence of dynamo or dynamic.