dynamite C2 Topic:Law & Government US /ˈdaɪ.nəˌmaɪt/ UK /ˈdʌɪnəmʌɪt/ See IPA manual Freq #6050 Meanings 1 verb blow up with dynamite The rock was dynamited. 2 noun Anything exceptionally dangerous, exciting or wonderful. Even though sometimes I take differing views from some articles and letters in GCN, I think it's a dynamite piece of work. Good luck and thanks again. 3 verb To blow up with dynamite or other high explosive. Gradually the construction gangs cut and dynamited their way through some of the most difficult country in the world. 4 verb To dismantle or destroy. Even the successful battle in the last century to overturn the court’s infamous Plessy vs. Ferguson “separate but equal” doctrine wasn’t a frontal assault that dynamited precedent. Thesaurus Synonyms tnt Word family Derived forms dynamiterdynamiticdynamitishdynamitismdynamitistpredynamiteundynamited Related forms corditedemolitiondetonate Etymology Coined by Alfred Nobel in 1867. Ultimately from Ancient Greek δύναμις (dúnamis, “power”) + -ite, most likely under the influence of dynamo or dynamic. Topics Law & Government External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # dynamite **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** verb, noun **IPA (US):** /ˈdaɪ.nəˌmaɪt/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈdʌɪnəmʌɪt/ **Frequency rank:** 6050 ## Meanings 1. blow up with dynamite 2. Anything exceptionally dangerous, exciting or wonderful. 3. To blow up with dynamite or other high explosive. 4. To dismantle or destroy. ## Examples - The rock was dynamited. - Even though sometimes I take differing views from some articles and letters in GCN, I think it's a dynamite piece of work. Good luck and thanks again. - Gradually the construction gangs cut and dynamited their way through some of the most difficult country in the world. - Even the successful battle in the last century to overturn the court’s infamous Plessy vs. Ferguson “separate but equal” doctrine wasn’t a frontal assault that dynamited precedent. ## Synonyms - tnt ## Derived Forms - dynamiter - dynamitic - dynamitish - dynamitism - dynamitist - predynamite - undynamited ## Related Forms - cordite - demolition - detonate ## Etymology Coined by Alfred Nobel in 1867. Ultimately from Ancient Greek δύναμις (dúnamis, “power”) + -ite, most likely under the influence of dynamo or dynamic. ## Topics - Law & Government markdown