dynamite

C2 Topic:Actions & Processes

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.

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Thesaurus

Synonyms

tnt

Word family

Derived forms dynamiterdynamiticdynamitishdynamitismdynamitistpredynamiteundynamited

Related forms corditedemolition detonate

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Dynamite comes in small packages

Etymology

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

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Actions & Processes

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# 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
- Actions & Processes

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