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Noun: dynamite  'dI-nu,mIt
  1. An explosive containing nitrate sensitized with nitroglycerin absorbed on wood pulp
    "The construction crew used dynamite to clear the rocky terrain"
     
  2. Something that could be very dangerous or controversial
    "this story is political dynamite"
     
  3. [informal] Someone or something very impressive or exciting
    "That new jazz band is absolute dynamite on stage"
Verb: dynamite  'dI-nu,mIt
  1. Blow up with dynamite
    "The rock was dynamited"

Derived forms: dynamiting, dynamited, dynamites

Type of: blow up, detonate, explode, explosive compound, set off

Encyclopedia: Dynamite, Washington