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Definition: Dynamite |
DynamiteNoun1. An explosive containing nitrate sensitized with nitroglycerin absorbed on wood pulp. Verb1. Blow up with dynamite; "The rock was dynamited". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "dynamite" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1870. (references) |
Etymology: Dynamite \Dy"na*mite\, noun. [Greek expression power. See Dynamic.]. (Websters 1913) |
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Chemical Industry | Mixture of nitroglycerin with an inert absorbent substance. Source: European Union. (references) |
19th Century Satire | The peroration of an anarchist's argument. Source: Foolish Dictionary, 1904. |
Dream Interpretation | To see dynamite in a dream, is a sign of approaching change and the expanding of one's affairs. To be frightened by it, indicates that a secret enemy is at work against you, and if you are not careful of your conduct he will disclose himself at an unexpected and helpless moment. Source: Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted .... |
Literature | Dynamite (3 syl.). An explosive compound consisting of some absorbent (as infusorial earth) saturated with nitroglycerine. (Greek, dunamis, power.). Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
Military & Defense | An industrial explosive which is detonated by blasting caps. Source: European Union. (references) |
Mining | A. An industrial explosive that is detonated by blasting caps. The principal explosive ingredient is nitroglycerin. Diethyleneglycol dinitrate, which is also explosive, is often added as a freezing-point depressant. A dope, such as wood pulp, and an antacid, such as calcium carbonate, are also essential. See also:blasting gelatin such as ammonium nitrate, and fuels, such as vegetable fiber, are usually added. b. A general term for detonable explosives in which the principal constituent, nitroglycerin, is contained within an absorbent substance. "Detonable" is a significant part of the definition since there are compositions that contain significant amounts of nitroglycerin but thatare not detonable and are not considered to be dynamite. (references) |
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(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
Dynamite is an explosive that is safer than gunpowder, because it doesn't explode by accident quite as easily (but see below). Dynamite was invented by Alfred Nobel of Sweden in the 19th century, and laid the foundation for an enormous fortune, which was the basis for the Nobel Prize. (Nobel had very tight controls over patent, and unlicensed replicas were quickly shut down, although a few American business people got around the patent by using a slightly different formula.)
Prior to dynamite, nitroglycerine, which explodes easily, was commonly used as an explosive, but accidental explosions were a major difficulty, as it is a highly shock sensitive liquid. In dynamite, the nitroglycerine is absorbed by certain types of soil, typically "diatomaceous earth" (which is powdery silica), to form the safely handled dynamite. However, after long term storage, the nitroglycerine sometimes leaks out. This is a serious safety hazard, and has led to a decrease in the popularity of dynamite in recent years.
See also: TNT.
The word dynamite comes from the Greek word dunamis, meaning “power,” and the Swedish suffix -it. Nobel also named it "Nobel's Safety Blasting Powder".
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Dynamite."
Synonyms: DynamiteSynonyms: Explosives, Sticks of dynamite. (additional references) |
| Synonyms by domain: dynamiting (european union, chemical industrymilitary & defense, chemical industry). |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Arms | High explosive; trinitrotoluene, TNT; dynamite, melinite, cordite, lyddite, plastic explosive, plastique; pyroxyline. |
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Screenplays | Lisa, you don't spend ten years as a homicidal maniac without learning a few things about dynamite. (The Simpsons; writing credit: Artur Brauner; Paul Hengge) Not sitting on a load of dynamite. (Where the Hell's That Gold?!!?; writing credit: Burt Kennedy) It only took me one night to realize if brains were dynamite you couldn't blow your nose. (American Graffiti; writing credit: George Lucas ; Gloria Katz) You might not believe it, but I can drop three tons of dynamite in two minutes. (To Be or Not to Be; writing credit: Melchior Lengyel; Edwin Justus Mayer) Oh, not the dynamite in the cake bit again. (Animaniacs; writing credit: Nick Dubois; Peter Hastings) | |
Lyrics | dynamite (Funkdafied; performing artist: Da Brat) | |
Clever | Peanuts are one of the ingredients of dynamite. (references; author: unknown) | |
Movie/TV Titles | La Dynamite est bonne boire (1974) Willie Dynamite (1974) Dynamite Brothers (1973) Abel Gance: The Charm of Dynamite (1968) Alcohol Is Dynamite (1967) | |
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 | Using dynamite to excavate a bench mark hole Note dirt flying out of hole Level party of H. J. Oliver. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. |  | Dynamite found in adit,Couer d'Alene Field OfficeUpper Columbia-Salmon Clearwater DistrictUCSC. Credit: Jim Robbins. |
 | [Camp of 3rd U.S. Artillery, Coamo, Puerto Rico showing dynamite guns]. Credit: National Library of Medicine. |  | Photographed circa the early 1890s. The muzzles of her three pneumatic "dynamite" guns are visible below her foremast boom. Credit: NAVY. |
 | To the dynamite gun was given the honor of leading the ball. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Ickes shows one way to clear slums--with dynamite. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | U.S.S. Vesuvius, air chambers of dynamite guns. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Dynamite gun on Brazilian ship, Nitheroy [i.e. Nictheroy]. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Stump farmer prepares to blow out tamarack stump. Shown tamping in dynamite in prepared hole. Bonner County, Idaho. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Farmer preparing to blow tamarack stump. It will take fourteen sticks of dynamite. Bonner County, Idaho. Credit: Library of Congress. |
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 | Explosion caused by dynamite. |
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Health | Famous people who are known or rumored to have had epilepsy include the Russian writer Dostoyevsky, the philosopher Socrates, the military general Napoleon, and the inventor of dynamite, Alfred Nobel, who established the Nobel prize. (references) | |
Repeated exposure to nitrite compounds can result in a dull, pounding headache that may be accompanied by a flushed face. Nitrite, which dilates blood vessels, is found in such products as heart medicine and dynamite, but is also used as a chemical to preserve meat. Hot dogs and other processed meats containing sodium nitrite can cause headaches. (references) | ||
Civil Liberties | Bolivia | On July 2, demonstrations by small debtors (who had been protesting off and on for over 3 months) outside the Superintendency of Banks turned violent when protesters seized almost 100 hostages and strapped dynamite to some of them; the hostages were released early on July 3. On March 22, acting on the orders of the Minister of Government, police peacefully rounded up and returned about 50 marching protesters to the town of Cocachamba, where they were released upon arrival. (references) |
Human Rights | Ecuador | The soldiers claimed that the protesters attacked them with guns and dynamite. (references) |
Worker Rights | Bolivia | Miners work without respirators in mines where toxic gases and cancer-causing dusts abound; buy their own supplies, including dynamite; have no scheduled rest periods; and many work underground for up to 24 hours continuously. (references) |
Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | CORONATION, n. The ceremony of investing a sovereign with the outward and visible signs of his divine right to be blown skyhigh with a dynamite bomb. |
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| "Dynamite" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 96.85% of the time. "Dynamite" is used about 127 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 96.85% | 123 | 28,925 |
| Lexical Verb (infinitive) | 1.57% | 2 | 245,945 |
| Noun (proper) | 1.57% | 2 | 245,945 |
| Total | 100.00% | 127 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expression using "dynamite": guhr dynamite. Additional references. | |
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Beginning with "dynamite": dynamite-packed. | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
dynamite | 623 | dynamite explosive | 15 |
dynamite ms | 450 | dynamite picture | 15 |
dynamite porn star | 135 | dynamite stick | 14 |
dynamite miss | 94 | willie dynamite | 14 |
dixie dynamite | 88 | carolina dynamite | 13 |
big audio dynamite | 84 | dynamite facial | 11 |
kid dynamite | 72 | kid dynamite lyrics | 11 |
dynamite boy | 51 | a fistful of dynamite | 10 |
dynamite porn | 42 | dynamite tnt | 10 |
clothing dynamite | 32 | club dynamite | 10 |
dynamite lyrics ms | 31 | dynamite deluxe | 10 |
dollz dynamite | 30 | bukkake dynamite | 10 |
dynamite iso | 27 | mlm dynamite | 10 |
dynamite game | 22 | audio big dynamite lyrics | 9 |
dynamite rc | 21 | danielle dynamite | 9 |
dynamite cop | 17 | dynamite magazine | 8 |
dynamite make | 16 | dynamite ms picture | 8 |
dynamite studio | 16 | dynamite mrs | 8 |
dynamite howard stern | 15 | c dynamite r | 8 |
doll dynamite | 15 | clothing dynamite store | 8 |
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| Language | Translations for "dynamite"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | dinamit. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | فجر (aurora, beginning, blast, blow up, burst, dawn, detonate, explode, let flow, morning, set off, shot out, spout, spurt, undermine), مواد متفجرة, نسف بالديناميت, ناسف, ديناميت. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | динамит. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 炸药, 爆 (blast, to blow up, to demolish). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | dynamit. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | dynamit. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | dynamiet. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Esperanto | dinamito. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Farsi | منفجرکردن (Blowup, Burst, Puff), دینامیت (Powder), بادینامیت ترکاندن . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | dynamiitti, räjäyttää dynamiitilla. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | dynamite. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Frisian | dynamyt. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Dynamit, zündstoff (explosive, explosive material, explosive stuff, flammable matter, inflammable matter, inflammatory stuff, powder). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | δυναμίτιδα, δυναμίτης. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | "י מיט. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | dinamit. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indonesian | dinamit. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | dinamite. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | タ行 (Classification for Japanese verb with the dictionary form ending in "tsu", Dahl, dark, dark matter, darling, Darwin, diagram, dial, dialogue, dial-up, diary, diatonic, diet, digest, Dijkstra, Diner's Club, diode, dozen, DynaBook, dynamic, dynamics, dynamism, necktie, tie). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | ダイナマイト . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean | 다이나마이트. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | poodyr (blasting powder, explosive, gelatine, gelignite, gunpowder, powder), dynamite. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Norwegian | dynamitt. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Papiamen | dinamit. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | ynamiteday dinamite. (various references) dinamitã. (various references) динамит. (various references) dinamit, razbiti dinamitom. (various references) dinamita. (various references) dynamit. (various references) ระเบิ" (bomb, dynamiter, erupt). (various references) dinamitlemek, dinamit (jelly), dínamít, potansiyel tehlike, eroin (heroin, horse, snow), çarpıcı şey (kayo). (various references) висаджувати в повітря динамітом, динаміт. (various references) đinamit. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Greek | 700 BCE-300 CE | dynamis. (various references) |
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Derivations | |
Words beginning with "dynamite": dynamited, dynamiter, dynamiters, dynamites. (additional references) | |
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"Dynamite" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: daynafile, dinamyte, diralite, Dynafit, dynami, dynamise, dynamith, dynamyte, dynimite, dynomite. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "dynamite" (pronounced dī"numī't) |
| 4 | -u m ī' t | dolomite. |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-d-e-i-m-n-t-y" | |
-1 letter: amenity, anytime, daytime, mediant. | |
-2 letters: aidmen, daimen, dainty, detain, enmity, etamin, inmate, maiden, mantid, median, medina, minted, tamein, tandem. | |
-3 letters: admen, admit, aimed, amend, ament, amide, amine, amity, anime, anted, deity, demit, denim, entia, etyma, maned, mated, matey, matin, mayed, meant, meany, meaty, media, meiny, menad, menta, minae, mined, minty, named, tamed, teind. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-d-e-i-m-n-t-y" | |
+1 letter: dynamited, dynamiter, dynamites, mendacity. | |
+2 letters: animatedly, dynamiters, myelinated. | |
+3 letters: determinacy, rudimentary, sedimentary. | |
+4 letters: determinably, dynamometric, intermediacy, intermediary, unmyelinated. | |
+5 letters: demyelinating, demyelination, determinately, detrimentally, documentarily, dynamometries, endolymphatic, hydromagnetic, indeterminacy, intradermally, lymphadenitis, nonmyelinated, predominantly, predominately, rudimentarily, semisedentary, thermodynamic, unmitigatedly. | |
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