dynamite
noun
a high explosive, originally consisting of nitroglycerin mixed with an absorbent substance, now with ammonium nitrate usually replacing the nitroglycerin.
dynamites
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present tense formof dynamite (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Corinne Bailey Rae dynamites her own musical past and embraces a larger historical one on her new album, “Black Rainbows.”
From New York Times ● Sep. 14, 2023
Hartmann explains it this way: "The seizure just kind of dynamites the depression out of my brain somehow."
From Time Magazine Archive
The girl in the case is also a bandit—except that she wrecks trains of thought and dynamites dams along the canons of true love instead of bothering with the Union Pacific and the Shoshone.
From Time Magazine Archive
Though the dynamites are not exploded by sparks, they should nevertheless always be handled carefully.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1 "Bisharin" to "Bohea" by Various
The ordinary dynamites used in mining are about four times as powerful as gunpowder.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1 "Bisharin" to "Bohea" by Various
