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# dynamite

noun (dynamite, uncountable); verb (dynamite, dynamites, dynamited, dynamiting)

«dynamite» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A powerful explosive made in sticks, used to blast rock in mines and building work. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dynamite/#m1)
2. (verb) To blow something up with dynamite. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dynamite/#m2)
3. (informal) Something or someone very exciting, powerful or likely to cause big trouble, as in «That news is dynamite». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dynamite/#m3)

### In the lessons

In history and science: Alfred Nobel invented dynamite in 1867 and later left his money to start the Nobel Prizes. Safety: explosives are dangerous and only trained experts handle them. In cartoons, a red stick of dynamite with a fizzing fuse is a classic joke. In slang, «dynamite» means amazing.

### Examples

- Miners used dynamite to blast the rock. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dynamite/#x1)
- Alfred Nobel invented dynamite. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dynamite/#x2)
- The old bridge was dynamited to make way for a new one. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dynamite/#x3)
- That singer's voice is dynamite! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dynamite/#x4)
- In the cartoon, the coyote's dynamite blew up in his face. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dynamite/#x5)
- The secret was political dynamite. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dynamite/#x6)

### Note

Uncountable: «some dynamite», «a stick of dynamite». From Greek «dynamis», power — like «dynamic» and «dynamo».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «dynamite» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dynamite/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«dynamite» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/dynamite.html) on Mova free.