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The Meaning of dynamite
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(n.) An explosive substance consisting of nitroglycerin absorbed by some inert, porous solid, as infusorial earth, sawdust, etc. It is safer than nitroglycerin, being less liable to explosion from moderate shocks, or from spontaneous decomposition.
Synonyms
explode
,
detonate
,
blow up
,
set off
Rhymes
acolyte
,
airtight
,
alight
,
allright
,
alright
,
ammonite
,
andesite
,
anorthite
,
anthracite
,
apartheid
,
apatite
,
appetite
,
arkwright
,
backbite
,
beit
,
bentonite
,
bight
,
biotite
,
birthright
,
bite
,
blight
,
boatwright
,
bright
,
brite
,
brucite
,
bullfight
,
byte
,
calcite
,
calite
,
campsite
,
canaanite
,
candlelight
,
carmelite
,
cartwright
,
cite
,
clevite
,
clyte
,
contrite
,
copyright
,
copywrite
,
cryolite
,
daylight
,
de-excite
,
delight
,
despite
,
dight
,
diorite
,
disinvite
,
displaywrite
,
dogfight
,
dolomite
,
downright
,
dunite
,
dwight
,
ebright
,
enright
,
enwright
,
epsomite
,
erudite
,
exabyte
,
excite
,
expedite
,
extradite
,
eyesight
,
fahrenheit
,
fight
,
finite
,
fite
,
flashlight
,
flight
,
flite
,
floodlight
,
fluorite
,
flyte
,
footlight
,
foresight
,
forthright
,
fortnight
,
franklinite
,
fright
,
frostbite
,
fulbright
,
gametophyte
,
gigabyte
,
goodnight
,
granulocyte
,
graphite
,
gunfight
,
headlight
,
height
,
heit
,
hematite
,
hemimorphite
,
hermaphrodite
,
hiett
,
highlight
,
hight
,
hindsight
,
hite
,
hittite
,
hussite
,
ignite
,
impolite
,
incite
,
indict
,
indite
,
insight
,
invite
,
israelite
,
jacobite
,
jadeite
,
kilobyte
,
kite
,
knight
,
kyte
,
lafite
,
lazulite
,
leukocyte
,
light
,
lignite
,
limelight
,
limonite
,
lite
,
lucite
,
luddite
,
lymphocyte
,
macknight
,
magnesite
,
magnetite
,
maronite
,
masonite
,
mccright
,
mcknight
,
mcwright
,
megabyte
,
mennonite
,
meteorite
,
midnight
,
might
,
minorite
,
mite
,
monzonite
,
moonlight
,
muscovite
,
neophyte
,
niccolite
,
night
,
niobite
,
nite
,
nonwhite
,
onsite
,
outright
,
overexcite
,
overflight
,
overnight
,
overnite
,
oversight
,
overwrite
,
parasite
,
pegmatite
,
phlogopite
,
phosphorite
,
playwright
,
plebiscite
,
plight
,
polite
,
quite
,
recite
,
recondite
,
reignite
,
reunite
,
rewrite
,
right
,
rite
,
riunite
,
satellite
,
satterwhite
,
scheidt
,
searchlight
,
seawright
,
selenite
,
semi-height
,
shiite
,
shipwright
,
sight
,
site
,
skite
,
skylight
,
skylite
,
sleight
,
slight
,
smite
,
snakebite
,
socialite
,
spite
,
sporophyte
,
spotlight
,
sprite
,
starlight
,
sticktight
,
stoplight
,
streit
,
strite
,
suburbanite
,
sulfite
,
sunlight
,
sunlite
,
sylvite
,
tight
,
tonight
,
tonite
,
tripartite
,
trite
,
twilight
,
twite
,
underwrite
,
unite
,
upright
,
uptight
,
urbanite
,
wainwright
,
watertight
,
website
,
wheelwright
,
white
,
whyte
,
wight
,
wright
,
write
,
zeit